[VIDEO] Ferreira: Difficult game; Al-Sadd and Lekhwiya are similar

Al-Sadd head coach Jesualdo Ferreira has spoken of the difficulty of the upcoming Qatar Stars League Round 3 game against Lekhwiya.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference on Thursday, Ferreira said: “Everyone knows that Round 3 is being played after a long break. We at Al-Sadd have worked hard until this point. In the last three months, we have only played two official matches but this is not an excuse as we knew the schedule beforehand. We will now play against the prime contenders for the league title. Everyone knows how strong Lekhwiya is and the match is going to be difficult and an important challenge for us.”

The Portuguese coach went on to add: “Al-Sadd and Lekhwiya are similar in terms of the preparation considering the absentees who were away during the break. The true preparation begins from today. Al-Sadd plays better against big teams like Lekhwiya and we will work hard to give the best we have.”

As for naming the title favourites after two rounds, Ferreira said: “It is too early to talk about the favourites. I don’t know why there is talk of Al-Sadd being the favourite as we have only played two games since the beginning of the league.”