Al Wakrah vs. Al Ahli kicks off 18:00 this Thursday at the Saoud Bin Abdulrahman stadium.
 
Wakrah Head Coach Jose Mauricio
“We are playing against one of the teams that showed a good performance against El Jaish. They have a strong offensive line, efficient players who play with lots of concentration and determination. So it will be most important for us to stop their attacking players.”

“In our first game we weren't that good however we weren't expecting defeat against Arabi because we dominated the game. We were ready to play for the win but it didn't happen. After the game we had a meeting with the players and we told them to forget this game and stay motivated for the next game. We will try to keep them at this level of motivation in order to be ready for the next game. We told them that it was the first game and there are 25 more games. And in these 25 games we have to reach our target of being safe in the table.”

“We will learn from the last game and then work towards the next game. Because it's only this way that we can take better results than in the last game.”

“We have to be ready for the whole season. But we need to know the difference between the opponents and which ones we have a chance of beating. Until now we didn't work on the strengths of our opponents but we will do this from now onwards as we learn their strengths and weaknesses.”

“When I put a certain players on the field and we lose you, the media see this as a negative. But if it was the best coach in the world and he were to put these five players on the field, your opinion would have been different. For me, I prefer to attack, which is why I chose this formation.”

“I don't like to talk a lot about specific players. We are a team and we are trying to adapt to Qatari football and also adapt to each other. The most important thing for me is that we want to resolve the problems of the team collectively and not focus on a single player’s mistake.
 
 

Al Ahli Head Coach Zlatko Kranjčar
“When there is such a short recovery time between two games, there is not enough time to think about the previous game and to analyse it properly. We have to focus on the next game. Wakrah are a good team. They have the quality and they have stated that they want to improve from the last season. After the first game we did well and I am confident that we will continue to improve and do well as the season progresses.”
 
“I knew that the new Wakrah coach would bring in new ideas and a new system and this is now evident. They have brought in new players and will definitely try to achieve success. But we are ready and I am confident that we will take the maximum points.”
 
“After the game against Jaish I was satisfied that we didn't have any injuries or a red card and so we have a full team against Wakrah tomorrow.”
“First of all I want to say that we are not obsessed about Dioko. During the preseason we consolidated our team. We were working hard during training and in the first game our offensive line was perfect. We have a strong offensive line and all those players have the quality to score goals.”