Roberto Mancini: We cannot afford to drop any more points

Roberto Mancini, head coach of Al-Sadd described the team’s upcoming match against Al-Sailiya in Week 21 of the Doha Bank Stars League as strong and difficult.

Speaking during the pre-match press conference, Mancini said: “The next match will be difficult. It is very important that we win this game, because we cannot afford to drop any more points.”

The Al-Sadd coach added: “We are coming off a draw against Al-Rayyan in the last round, but things are going well because we have worked well over the past two days. We will push hard to secure the win and take the three points.”

Meanwhile, Anas Abdulsalam stressed the importance of the upcoming match against Al-Sailiya in Week 21 in order to return to winning ways.

The youngster added: “Al-Sailiya are a good team. We must win the two remaining matches in the league to retain the title, and we are capable of doing that.”