French coach Christophe Galtier, coach of Al Duhail, stressed the importance of the confrontation that brings his team together with Al Gharafa, tomorrow (Sunday), in the eighth round of the Qatari Football League (Areed Stars League) competitions.
The coach said in the press conference before the match that the competitor has great potential, especially in the offensive aspects, which he demonstrated during his participation in the AFC Champions League for Elite Football, indicating that his team prepared as necessary in order to achieve victory in a confrontation that will not be easy, as the focus was on linking The team’s lines and a good performance, unlike what happened during the last match against Al-Ahly, despite the victory by one goal without a response.
The coach added that his team may have some advantage in light of the fatigue that the opponent is suffering from after playing a strong match against Al-Wasl of the Emirates a few days ago in the Elite League, but at the same time he explained that playing in the atmosphere of the AFC Champions League and at high levels gives the players motivation and motivation to perform well. Pointing out that Al Gharafa has some time to recover and regain his breath.
For his part, Al-Gharafa coach Pedro Martinez confirmed that his players are well prepared to face Al-Duhail, with the exception of the absence of player Saif Al-Din Fadlallah, who was confirmed not to participate in the match due to his injury in the last Al-Wasl match.
The coach said that Al-Duhail is having a wonderful season and is playing with the same ideas as the coach from last season and with the same players, noting that what Al-Duhail went through last year was an exceptional situation because it is usually a contender for the title, stressing that his team realizes the difficulty of confrontation between two teams seeking to win and collect points. The three.
In the last round, Al-Duhail overcame the first setback against Al-Shahania by defeating the direct chasers, Al-Ahly, with an unanswered goal to move away from the lead with 18 points, while Al-Gharafa overturned its deficit against Umm Salal to a victory by three goals to one, raising its score to the 11th point in fourth place.