DOHA (Qatar): Qatar national coach Felix Sanchez wants to explore the best available methods to prepare the team given the current situation.
Besides, the Asian Football Confederation’s has postponed qualifiers for the World Cup and the AFC Asian Cup, and the Spaniard has been forced into a complete rethink of his plans, as he bids to devise a working programme that enables the side to effectively carry on its preparations for Qatar 2022 amid the pandemic.
Sanchez is remaining calm despite the situation, and is focusing on keeping a close eye on the Qatar Stars League to both monitor the progress of his current internationals and scout new players to call up to the squad.
He will do the same in the forthcoming AFC Champions League western region matches in Doha, which will feature Al Sadd and Al Duhail.
Sanchez will also have to prepare Qatar for next year’s Copa América.
CONMEBOL, South American football’s governing body also invited the team to take part in 2019. Originally scheduled for 2020, the Copa América was postponed due to the Covid-19 crisis.
For the first time, the tournament will be jointly hosted by Argentina and Colombia.
Qatar have been drawn in Group B, together with Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.
The section’s fixtures will be held in Colombia. Group A, which will be played in Argentina, features the Albiceleste, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia and Australia.
