Kick Off  17:30 Thursday 22nd of October at Lekhwiya Stadium. 

Al Wakrah Head Coach Jose Mauricio
Our preparation was a little bit different this time. We had a short period between two games. Both teams had this problem. So our preparation was focused mainly on recovery and on the mental aspect of the players. We are playing a very difficult team. They are strong but they also have weak points and we will try to use that to get a victory tomorrow.
 
I think we have quite a deep problem in Wakrah. We have come to resolve those problems. We need a lot of positive things in order to come back. Unfortunately, the results are affecting all analyses. Until now we haven't seen an opponent better than us. Sadd was better than us only during certain pockets during the game. We were a strong team but we need to be competitive.
 We always had possession of the ball and also tried to attack but unfortunately our mistakes proved to be too costly. We haven't been able to use the mistakes of the team and convert those into positive results for us. We have had only three months to work with the team. We know that day by day, game by game, we will see the good work that we have done so far.
 
Wakrah are always used to fighting to save themselves from relegation. As I said before Wakrah have deeper problems. And also don't forget that the players in my squad haven’t been brought in by me. And we have also had some injuries during crucial matches. We have played just five games, we have 21 left. We have the ambition to change the situation. There's only one secret. And that is to work seriously every day and try to give our maximum to make the team better.
 
Goalkeeper is a crucial position. Of course he made a mistake last game. But also we had some mistakes in other lines. Unfortunately when a striker makes a mistake and doesn't score it doesn't affect the team. But if a goalkeeper makes a mistake then that affects the result. But you have to remember that a goalkeeper is also a human.
 
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Al Gharafa Head Coach Pericles Chamusca
I know the history of Gharafa with Wakrah last season. I know that they have three good players especially in the offence. They will look to attack a lot. We have to play on the flanks if we want to break up their organized play. And we have to be in our best preparation if we want to win against this team.
 
The loss in the last game makes it important for us to bounce back. The mental aspect is crucial.  We have to come back with good football in the next game. I am expecting a good performance and a win. 
 
As I said before some circumstances affected our preparations. You all know that we had a large break for two weeks. Gharafa were able to train with all players only for a few days. So I think our team needs more time for the players to play together in order to find the rhythm that we want to see in our team. When players play more together, the performance will improve. But also I know the quality of my players is helping me a lot. 
 
In this season only Rayyan haven't lost a match so far. We beat Arabi who beat Lekhiwya. In the end it's a matter of points. It will be impossible to find a team that will win all games. We want to take points but I confirm that our first target is the top 4 and we will do our best to get there, remember that we have a game in hand. 

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