Musimane: Our confrontation with Al Ittihad was like boxing

Betso Mosimani, Al-Ahly coach, confirmed that Al-Ittihad’s confrontation was not easy despite the four-way victory, in a match postponed on the third day of the Egyptian League.

Musimani told the post-match press conference: “The Al-Ittihad team respects their way of playing and played as we expected. They have an enthusiastic coach who has technical and personal strength and is capable of leading the team well.”

He added: “When you play against a team like Al-Ittihad, you have to conserve your energy because it is difficult and the match is like a boxing match, and you must try to cope with the intensity throughout the match and be like a storm and be ready. at any time and calm down after that. “

He continued: “I told the players that I am concerned about this match. We played differently and we prevented them from going from defense to attacking most of the match.”

He continued: “We played smart and didn’t make them impose their style, and I respect the way the union played. They just lacked some experience, and this is what distinguished us from them.”

He concluded: “Al Ittihad is a team that can go from defense to attack fast and well. We cursed in front of them in the cup and we watched their match against Pyramids and they played the same way against us in the first half.”

Al-Ahly raised their score to 9 points in first place, after winning the punt and spin of Al-Mahalla and Al-Ittihad of Alexandria, scoring 10 goals in all three games and conceding one goal, to roar with force in the top of the table, declaring your commitment to defend your title.