Leonardo Jardim, the Al Rayyan coach, revealed during a press conference held on the sidelines of the Al Rayyan and Umm Salal match in the sixth round of the Expo Stars League, that the team’s preparations to face Umm Salal in the past three weeks were not at the best level due to the absence of more than half of the team due to their presence with the national teams. He pointed out that facing Umm Salal will be difficult because the opponent team plays with strength, stressing that Al Rayyan’s goal in this match is to win and return to the winning streak again in the Expo Stars League championship.
He added: I trust the players and their development and the work we are doing, but in the absence of tools, which are the players, the work is more difficult, and this is what happened during the past three weeks, so I will work to raise the morale of the players.