The echoes of the departure of Mohamed Salah, captain of the Egyptian national team, from the Pharaohs’ camp in the 2023 African Cup of Nations and his return to England to receive treatment at his club Liverpool are still casting a shadow over the team’s former players and coaches.
The echoes of the departure of Mohamed Salah, captain of the Egyptian national team, from the Pharaohs’ camp in the 2023 African Cup of Nations and his return to England to receive treatment at his club Liverpool are still casting a shadow over the team’s former players and coaches.
Hassan Shehata, the historic technical director who won three consecutive African Cups of Nations from 2006 through 2008 and then 2010, said: “The officials were the ones who allowed Salah to leave.”
He added, in his speech to MBC Misr, saying: “But I would have preferred him to continue with the team because he is its leader and can reunite the players, because the next stage is very important.”
He added, “If I were the coach of the national team, I would not have agreed to his departure, because he is the captain of the national team and will hold meetings continuously with the players in his capacity as their leader and talk about what he is thinking, as no one is thinking about what he is currently thinking.”
Meanwhile, Hossam Hassan, the historic scorer for the Egyptian national team and the new coach, spoke to Modern Future, saying: “If at the beginning I feel that he wants to travel, then let him travel and not return to the national team again because the injury is not severe. He needs physical therapy available in the national team.”
He continued, “A strain injury in the posterior muscle does not require the great capabilities of Liverpool, and the big clubs always send doctors and physical therapists with the big players in those tournaments, and in Liverpool they know that if Salah needs something, they will not send doctors to him.”
When asked if he were to coach the national team, would he want Salah to stay? He replied, “Salah, with his great value, must continue with the national team morally and psychologically and affect the other teams. He can participate at any time, but with his travel he will not psychologically affect his team or the opponents.”
He explained, “I was going to ask him a question: Can you get treatment here with the national team? If he answered that he wanted to travel to Liverpool, I would tell him to continue there and we have men in the national team.”
Hossam Hassan stressed, “Salah is one of the best people who have achieved achievements for Egypt in the world, but the Egyptian national team is a red line for anyone, and if you are injured and cannot play, you have a major role from a technical and moral standpoint.”
Regarding the possibility of Salah returning to the national team if he qualifies for the final and participating in the match, Hossam Hassan replied, “Even if we lose the final, all the players are tired, and I do not want to make big headlines. Rather, I say that it is an honor for anyone to be in the Egyptian national team delegation. He is a very important player and he chose his decision, and now it is the role of the technical staff.” In preparing the rest of the players.”
Hossam stressed, “We are not attacking Salah. He is a legend outside Egypt as a professional player, but if he is unsuccessful, he must be replaced. This is normal, and the decision to treat him at Liverpool is wrong.”
2024-01-27 09:23:00
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