Muaither coach Jorge Da Silva spoke to the media ahead of their 2023-2024 season Expo Stars League Week 14 match against Al Markhiya.

“Victory in this match is considered as six points. We seek to get out of our current slump and move forward in the rankings and stay away from danger zone. Winning this match will be a motivational start for us. To continue with the same approach in the upcoming matches, we are preparing for each match separately, and the players are committed to training and implementing instructions, and this helps us a lot and gives us the motivation to do well.

“The new players in the team are a good addition to us and with their presence the team has grown stronger, and this is what I saw in the friendly matches that we played previously during the break, which we benefited greatly from. I am completely confident in the abilities of my players and we have ambitions and goals and we will achieve them together.

“Our team is ready and fully prepared. We held a preparatory camp for the team, which included several friendly matches. I got to know the levels of all players and stood at the level of readiness that enables us to enter any match in a strong manner,” said D Silva.

Muaither player Yazan Al Arab said, “I did not hesitate at all to accept the club’s offer and take the decision to sign and play in the Expo Stars League, which is considered as a new challenge in my career.

“The Al Markhiya match will not be easy at all, and both teams need the three points, given their position in the table, but we will make every effort to achieve the win and snatch the three points. Step by step we seek to move up the table and this requires more effort and work.

“I watched the team’s matches in the first leg of the Expo Stars League, and the team presented good levels. The reason for the loss in some matches was the result of a lack of concentration in the last minutes. We, as players, took that into account and will make every effort and give everything we have.”