Doha: Newly promoted Muaither take on Al Khor in round seven of the QSL today afternoon, the game will kick off at 4:00pm at the Al Gharafa stadium.
Muaither have registered back-to-back wins in their last two QSL games. The Stallions are currently eleventh in the QSL standings with six points from six games. Philip Birrol, the head coach of Muaither is wary of the attacking threat that Al Khor possess. “Al Khor have a good team and they score many goals. They have good strikers in Madison and Iajour, they are dangerous we will have to deal with these skilled attackers,” he said.
Talking about the international break, Birrol added: “In the first week we did recovery because we were very tired as we did a lot of running on the pitch. In the second week, we prepared tactically and focused on set plays. And we also played a friendly game against Al Fatah.”
“Dioko is a top player; he has scored more than eighty goals in the QSL. He’s playing amazingly for us and he has a lot of experience. He is very positive and down to earth and we are very happy that he is playing for us,” added the Frenchman.
Al Khor have only lost one game in the season so far and they will be looking to continue their string of positive results against Muaither. The Knights sit sixth in the table with eight points.
Jean Fernandez, the head coach of Al Khor hopes for a positive result against his opponents. “We are going to face Muaither who are a good team. We prepared very well and we are hoping to provide a good result in this game.”
“All the matches are difficult in the QSL. Our team is doing well because of our good results in the last few games which gave us confidence. Muaither beat Al Arabi and Wakrah and they have good players. We are in good shape but we must respect our opponents,” added the French tactician.
Speaking about his ambition for the team, Fernandez said: “My personal ambition is to improve the team and players. We had many changes in terms of players before the season, however, players we now have are good."