Sergio Conceição, the coach of Al-Ittihad Saudi, confirmed that his team needs more work in the upcoming period and that suffering may continue if the team's level remains as it was during the match against Al-Fayha.

The match between Al-Ittihad and Al-Fayha, which took place today, Friday, in the fifth round of the Roshan Saudi League, ended in a positive draw of 1-1.

Conceição said in the press conference after the match: "With the team's level today, we will suffer in the future... We need a lot of work in the upcoming period... I arrived in a short time and many things need to change, especially the fitness aspects."

He explained: "Al-Ittihad won the league and the cup last season, which means there is a special caliber of players... What we need is strength of heart, and we need to play with a higher spirit than what I witnessed in the match against Al-Fayha."