Shifaa Mrad
Doha-Qatar: Al Rayyan are hoping to bounce back strongly in the QNB Stars League, hoping for a victory over Al-Shahhaniya in their Round 7 clash at Al Sadd Stadium today.
Coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena’s players are looking to get back to winning ways after suffering a 5-0 defeat against leaders Al Sadd in the Qatar Classico in week 6.
“For us, the importance of this game is that it comes after we lost the Qatar Classico to Al Sadd,” Arruabarrena said ahead of the match.
“We are seeking a strong comeback by getting a positive result. We need to win,” The Al Rayyan coach said before warning his team of Al Shahhaniya’s skills.
“Al Shahhaniya are a strong side and we have to be wary of them. They have got some good results,” he said.
He added “We worked on the psychological aspects of our players. Al Rayyan are a big team and we will not give up just because of one defeat. We are now focusing on the Al Shahhaniya match”.
Meanwhile, Al Shahhaniya coach Jose Murcia said his team will enter the match with an aim to improve their standings. “We are trying to improve our position in the table and compensate for the recent loss that we suffered at the hands of Al-Arabi,” he said. “We know that Al Rayyan will try to make a strong comeback into the tournament after they got beaten by Al Sadd in the Qatar Classico. But we will play for a positive result,” he said.
“We have a strong squad and we will play for victory. Ours is more of a team work and that is our strength.”