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Qatar Tribune
5 days ago
- Sport
- Qatar Tribune
I'm here to help Al Duhail win titles, says Polish striker Piatek
Tribune News Network Doha Al Duhail's new Polish striker Krzysztof Piatek has expressed his delight at joining the Red Knights and working with teammates to help the team win titles. Speaking to the club's website, Piatek said, 'I think the atmosphere is different between Europe and the Gulf, but I'm here. I have complete confidence in the coach, the project, and the club's ambitions. 'I believe we have a lot to offer in the coming years. I have a positive feeling towards the club and the country of Qatar. Despite the hot weather compared to Europe, I'm happy to be here.' The 30-year-old, who also represents his national team, added: 'From my first day with the team, I felt a positive feeling towards my teammates. We talk a lot, and everyone is great to deal with here, and that's the most important thing. 'I think we need to get to know each other well, and we have enough time. Our training camp in the Netherlands helped us a lot.' He continued: 'I've been in touch with some players who have played here in Qatar. As you know, I came here to help the team, score goals, and win titles, and to play high-quality football. 'I hope my teammates will help me with that. I will create opportunities and score goals—that's my playing style, and that's what I hope to do this season with the team as well.' Piątek went on to say: 'I moved here from the Turkish league. My team had high-level strikers, and despite that, I did a great job, and I hope to repeat that with Al Duhail because I have great confidence in my abilities and what I can offer the team.I don't feel any pressure, but we know very well that we can offer something to the club.' About the team's preparations for the new season ahead, he said, 'Our focus is complete for the start of the official matches. Everyone will give 100% of their effort because we want to play and be in the AFC Champions League Elite. 'We have good, high-quality players, our team is technically strong, and we have enough players, and I am confident that we will be able to offer great things this season. 'We must start with small steps first in our journey. 'The first step is to play and win the AFC Champions League Elite. 'We are good at playing abroad, and we have a new coach who can deal with the team ambitions well and add to the team in order to play and perform better. 'As professional players, we must push the local players to have a strong season, just as you find in the strong European leagues and for a strong league everywhere, not just in Asia.'
Qatar Tribune
03-06-2025
- Business
- Qatar Tribune
Al Duhail sign Polish striker Piatek
Tribune News Network Doha Al Duhail SC announced the signing of Krzysztof Piatek on Monday, with the Polish striker to add firepower to the Qatar Stars League club. Piatek, 29, joins Al Duhail from Basaksehir, having netted 21 goals in the 2024-25 season for the Turkish club. Piatek will be a welcome addition for Al Duhail, who parted ways with all-time topscorer Michael Olunga on Saturday, with the Kenyan striker having netted 130 goals in his time with the club. Piatek has extensive experience in European leagues, having previously played for Italian clubs AC Milan, Genoa and Fiorentina, and Hertha BSC in Germany. He has been capped 35 times by Poland, scoring 12 goals. Al Duhail, who finished second in the Qatar Stars League 2024-25, will make a return to the AFC Champions League Elite 2025-26 after missing out on the last edition.
CNBC
13-05-2025
- Business
- CNBC
U.S.-China trade war pushed global supply chain near breaking point, new data shows
The trade truce reached between the U.S. and China arrived just as President Donald Trump's tariffs took a big bite out of North American & Asian manufacturing, with a steep retreat in April purchasing activity after the rush to hoard supply, according to the GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index. "The pause on tariffs is a major relief for manufacturers in both the U.S. and China," said John Piatek, vice president of consulting for GEP. "Our Supply Chain Volatility Index shows manufacturing demand in China is dropping steeply, and U.S. manufacturers are aggressively stockpiling key inputs to buffer against tariffs." But according to Piatek, the trade deal won't quickly quiet U.S. manufacturers' anxiety about how to reduce risks related to China for the long-term. "As they maneuver to de-risk and limit exposure to China, the rapidly changing landscape and uncertainty is clouding manufacturers' outlook and dampening their capital investment and supply chain," he said. The GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index tracks demand conditions, shortages, transportation costs, inventories, and backlogs based on a monthly survey of 27,000 businesses. "The first blows of the tariff war have landed on global manufacturers," Piatek said. The supply chain volatility data should serve as a warning about what would come next if the temporary pause in tariffs by the U.S. and China aren't extended permanently after the 90-day pause and the trade war re-escalates. The data showed a "hockey stick"-like upturn in April, according to Piatek, with North American companies aggressively stockpiling inventory at what he described as a "concerning rate." At the same time, "the first signs of manufacturers anticipating slower demand and supply shortages have emerged," he said. Purchasing activity by manufacturers in Asia was at its weakest since December 2023. One bright spot to offset pull back in manufacturing is Europe, where an industrial recession is coming to an end. The U.K., the first nation to sign a preliminary trade deal with the U.S., recorded significant manufacturing weakness, with supplier activity down to a rate near a record low based on the past two decades of data. But supply chain capacity in Germany and France, which was underutilized over the past year, is reflecting growth. Piatek cautioned that this could reverse if global trade conditions worsen. The GEP data also shows an increase in spare capacity across Asian supply chains in April, led by China, Taiwan and South Korea. Stephen Edwards, CEO of the Port of Virginia, told CNBC in an interview published this week that if the supply chain future is less China and more Southeast Asia, South Asia and Europe, the U.S. port is positioned for that growth. "Our fastest growth over the last four years has been the Indian subcontinent, then Vietnam, then Europe," said Edwards. Trade from China has been flat for the last four years at Port of Virginia. "It is our second-largest trading bloc after the European Union. So it's still a big block," he said. "But if that is going to migrate over time, whatever the new trade environment is, there's an opportunity. We have not yet seen the trade agreements, but we believe that it's going to be less China and more from Southeast Asia and Europe. I think we're in a pretty good spot," Edwards said.
