Al Duhail coach Christophe Galtier spoke to the media ahead of their 2023-2024 season Expo Stars League Week 22 match against Qatar SC.

“It is the last match of the season for the league in which we gave a very average performance. We were supposed to show a better performance and act more cohesively. I noticed that we made the same mistakes during our previous match that we had been making in the last few rounds. Although I was optimistic about the improvement that occurred in our team in the offensive and defensive aspects, the repetition of previous mistakes was frustrating.

“We failed to provide an appropriate performance, especially in the defensive aspect and lack of effectiveness, which cost us dearly as we played with only 10 players against eleven.

“I hope that in the next match against Qatar SC, we will regain the spirit that we have become accustomed to in previous victories, with a strong commitment to a quick return to regain the ball and exert a collective effort,” said Galtier.

Al Duhail player Luiz Martin said, “We lost our last match against Umm Salal, but now we are ready for our match against Qatar SC, in which we want to achieve victory and compensate for our fans. We know that it will not be an easy match because we will face a team that succeeded in achieving victory in the last round and have players with distinguished levels.

“We must apologize to our dear fans because we did not retain the league title this season and because we did not succeed in presenting the level we are known for, but there are several reasons that led to this appearance. We still have a match in which we will work to appear in the desired manner.”