Top of the table El Jaish take on second placed Lekhwiya in what promises to be a must watch QSL match on Tuesday evening. Ahead of the derby game at Lekhwiya stadium, El Jaish coach Sabri Lamochi gave his thoughts to the local media.
Opening up the press conference Lamochi was confident his side can make their mark in this crunch match. “The pressure is on in some ways for my side. If we win we will have a seven point gap over our rivals, which will be helpful for us. If we lose we are still top, but the gap is smaller. We must manage the game well and we have the quality to do that.”
“We showed that we can wins by playing ugly against Al Ahli last week. This was a wake up call for the group and we discussed how we cannot play like that again against a top opposition in Lekhwiya” noted the French coach.
El Jaish have only dropped points once this season, with confidence high Lamouchi believes the team spirit is at an all time high. “That winning feeling is fantastic to build confidence in a side. The more wins you register the stronger you feel. I know that Lekhwiya have dropped some points at times this season, but not lost yet our aim will be to defeat them on Tuesday.”
Second placed Lekhwiya head into their El Jaish clash off the back of a comfortable 3-0 win over Al Sailiya in round nine. Head coach Djamel Belmadi offered his thoughts ahead of the game.
Belmadi opened up his press conference stressing that his side are primed to take top spot when the time is right “El Jaish are in good form at the moment this is true. However the season is long and all that matters is who is top of the league come the end of the season.”
“We need to concentrate in the big matches to avoid any mistakes. We could of easily lost to Al Rayyan and did well to draw the game. We must be at full concentration against El Jaish” added the Algerian tactician.
Belmadi ended his press conference praising Moroccan signing Yusef El Arabi. “Yusef is a positive for us on and off the pitch. He trains well and has settled well, especially in scoring goals. Now he must focus heading into this busy period and do his best to help the club get top spot.”
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