QNB Stars League Week 9: Umm Salal, Al Wakrah Coaches Aspire for Their Teams to Perform Better in Tomorrow's Match

Doha, November 04 (QNA) - Umm Salal coach Wesam Rizik and Al Wakrah coach Marquez Lopez, spoke to the media ahead of their 2021-2022 season QNB Stars League Week 9 match. Umm Salal coach Wesam Rizik said: "The match against Al Wakrah will be very difficult, as they are a team that has witnessed great levels in the recent period and competing for the top four, they are also an organized team and are considered as one of the best currently". "We will go into the match strongly and there will be a reaction from the players, we will be even better than we were in the last match against Al Sailiya, which ended in a draw". "We are fully prepared for Al Wakrah and regardless of the injuries suffered by Ismail Ibrahim and Khaled Abdelraouf, there will be an appropriate options for this important clash". For his part Al Wakrah coach Marquez Lopez said: "Preparation for the Umm Salal match was almost limited to one day only because we had a recovery session on Monday evening and we had only Tuesday and Wednesday, during which we were keen to focus on one training session with great concentration in order to prepare for this match". "When the team wins, the benefit is for everyone in all aspects, be it technical, psychological or even physical, now, the team is cohesive in terms of attack and defence, in eight matches, we conceded only four goals". "I am very happy because of the levels we have presented so far and I am happy with the players performance and the way they play, all I hope is that we continue at this level in the rest of the league competition". (QNA)