Find out what the Zamalek coach said before facing Al-Ahly in the Egyptian Super Cup final
Ahmed Abdel Raouf, the coach of the Zamalek team, expressed his great happiness with his team’s qualification to the final of the Egyptian Super Cup, after defeating Pyramids on penalties, congratulating the fans of the White Castle on this precious victory.
Abdel Raouf said in the press conference after the match: “I congratulate the Zamalek fans on the victory. The match was difficult, and we relied in the first half on offensive transitions and closing the switches of the Pyramids game, and it was imposed on us.” Some changes due to injuries.”
He added: “We are working in difficult circumstances, but our goal is clear, which is to win the championship, and I put Mahmoud Bentayj in front of Ahmed Fattouh and Mohamed El-Shaibi to close the right front for Pyramids, and we suffered from a lack of time before the match, but we tried to prepare the team in the best way possible.”
The Zamalek coach explained that His team faced the strongest team in Africa, and the match did not witness many chances from either team, and the most important thing was to qualify for the final, which was achieved in the end.
He continued: “I knew very well the importance of Pyramids’ full-backs in building attacks, and I focused on transitions, but they were not as effective as desired, and we tried to distribute the effort over the two halves of the match to avoid physical fatigue.” “.
The technical director continued: “Chico Panza performed well, while Ahmed Sharif’s exit was due to his return from injury and not due to his poor performance, and he performed what was required of him in the minutes he participated.”
Abdel Raouf revealed the amount of pressure he has been under recently, saying: “I have not slept for three days due to thinking about all the details of the match and preparing for all aspects.” Technical Director.
Regarding his preparations for the final, he said: “I do not want the players to enter into an exaggerated state of nervous tension, and I am focusing on calming the atmosphere and preparing them psychologically in the best possible way.”
The technical director concluded his statements by explaining the reasons for the absence of some players, saying: “ Mohamed Sobhi did not participate due to injury, and everyone saw his exit against Tala’ea El Gaish, while Abdullah Al-Saeed did not start the match because he played the entire El Gaish match and was suffering from fatigue.
The Zamalek team won over its Pyramids counterpart 5-4 on penalties in the match that was held at Al Nahyan Stadium in the local Super Cup semi-final after the end of regular time in a goalless draw, so that the White team qualified to face Al-Ahly in The final match.
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