Al Rayyan Coach: "Well do our Best to Beat Al Sadd in 2021 Qatar Cup Semifinal"

Doha, February 18 (QNA) - Al Rayyan coach Laurent Blanc and player Franck Kom spoke to the media ahead of their 2020-21 Qatar Cup semifinal against Al Sadd. "I can confidently say that my team will work hard to achieve victory over Al Sadd. I hope that the team will be at its best in this difficult match. Qatar Cup matches are always full of excitement and theres no room for complacency. Either you win and continue the journey, or you lose and exit the competition. "We took advantage of the break in the league, as it helped our injured players recover. I was concerned about playing two very strong matches with Al Sadd and Al Duhail in a short period of time, especially against Al Sadd, as its a big match. "We arent a weak team, but we wont claim that were better than other teams as Al Sadd and Al Duhail are the only two teams that can be deemed to be better than others. Personally, I wouldve liked to face Al Sadd and Al Duhail but not now, but rather later because we still have to work a lot until the desired results are achieved. "Yacine Brahimi suffers from injury he picked up earlier, so I decided to rest him for necessary treatment. Hes now on way to recovery and hell be in the squad, but his participation will be my decision. "Al Sadd match is a very big challenge for our team and in Qatar Cup matches, it is not always the best that wins. Qatar Cup matches are associated with surprises. It does not bother us that Al Sadd are the strongest candidates for a win, but well work to obtain surprise results," said Blanc. For his part, player Franck Kom said, "The match is difficult and decisive, and weve to play it with great strength and focus. Weve to fight it with full strength and high spirit and I hope that well achieve victory in this match. Undoubtedly Al Sadd are one of the best teams in the league currently, but well fight to do our best and achieve the desired result. "Well play this match to win and qualify for the final. Thats our goal. What worries me about Al Sadd are many things - they have many strengths, but the ball is in our court and weve to find the appropriate way to stop them. Weve to be on top of our game. Im happy to be playing with Al Rayyan and work under great coach Laurent Blanc. I have learnt a lot from him because he has great experience as a player and in coaching as well." (QNA)