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

Al-Sadd football first team held its main training session from 5:30 PM on Monday, as part of the preparations for the upcoming QSL Round 10 game against Al-Rayyan. The match is set to kick off at 6:10 PM at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium on Wednesday.

The Wolves go into the game sitting in third place in the league standings with 21 points (6 wins and 3 draws) from 9 games. In their last league game, Al-Sadd defeated Al-Khor 1-0.

As for Al-Rayyan, the defending champions are currently in fifth place in the table with 16 points.

The Al-Sadd players were all in high spirits during the session on Monday, with the team looking to maintain the winning run and stay in pursuit of the top spot.

Head coach Jesualdo Ferreira began the session by implementing the warmup and fitness routine, which was followed by technical and tactical training. Focus was given to the team’s attack with the application of some attacking moves, be it from the wings or from deep. Meanwhile, the team also gave a lot of importance to practicing dead ball situations and shots at goal from outside the box, as these could turn out to be the main tools of victory in crucial games.

Media presence at the session

The session was witness to a significant media presence as representatives of a number of Qatari media organizations came to the training pitch to cover the Wolves’ preparations for the Clasico against Al-Rayyan.

Gym session for the first string

The first string of players earlier underwent reaction training and muscle strengthening exercises inside the club gym before moving on to ball training.

Intense training for the keepers

Al-Sadd’s three keepers (Saad Al-Dosari, Muhannad Naim, Mohammed Ezzeldin) underwent intense training under the supervision of goalkeeping coach Nando Scarpello. They trained to improve their reflexes and reactions, while also working on dealing with crosses into the box. The keepers also practiced with the ball shooting machine.