Internationals return as Al-Sadd prepare for Al-Rayyan

Al-Sadd’s Qatari international players returned to the club on Thursday evening for their first training session following the end of international duty. They are now preparing for Al-Sadd’s upcoming QSL Round 24 game against Al-Rayyan, which will kick off at 8:30 PM on Sunday at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium.

Return of the internationals

7 Qatar senior national team players (Saad Al-Dosari, Pedro Miguel, Mohamed Kasola, Ibrahim Majid, Hamid Ismail, Ali Asad, Hassan Al-Haydos), 3 Qatar U23 national team players (Meshaal Al-Shammari, Hussam Kamal, Hassan Ahmed) and Iran national team defender Morteza Pouraliganji all rejoined training on Thursday evening.

High spirits

The session on Thursday was held in an atmosphere of high spirits with all the players looking to work hard and prepare for the Clasico matchup against Al-Rayyan.

Al-Sadd are in currently in second place in the league standings with 54 points, two behind leaders Lekhwiya.

Focus on tactical aspects

The coaching staff led by Jesualdo Ferreira, focused on tactical aspects of the game on Thursday, implementing attacking strategies, before moving on to set piece situations from outside the box, both from deep and from the wings.

Light training for the internationals

The international players underewent a light recovery session under the supervision of fitness coach Joao and did not participate with the rest of the group in routine training.

Main session on Friday

The main training session ahead of the big game will be held from 6:15 PM on Friday.