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Hossam El-Badry, the coach of the Egyptian team, said Liverpool star Mohamed Salah is following preparations to travel to Togo and wants to do well during the next two games of the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Al-Badri said on the “Own Stadium” program, laughing when he spoke about Salah: “We will consider whether to include him or not.”
He continued: “Amr Al-Ganayni, head of the five-year committee, traveled to England to meet with Salah.”
And he continued: “Salah was injured and I spoke with him before he came, and when I confirmed his injury I told him that if he did not want to attend he should not do so, so he decided to come, and he came the first day and we talked about many things the first day , and I touched his excellent spirit. ” .
He continued: “It was the first time that I dealt with him, and he never trained with me. He still did not go to the stadium with me. Due to the injury, I asked him not to be present, but he continued with us for two days and that made me happy.
And he added: “The circumstances are very normal at the moment and we are in constant contact and I speak with him after each game, and there is communication with all the players.”
And he concluded: “Salah left the state he was in, before Corona there was a preparation for the two games to Togo, Salah was following the travel preparations with Mohamed Barakat, the manager of the national team, and he talked about the plane and the comfort of traveling to Togo, and to do it well, his thinking with the Egyptian team and what is to come. His role is very important with us, I will press him from now on. “
Mohamed Salah has not been with the Egyptian team since the 2019 African Cup of Nations, which has been played in Egypt since the round of 16 against South Africa, due to injury.
Al-Badri referred to the form of his roster during the upcoming international suspension and possible absences, saying: “I will not name names, but if there are 25 players in my head that I can choose in October, there are 13 of them who are not ready. to play due to circumstances. “
And he continued: “The professionals have been contacted, and the possibility of a friendly in October, because there is difficulty that the clubs are not satisfied at this time due to quarantine and other matters.”
He continued: “There are a large number of injured and detained, there are those who are just starting out, like those who participated in a quarter of an hour, for example, or in a match.
He added: “There are players whose position is not clear and they do not participate. If I played a friendly, why? Prepare my team. I will try well, but I am looking for my basic strength, 95% of it may not be present.”
He continued: “It was agreed with the Five-Year Committee in the month of October and the continuation of the league, that we take a week before in a camp with the players and then the decision of the African Confederation to play the Champions League matches, but the final is on November 6, and the first meeting will be on the 12th and that is logical, and on the 17th, and this is with the logic of the Union “. The African determines the parties, not me. “
He continued: “For this reason, there is only the force that I think of and many stories, certainly happy with the return of Hussein Al-Shahat.”
And he continued: “That is why I spoke of the returnees, one of the few cards, electrocuted? All the players are candidates to be with the national team.”
And he continued: “My first stage with the national team was in 2019, it happened quickly and nobody focused as required, and that does not mean that I am looking for an excuse, but the circumstances were very difficult.”
He continued: “There was a youth tournament and the league was suspended, and there were injuries to important professionals, and a bad psychological state as a result of the Nations Cup, there was a collapse. When we met, I encountered these very great conditions and difficulties, too. there was a disagreement at the meeting point of the players before the official camp, you remember the theme of the pyramids. ” .
He added: “We should have played our first two games in the African qualifiers because we had to seek help from some of the inexperienced ones and I salute them and thank them for their responsibility. They were under pressure but they took care of it.”
The Egyptian team drew in the first two rounds of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Kenya and Comoros.
Al-Badri continued his speech saying: “As I say, we came out with the fewest losses, especially in my stadium. A draw in my field does not satisfy me, maybe outside my stadium it can happen, but not in my field.”
And he added: “That is why I relate what happened later, and then came the crisis of the Crown, and it was very difficult.”
And he continued, “Corona had a great impact, there were no gatherings for a long time, the October and November gatherings were very few, and the large number that existed for the first time with the team was without experience and pressure and the league was suspended” .
And he continued: “I had to use two players who were not sufficiently prepared. All I think is to reach the best results in this period. We should have won the Kenyan match, and I say it is a stage and I passed it.”
He continued, “Corona interrupted the activity and there was a new gap between the old meeting in October and November, and we miss that whole period of the auxiliary apparatus and the players, as if we were starting all over again.”
The Egyptian team has not entered any camp since last November, after the outbreak of the Corona virus, “Covid 19”.
When asked about who wants to have an Egyptian nationality while not in the Egyptian league, he said: “Ali Maaloul, Ferjani Sassi and I wish everyone is Egyptian.”
He continued: “Although I was very hard on Ajay at first, I was very true to his abilities and decisions, but all the time I complained about his pace, he would always look at me and follow me and tell him after training about the pace, great player of skill, but as in the current period, his pace remains the same. “
And Abizaid, “Ajay is a good player, and it can affect the advantage you have by being with Ali Maaloul. When you are with him, you will find a much higher front.”
He completed: “Their presence is important and can affect the Ali Maaloul front, because they preserve the movements of others and harmonize very well.”
