Wrote:
Hadi Al-Madani
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Saturday 3 October 2020
03:36 AM
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Betso Mosimane, the new coach of Al-Ahly, stated that facing Wydad Casablanca will not be easy, saying that he had not won before in Casablanca, but expressed his hope that he would lead Al-Ahly to achieve a positive result there, and described Zamalek as a great team.
Musimani said in his statements to the official Al-Ahly channel: “Wydad is a good team and can win in the semi-finals and even the final. They have a great spirit. Playing in Casablanca is difficult and I did not win there with Sundowns, but I think Al-Ahly won.”
He continued: “When I played before against Wydad in Casablanca, we would lose or draw, but in South Africa we win, it will be related to the sum of the two matches and not one match. We can achieve a positive result and we can win, but we have to realize that it is related to the two matches and we have to play outside.” Earth to achieve a result that helps us qualify for return. “
He spoke about his opinion if the semi-finals should be held from one or two games: “It is fair that the semi-final will be held from two matches and not one match, but I cannot say if there is a preference to qualify from one or two games. It is fair to play two games.”
He continued: “Sometimes I try to take advantage of the tension between the Al-Ahly and Zamalek fans. When I beat Al-Ahly, I got congratulations from the Zamalek fans, and when I won against Zamalek, I got congratulations from the Al-Ahly fans, so I used to benefit from this matter, but now I belong to Al-Ahly and Zamalek is a competitor.”
Speaking about the other two sides of the Champions League semi-final match, he said: “I don’t really know Raja, I’ve never faced it before, but Jamal Salami is a great coach, and we were together in the CAF license tournament, and also Zamalek is a big team, and Al-Ahly and Zamalek matches are always great.”
He talked about the first meeting with the players, saying: “Today I said to the players in the first lecture, I will respect you and wait for you to respect me. When you are a leader, your goal is always to create mutual respect with the players and this is the first goal that must be pursued .. The easy way to deal with the player is Always talking and the main thing is to respect the club’s motto, because it is more important to me and the players.
And he added: “The coach’s role is to think, and if the best person in the world still needs players who are able to execute, talent alone is not enough, you need more talent to succeed, and this matter must be fully understood by the player .. We as coaches get our salaries to help the players.” “To achieve the greatest commitment, develop and train them. I am like the maestro in the band, and part of my job is to bring out the best of the players through good training.”
He concluded by saying: “I am very happy with the confidence I got from Al-Ahly’s management and the club’s president, and we have not won the CAF Champions League title for 7 years, and I hope we can achieve the title this time.”
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