Al Duhail First Football Team French Head Coach Christophe Galtier emphasized the strength of the match versus Al Shamal, which must be taken seriously to successfully continue on the path to winning the league title.
Galtier opened his remarks by saying: Due to my mother’s health and my sudden travel to France, I was unable to speak to the players after the last match versus Al Gharafa. However, I would like to express my complete confidence in the level the team demonstrated in this match.
Galtier added: I was in constant contact with the assistant coaching staff to monitor the team preparations for the upcoming match versus Al Shamal during my absence. I was very happy with the players’ commitment and seriousness.
Galtier continued: Of course, we’re facing Al Shamal, which is a team has been performing at an advanced level and has achieved positive results in their recent matches. As I mentioned previously, our focus must be solely on the upcoming match, without looking at the rest of the competition. I’m happy with the players’ performances over the past few days, and we will continue preparing for the match over the next two days. We must not fall into the trap of overconfidence after our good performance against Al Gharafa. I assure everyone that the match versus Al Shamal will certainly not be easy.
He then added: We must continue at the same level we showed against Al Gharafa by improving our attacking build-up, positioning ourselves well in defense, and facing Al Shamal with full focus. We must not pay attention to the results of our direct competitor, Al Sadd. We must only focus on our results and winning our upcoming matches, with the league in our hands, without looking at the results of other teams. We must work on that alone.
Galtier continued: We played a good match versus Al Gharafa due to the readiness of all our lines. We were able to effectively monitor Al Gharafa’s most prominent player, Yacine Brahimi. This was in addition to our defensive commitment, good organization of attacks from the back to the front, closing down spaces for our opponents, and quick transitions in attack. This would not have been possible without the high concentration of the team’s key players, as well as the substitutes, in that match. All of these factors certainly contributed to our remarkable performance against Al Gharafa.
Galtier concluded: As the season draws to a close, there will certainly be a decline in our physical and scoring performances, which will also be reflected in the team’s results in the second leg compared to the first leg of the season, and this is normal.
