Al Duhail First Football Team Head Coach the Frenchman Christophe Galtier emphasized the importance of facing Al Sailiya in the opening match of the team in Round of 16 of the Amir Cup competition. This came during the pre-match press conference held this morning at the Qatar Football Association headquarters.

Galtier began his statements by saying: We don’t know Al Sailiya team very well, so I worked hard during the past period with the coaching staff to review recordings and videos of Al Sailiya matches. After the draw, everyone expected an easy match for us, but that’s not true. In the Amir Cup, all matches are difficult, and I know very well that it will be a tough match versus Al Sailiya. Five days later, we will have another big match versus Al Sadd in the Qatar Cup final. As I said, we look at the next match and then move on to the following matches, and our full focus is currently on Al Sailiya match.

Galtier concluded: We have great confidence in ourselves. We are not under any pressure; we really have to win, and we really want to win this match. The next match versus Al Sadd will be against a team that is currently the best, and we have to be serious, and this is what I conveyed to the players. But as I mentioned, we must first think about the Al Sailiya match and then think about the Qatar Cup final match, and we must present something different during the two matches in order to win.