Al-Sadd holds main training session to prepare for Al-Ahli
Al-Sadd holds main training session to prepare for Al-Ahli
02 Feb 2016
Al-Sadd football first team held its main training session from 5:30 PM onwards on Tuesday, as part of preparations for the upcoming game against Al-Ahli in Round 17 of the Qatar Stars League. The match will kick off at 7:15 PM on Thursday at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium.
The Wolves will go into the match sitting in fourth place in the league standings with 28 points while Al-Ahli are in 11th place with 17 points.
The session on Tuesday saw the participation of all the available stars of the team and the coaching staff looked to pick their options for the starting XI. Al-Sadd cannot afford to fail in this match; they need to win in order to compensate for the defeat in the last match against Al-Wakrah. There is an atmosphere of high spirits in the squad especially with the addition of the new signings.
The coaching staff focused on technical skills with the ball, varying between offensive and defensive aspects. Later, head coach Jesualdo Ferreira divided the team into two and made them play a practice match, which was hard fought and competitive. Afterwards, the team practiced dead ball situations from deep and from the wings.
Meeting before the session
Al-Sadd coach Jesualdo Ferreira held a meeting with the players before the training session to talk about the importance of the upcoming match and the need to get back to winning ways.
Vice President attends the session
Al-Sadd Club Vice President Mr. Nasser Mubarak al-Ali attended the session on Tuesday to show his support to the team before the match against Al-Ahli.
Kasola ruled out of Al-Ahli match
Defender Mohammed Kasola has been ruled out of the match against Al-Ahli after a muscle injury sustained during the Al-Wakrah game in Round 16.
Doubts regarding fitness of Ibrahim Majid
Ibrahim Majid is continuing to recuperate under the supervision of Brazilian physio Joao and there are doubts as to whether he will be fit to play against Al-Ahli. A final decision regarding this will be made on Wednesday. The defender had got injured in the Sheikh Jassim Cup final against Lekhwiya.
Hesham Kamal returns to Al-Sadd
Hesham Kamal joined training on Tuesday after returning to Al-Sadd following the end of his loan at Al-Ahli.
Three youngsters train with the team after return from abroad
The trio of Jassim al-Shammari, Hossam Kamal and Salem al-Shahwani trained with the first team after joining Al-Sadd following their return from their professional experience abroad. This is in addition to Abdulaziz al-Khalosi, who is recuperating at Aspetar Hospital.
Olympic team players to return on Wednesday
The four Qatar national Olympic team players (Abdelkarim Hassan, Ali Asad, Muhannad Naim, Musab Khodr) will join training on Wednesday after the end of the rest period given to them following the end of the Qatari campaign in the AFC U23 Championship.
Ferreira and Ayoob to attend press conference
The pre-match press conference for the Al-Sadd v Al-Ahli match will be held from 11:15 AM onwards at the conference hall at Al-Sadd Club. It will be attended by Jesualdo Ferreira and Ayoob Mashhoor.
Closed camp and squad list
The Wolves will go into a closed camp at the Grand Heritage Hotel after the final pre-match training session on Wednesday, during which Ferreira will announce the list of probables for the match.