QNB Stars League: Al Rayyan, Al Wakrah Coaches Affirm Sunday Encounter Importance

Doha, March 11 (QNA) - Al Rayyan coach Nicholas Cordova underlined the importance of his side encounter with Al Wakrah on Sunday in a postponed match from Week 10 of the 2022-2023 season QNB Stars League. Speaking to the media ahead of their 2022-2023 season QNB Stars League postponed match from Week 10 against Al Wakrah, Al Rayyan coach Nicholas Cordova said, "We have an important match against Al Wakrah and it is a very strong team that can impose its strength on the field, and it is not easy to get the three points against this team. We must be 100 per cent ready. "Preparations will be at the highest level to obtain the required result from the match. "About the remaining 24 points in the league from the eight matches that the team will play, I would say that this is something that is not easy, but the most important thing is to prepare for the next match and get the three points against Al Wakrah. After that, we have the Al Markhiya match and for 24 points we have matches in the month of Ramadan. We will prepare well for each meeting. "We know that we came far after achieving one point in seven matches and we succeeded in achieving important points in the past matches. We found ourselves in front of two teams at the bottom of the table and behind two teams, Al Shamal and Al Markhiya, with a small difference in points. We will try through the upcoming matches which will be very important in view of this situation," said Cordova. Meanwhile, Al Wakrah coach Marquez Lopez said, "Naturally, we did not have enough time to prepare for this match, given that we played the last match on Wednesday. Therefore, we had only one day to recover and one more day to prepare for this match, while the opposing team got an additional day of rest, considering they played on Tuesday. "When we lose any match, this reflects negatively on the team and therefore our recent loss in the Amir Cup is not positive, but from another point of view, we now have fewer matches and we need to focus on the league championship so that we can finish the competition in the best position possible and maintain our presence in the top order. "We have many injuries in the team, starting with Omid Brahimi, who has been injured for a long time, and ending with Trent Sainsbury, who was injured in the last match, in addition to Ibrahim Al Sadiq, Ahmed Fadhel and Amir Al Sayed," said Marquez. (QNA)