Qatar SC coach Helio Sousa spoke to the media ahead of their 2023-2024 season Expo Stars League Week 8 match against Al Wakrah.

“We prepared ourselves in the same manner and style that we have followed since the beginning of working with the team, and there is no doubt that we must provide the best possible performance in every match. We go through it.

“We were keen to study Al Wakrah well and realize their strengths as they are an integrated team that has not lost this season and are supervised by a good coach who has been working with the team for years. This aspect increases the difficulty of the task for us. We have been working from the beginning with great focus and we must continue in this way in order to achieve always win.

“The team is ready for the match. We have players on their way to the final stages of medical rehabilitation and they are close to returning to the team. In general, what is important is that we continue working at an increasing pace, even though our work period is short compared to Al Wakrah, but we must implement what we trained to do, maintaining the quality of performance and giving everything we have,” said Sousa.

Qatar SC player Ali Malallah said, “I thank the coach and my fellow players for the great co-operation they are providing me and facing Al Wakrah will certainly be difficult for the two teams, especially since the competitor offers excellent technical levels and has high-level players.

“We are keen to implement the coach’s tactics and directives, whether in training or during matches, and we must give everything we have in an effort to reach the level of ambition. Therefore, we seek to make double efforts and focus to maintain more positive results. There is no doubt that competition exists between us as players and we are all working. Within the team family, our goal is to perform at the required level, win every match and earn the largest number of points.”