The coach and player spoke ahead of the clash with Shabab Al-Ahli.
Al-Ittihad held the press conference ahead of their AFC Champions League Elite clash with Shabab Al-Ahli, attended by first-team head coach Jens Wissing and player Georginio Wijnaldum.
Jens Wissing
"We are playing in the AFC Champions League Elite, and we want to deliver a performance worthy of our history and our name."
"Last week was difficult for us. This is a new challenge, and we are aiming to put on a great performance."
"The events of the past two days are a source of motivation for us ahead of tomorrow's match."
"Our goal is to win tomorrow, focus on the match and take the three points."
"As I always say, we respect our opponent and their strength. They are a very good team, and we work as one group and will play together."
"We train for and approach every match on its own, according to its circumstances."
"We have to win and bounce back, and fight as we always do."
"We will play our way and we will certainly look to score goals, because we have high-quality players."
"We did good work during the last break, but the job is not finished. We are constantly improving, and that is hard to achieve overnight."
"There are matches where luck is on your side and others where things don't go your way. We give every match the importance and preparation it deserves."
Georginio Wijnaldum
"I offer my sincere condolences to all the families of those who passed away, wish a speedy recovery to all those injured, and express my solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia following the events of the past two days."
"Last week we played a tough match against a difficult opponent. Now we will focus on tomorrow's game, and we want to show a better side of ourselves."
