Zola calls for consistency from Al Arabi
 
Seventh place Al Arabi take on second placed El Jaish on Friday. With both sides looking to confirm a top 4 place come the end of the season.
 
Al Arabi head coach, Gianfranco Zola is satisfied with his team preparation ahead of the game. “The preparation has been very good even though we had one day less of training. I am satisfied with the players in training as they are doing well; the reaction in the training ground has been very good.”
 
Al Arabi are having trouble with consistency in recent weeks, only securing one point from three QSL matches.
 
Zola is confident in his team’s ability to perform against the top sides. “We can play any team and beat them, we have shown that we can beat any team on a given day. But at the same time we can also lose. So all we need is consistency and we need patience to get consistency and that is what I’m trying to do at this club,” added the Italian.
 
Zola concluded his conference assuring fans that the future of the club is bright. “We do have many young players in the team. I try to let my young players play but at the same time we need results so it is a balance always,” added the forty-nine-year old.
 


 
El Jaish will be looking to get back to winning ways following their shock draw to bottom side Meisameer in round 21.  Sabri Lamouchi, head coach of El Jaish spoke about upcoming two games for his side, “This match and the next match in the AFC Champions League are very important and we need to prepare players for both games. Our last draw against Mesaimeer was a big fall for us as it made us lose two important points,” added the Frenchman.
 
“This is a big game for us since we have AFC Champions League and we have to secure second place in QSL. Since we have two games coming up we will be spending a lot of energy,” said Lamouchi, speaking about the task ahead.
 
The 44-year-old coach later commended his players for their hard work and dedication, “I’m very lucky to work with this group of players. They have a competitive mentality and they don’t need motivation instead they know what they have to do,they know they have to represent Qatar to best of their ability in the AFC Champions League, I feel lucky to coach these players.”