Al-Sadd holds main training session to prepare for Al-Khor

Al-Sadd football first team held its main training session at the club’s training pitch on Wednesday, as part of the preparations for the upcoming Qatar Stars League game against Al-Khor. The game is set to kick off at 4 PM at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium on Friday.

The Wolves go into the game sitting in second place in the league table with 18 points from 8 games, having won their last game 3-2 over Al-Arabi. On the other hand, Al-Khor are in 10th place with 8 points.

Wednesday’s session saw the coaches focus on selecting the best options for the starting XI that will take to the field against Al-Khor.

Meeting before the session

Before the session began, the coaches assembled the players in the middle of the pitch and spoke to them about the important technical points to be considered, while asking the players to give their best in the game.

Hamed trains hard

Hamed Ismail continued to train intensely on Wednesday, having returned to the group training following his recovery from an illness which had kept him out of the last game against Al-Arabi.

Scarpello intensifies goalkeeper training

Al-Sadd goalkeeping coach Nando Scarpello was keen to intensify the keeper training with drills that involved movement and reflexes.

Press conference on Thursday morning

The pre-match press conference for the game between Al-Sadd and Al-Khor will be held on Thursday morning from 10 AM at the conference hall of Al-Sadd Club. It will be attended by head coach Jesualdo Ferreira and first team player Ayoob Mashhoor.