After 90 .. Analysis of the tie of Al-Ahly and Tigris in the League

Al-Ahly drew for the first time in Premier League competition this season without goals against Wadi Degla on matchday five of the tournament, leaving the defending champion losing the first two points of his career.

“90 minutes” is the length of the soccer game, but the final whistle does not mean that things are over. There are always “after 90” discussions, analysis and opinions that turn in the heads of the fans of the round.

– South African coach Pitso Musimane, coach of Al-Ahly, did not have the option of choosing a formation for the Tigris game better than that announced due to the absence of almost 12 players from the team, either due to the Corona virus or other injuries.

– The biggest crises of Musimani and his auxiliary apparatus apart from Corona’s injuries are related to the lack of time to optimally correct technical errors, this is evidenced in his statement about Salah Mohsen, and how the player needs to learn many things to be better than you are and to benefit from the team, but it should be commended. The physical level of the team in recent times.

– How to make the right decision is one of the most important factors that any player must have in a club the size of Al-Ahly. A single “decision” can destroy the work of a fully technical apparatus and cause the team’s efforts to go to waste, and another “decision” that can help everyone miss mistakes. It already happened.

– A wrong “decision” by Hussein Al-Shahat on a ball that carried Al-Ahly alone from midfield, another decision of his not to pass when he cut a ball back to Al-Ahly, a wrong decision also related to Salah Mohsen in one of the first half chances, all of which were a wrong decision that could have been made. Doing it better contributed to Al-Ahly’s exit tied.

– The Al-Ahly on a technical level was not bad or miserable against the Tigris Valley. The team squandered a victory that was within reach by a match that witnessed a tactical fight between the coaches of the two teams, the Tigris that posed no danger, while “wrong decisions” caused Al-Ahly to block and lose. two points.

Al-Ahly lacked technical solutions due to the influential absences that hit the team. It is difficult for Walid Suleiman to play the 90 minutes at the same level, plus Al-Shahat’s inability to lead the team and make the right decisions, and Abdel-Monsef’s brilliance are factors that led Al-Ahly to lose two points in his carrer.

– Wadi Degla handled the game realistically, leaving the ball to Al-Ahly, defensive positions precisely for his players, “blocks” in front of the shots of the Al-Ahly players, with the exception of a chance or two where no there was an offensive presence for the team, taking advantage of the lack of solutions against Al-Ahly in the best way.

– A seasonal error that has been delaying Salah Mohsen and Walid Suleiman, and could have taken advantage of Ali Maaloul on the offensive flank with Mahmoud Waheed or Ayman Ashraf in the left-back position during the match.

We indicated before and we continue to emphasize that Musimani and his assistance apparatus find enough time to correct errors and find alternative solutions, but in Al-Ahly there are always demands of exception.

– The way Al-Ahly played did not help Mohamed Sharif to look his best. Salah Mohsen’s failure to make the right decision on some balls caused Al-Ahly to miss opportunities to advance. Hussein Al-Shahat was the other in some offensive situations. He made the toughest decision without “easy passes” for Al-Ahly to continue with missed opportunities.

– Al-Ahly was not bad during the game, he played a good game, but he wasted two points within his reach, some of his players did not make the right decision, so the effort was doubled without achieving the desired result, how to take advantage of the opportunities and finding exceptional solutions, the most outstanding lessons for Musaimani to overcome the pressure of parties and absences.