Tareq Salman: Our focus is on making amends

Al-Sadd’s Tareq Salman is confident about his team’s preparedness ahead of the 2019 AFC Champions League clash with Persepolis.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Tareq said: “Our goal is to be focused on Persepolis so that we can get the win. We know the Iranian team very well after facing them in the last edition. We are looking to get our first three points of this year.”

He added: “Qatar’s win at the Asian Cup was not the end of the journey. Our journey is still long with a lot of young players in the national team looking to work and give their best.”

Tareq also stated that the national team players’ fatigue is natural after the efforts they put in to win the Asian Cup. “However, the coaching staff hsa the capability to energize the players in the best way, so that they can give their best in every match.”