MacLish: I turned down Al-Ahly and Zamalek several times

Alex MacLeish, former Zamalek coach, claimed that he repeatedly rejected offers from Al-Ahly and Zamalek, before deciding to participate in the experiment, which quickly ended with the rejection of the management’s demands for diversity in the election. of the formation of the parties.

“Over the course of two weeks, I got calls from an agent who told me about the possibility of training Al-Ahly and Zamalek, but he used to say not all the time,” MacLish said in an interview with the English magazine “Four For Two “.

He continued: “After that, I thought that if I had a chance to win every week, I would not go to Egypt to work in the fire brigade, and at that time I only had the opportunity to work in Zamalek, so I met an agent in London and it was agreed. “

He added: “In the end, I stayed with the team for a short time, I really enjoyed some moments, especially qualifying for the African Champions League, but the idea of ​​not staying quickly became apparent.”

He explained the reason for not continuing with Zamalek, saying: “The club wants to see a diversity in the level of choice of players, to preserve its market value, but I was looking for the consistency of the training, and I do not accept budgets in these matters, so it was clear that leaving is an option. ” Best.”

He added: “I have a similar experience in Nottingham Forest, after the departure of some players. I asked for reinforcements in January, and we did not bring any players. I felt there was no chance if we did not support the team. In fact I am in a good relationship with the owner, Fawaz Al-Hassawi, so I told him this thing didn’t work out and we decided. ” cancel the contract “.

He concluded: “You wonder why they hired you from the beginning, because from the beginning they had to know what kind of coach they would work with.”