Al Duhail coach Sabri Lamouchi spoke to the media ahead of their 2020-21 season QNB Stars League Week 18 match against Al Kharaitiyat.

“We will go into the Al Kharaitiyat match to win. Our preparations for the next match focused mainly on the physical recovery of the players after they appeared tired in our match against Al Shamal in the Amir Cup because of the hectic schedule. We will play this match with all our strength.

“There will be no changes in the squad, the options are less and we will not think of introducing new faces. Rather, we will field the team that is set because we want to win not only this match, but all upcoming games.

“After any victory, work is easier at the level of physical recovery and on the mental level, but we must not forget that this team played many matches in a short period and lost the Qatar Cup final (to Al Sadd). And we also competed in the FIFA Club World Cup. We played successive matches against our direct competitors,” said Lamouchi.

Al Duhail player Abdullah Al Ahraq said, “The match against Al Kharaitiyat will be difficult. The team was not psychologically prepared against Al Shamal in the Amir Cup and physical exhaustion affected our performance, but thank God, we came out with victory.

“In every match in the league, we play to win. Now, we are thinking about the Al Kharaitiyat match and we will work hard to come out with a positive result.”