Sports

In my edublog I’m going to talk about a very sad story about a team which had the best opportunity to win all the four cups or tournaments the season 08/09 but they refused to.  Al-Rayyan is also known as the lion or “the frightful.”  The lions have achieved many cups and tournaments in their history such as the Qatari League seven times, Qatar Crown Prince Cup three times, and the Amir Cup three times, and lastly, Sheikh Jassim Cup two times. 

Al-Rayyan’s fans are one of the biggest fans in Qatar as well as Al-Arabi sports club.  The weird thing is that the last time these two teams won the league was 10 to 12 years ago, but having the most fans to cheer and support them is might be something negative on the players.  My question is, are the fans creating pressure on the players or the coach?  I see Al-Sadd and Al-Gharrfa winning cups every year without many fans to cheer them.  Al-Rayyan fans deserve more than one cup this season because every time they go to the stadium and cheer the team, but unfortunately there seems to be no use for the fans going.  Also, Al-Rayyan’s fans don’t just go to the matches, but they also go to the practices to give the players high spirit and confidence.  Al-Rayyan players don’t have feelings for the fans that are wasting their time and doing what they are supposed to do to win a cup but the players refused to make the fans happy. 

For the first time in 10 years, Al-Rayyan competed in all of the four cups but unfortunately they didn’t win any tournaments this season.  The first cup was Shaikh Jassim Cup which ended up in a big loss for Al-Rayyan from Al-Arabi, 3-0 in the finals.  The second tournament was the QSL- Qatar Stars league where Al-Rayyan proved to everyone they are a big team and that they can compete on tournaments.  The lions were in first place from the 5^th week to the last three weeks but sadly The Lions couldn’t hold it until the end and they gave to the League to Al-Gharrafa as if the players were saying, “There you go Al-Gharrafa you can have the Qatar League for the second time in a row.”  The third cup was the Heir Apparent Cup which Al-Rayyan lost versus Qatar Sports Club 4-2 in the penalties shoot out.  The last cup in the season was the last chance for Al-Rayyan fans but too bad they lost 2-1 from Al-Gharrafa again, so not only did they gIve the League to the leopards but they also gave the leopards the Amir Cup to them. 

Every one agreed that Al-Rayyan deserved at least one cup this season after the team’s president Al-Sheikh Saud Bin Nasser brought the best players around the world for Al-Rayyan but the luck was against us.  I don’t think that the foreign players deserve to play in Al-Rayyan because in my opinion I think they are bigger than Al-Rayyan and it’s really sad for them to play in this team that doesn’t know how to win cup.  Also, Al-Rayyan’s Managers bought the best Qatari players from different teams to win cups for the team but unfortunately they weren’t men enough to make Al-Rayyans fans dream come true.  But no matter what happens, one thing that Al-Rayyan will have forever are the fans that always stand with the team where ever they go and cheer them up even if they are in their worst days. 

My questions to Al-Rayyan sports club managers and presedent are when is Al-Rayyan going to come back like the old days and when cups for the team?  When are the players going to feel guilty and try to fix there mistakes for 45% the fans in Qatar?  Can Al-Rayyan win the Qatari League next year after loosing it for 14 years?  I hope all these questions can get answered in the field next year and that Al-Rayyan will come back.  But there is one thing that people need to know and that thing is that Al-Rayyan (The Lions) will never walk alone.