Al Sadd and Al Rayyan fans are wondering about the fate of their teams and the fate of their coaches, the Spanish Felix Sanchez, Al Sadd coach, and the Swedish Boya Espagi, Al Rayyan coach, after the successive losses suffered by the two teams and after the poor performance of each of them.
During their presence in the stands of Khalifa International Stadium and Ahmed Bin Ali World Cup Stadium during the matches between Al Duhail and Al Wakrah, the Al Sadd and Al Rayyan fans demanded the departure of Sanchez and Esbaghi and the search for coaches capable of leading the two teams.
Indicators confirm that change is coming, whether in Al Sadd, Al Rayyan, or both teams together. This change may take place within hours, or it may be postponed due to lack of time until after the sixth round, which begins the day after tomorrow.
Both teams face a difficult task in the next round, as Al Sadd will face Al Gharafa, and Al Rayyan will face Al Arabi.
Worse still, two very difficult matches await the two teams in the AFC Champions League for the elite a few days after the sixth round, as Al-Sadd hosts the Iranian Esteghlal team, and Al-Rayyan visits the Saudi Al-Nassr team on the 30th of this month, which may put the management of the two clubs in a difficult dilemma between the danger of change and the danger of Sanchez and Espagui continuing in light of this performance and unsatisfactory results.
The winds of change on the technical staff have so far ousted three coaches: the two nationals, Youssef Al-Nubi, coach of Qatar and Younis Ali, coach of Al-Arabi, and the Spaniard Angel, coach of Al-Wakrah. It is certain that this will continue, especially since there are teams whose results are not satisfactory so far, especially Al-Khor and Al-Shahaniya.
It is worth noting that the only change that has succeeded so far is Ali Al-Marri taking over the training of Al-Wakrah, leading it to its second victory, while the Englishman Henderson failed in his first mission with Al-Arabi and tied with Al-Ahli, and the Moroccan Youssef Safri, the coach of Qatar, also failed and suffered a second consecutive loss against Al-Gharafa.