Doha: Al Wakrah coach Jose Murcia stressed his ambition to win their 2023-2024 season Expo Stars League match against Al Shamal postponed from Week 13.
Speaking ahead of the match which will be held on Tuesday, Murcia said: “The solution is to learn from our mistakes. In this situation, we must forget the previous result, then prepare for the next match and one of the most important things is to be loyal and comfortable with the way we play, and I will do everything I can to convey this to the players.
“The Al Shamal team has been developing for the better continuously since it rose to the first division and the performance is developing at the level of the team as a whole, and now in this season they are progressing steadily, and this may pose a danger to us in the next match. I believe that it is a team that is proficient in returning results, and wants to take advantage. The opportunity to rise in the rankings and facing them will be very difficult.
“My ambition in the coming period is focused first on
winning the Al Shamal match and if that happens we will be close to second place. In general, we must be ambitious and every detail is important, and we will take every step seriously because now everything is important,” said Murcia.
For his part, Al Shamal coach Poya Asbaghi stated: “The match will be a difficult challenge in view of the strength of the competitor, who presented a distinguished season with very good performances and results.
“The Al Wakrah team always works collectively and monitors the opposing players all over the field, but at the same time Al Shamal also made good performances in many matches. We have good players at the individual level.
“In our last match against Al Wakrah, we showed a good level and we hope to repeat the positive things we presented in that match during next Tuesdays match, especially since our goal is to win and get three points,” said Asbaghi.
Source: Qatar News Agency