Al-Gharafa’s Portuguese coach, Pedro Martinez, expressed his hope to return to winning ways during the confrontation against Al-Arabi tomorrow, Thursday, at Thani Bin Jassim Stadium, in the ninth round of the Qatari Football League (Areed Stars League).
The coach confirmed in a statement today during the press conference that his team was ready to play the match, noting that the technical staff had subjected the players to recovery exercises during the past days due to the pressure of the matches so that they would be in good physical and mental condition, with a focus on the strategy for the match.
Martinez explained that Al-Arabi played a very good match in the last round, and it has distinguished players, and the team’s level improved after hiring English coach Anthony Hudson, pointing out the difficulty of the match, and that Al-Gharafa will be required to achieve victory to improve its position and get closer to the leading teams.
Al-Gharafa’s coach called on the team’s fans to continue attending matches to support the players and push them to continue achieving positive results, especially at this stage.
For his part, Al Arabi coach Anthony Hudson stressed that his team seeks to continue its awakening and continue achieving positive results after its victory over Qatar Club in the last round.
The coach said, during the press conference: “The team’s focus is currently on tomorrow’s match against Al-Gharafa, given its importance in the competition race to improve the team’s position in the standings,” indicating that they are working to benefit from the positive motivations in the current stage after obtaining the three points in the round. Eight.
Hudson explained that there was not enough time to prepare for the match, but the team was accustomed to the pressure of matches and would be ready to go into the confrontation and appear better to achieve victory.
He stressed the importance of continuing the positive results and working to obtain the three points, especially since the team’s goal at the current stage is to try to improve its position.
It is worth noting that Al-Gharafa tied in the eighth round with Al-Duhail by one goal, and the team occupies fourth place in the standings with 12 points, while Al-Arabi won in the same round against Qatar Club by four goals to one, bringing the team to ninth place with 10 points.