Umm Salal coach Laurent Banide spoke to the media ahead of their QNB Stars League Week 11 match against Al Sadd.
“We have a tough task on our hand. We are facing Al Sadd and we are going to play with full concentration. It is not easy to play against a strong team that lost their last game. They have some wonderful players, but we know how to deal with them.
“Each match is different and we have come out with negative results against Qatar SC and Al Shahania (both games ended in 1-1 draws). Now, we want to put up a strong performance against Al Sadd.
“Only Ismail Mahmoud is nursing an injury in our ranks. Rest all players are ready. We have a lot of solutions while playing against big teams, but I cannot reveal them,” said Banide.
Umm Salal player Talal Ali said, “We do not go by Al Sadd’s upset defeat to Al Ahli. It is difficult to predict the outcome of any match. However, if we win, we will not consider it as a surprise result. Our goal right from the beginning is a top-four finish and thus playing in the Qatar Cup.”
Source: qsl.qa