At 22:00 Beijing time on October 26, the 7th round of the Qatar League, Al Sadd defeated UmShal 3-1 away from home and won seven consecutive wins.
Just six points into the first half, Yasin Bahette opened the scoring for the home team, Afif and Cazorla passed each other, Al Sadd completed the counter-attack, Yibian fought again, and Andre Ayut made a contribution. At the end of the game, Al Sadd defeated Umsal 3-1 and led the way in seven wins at the start of the new season.
So far, the 41-year-old Harvey has led the team to 34 consecutive unbeaten games in the Qatari league, continuing to set a new record for the longest unbeaten run in the Qatari league completed by a single coach. Two weeks ago, Harvey was unquestionably voted the league's best coach of September.
In the Final of the Prince of Qatar Cup last Saturday, Al Sadd successfully defended his title by beating Al Rayan on penalties. In the two years he has been in charge of the team, Harvey has won 7 titles, including 1 league title and 6 cups. It is worth mentioning that in the 2020-21 Qatar Star League season, Al Sadd achieved an impressive record of 19 wins and 3 draws, and finally won the gold medal unbeaten.
Since last year, the media has been constantly rumoring that Xavi is about to return to Barca, but with the completion of the contract extension between Al Sadd club and Xavi in May this year, these speculations have also come to an end. But in a recent interview, Harvey made no secret of saying, "I want to coach Barca, I've never hidden the idea, it's my goal and my dream." If we receive any invitations, we will evaluate them. But I'm happy with my current job at THAAD and proud of it. ”
However, in the eyes of the fans and Xavi himself, it is only a matter of time before he returns to Barcelona to coach.