Lekhwiya head coach Djamel Belmadi has been announced as the QSL coach of the month for December 2015. The Algerian tactician has guided his side to five consecutive wins, including impressive 4-0 victories over Al Ahli and Al Gharafa.

Whilst during the five game period, Lekhwiya have registered 18 goals. It’s not only in front of goal that the Red Knights have been impressive. They have only conceded three goals, two of which came in the comprehensive 6-2 victory over Al Wakrah.

Lekhwiya have been resurgent in recent weeks, returning their title winning best. The statistics provided by Prozone form the basis of the judgement criteria for the player and coach of the month .This is reflected in the average amount of passes by the side over the five week period. The Red Knights averaged 496 passes per game, which is way above the 400 pass average for QSL sides.

Whilst controlling the ball was crucial for the side, Lekhiwya also exhibited considerable flair dribbling the ball on average 20 times a game, almost double the average of 11 dribbles for a QSL side.

Powered by the dynamic midfield of Yousef Msakni, Vladimir Weiss and Nam Tae Hee the current QSL champions have had an impressive unbeaten period, which now stretches back to seven QSL games.

Lekhwiya’s impressive month was topped off with Belmadi scooping the QSL coach of the month award. The Red Knights will be looking now to maintain this good run of form as they remain in the hunt for silverware this season.