Al Kharaitiyat coach Nassif Al Bayawi spoke to the media ahead of their QNB Stars League Week 1 match against Al Sadd.

“We have great confidence in our players and we will try to take advantage of our strong points. We have analysed the strengths and weaknesses of other teams and we will try to put up a strong performance than we did last season.

“We don’t like to compare the teams in the QNB Stars League. This is new season and we must start afresh. We have a new team with some new players. We will explore the possibilities to improve our position. Nothing is impossible.

“We hope to achieve our target without much difficulty. We have good support from the club administration. I take this opportunity to thank my players for all the efforts they put up in the pre-season.

“This is going to be one of the tough seasons and many teams will suffer.  In the QNB Stars League, only four teams play for top positions and the rest all belong to the lower tier. We are trying to be the best among the rest. That will depend on many factors. We lost (Rachid) Tiberkanine to Al Sailiya and we hope to make up for his absence,” said Al Bayawi.