"We will suffer a lot in the next period as we are playing a game each three days," he told a press conference following Ahli's victory over Petrojet

"Then nine players are going to play in the Nations Cup."

Ahli won the game to move three points clear on top of the table.

Jose hailed Petrojet and said that the team didn't show much quality today as they are still under the shock of their past two defeats.

Mokhtar Mokhtar's men were stunned by Ghazl Al-Mahala 3-0 before losing to Harras Al-Hodoud 3-2 on Thursday.