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“After just a minute and a half of watching him, I decided to nominate him for the Arab Contractors,” Alaa Mihoub, speaking of Muhammad Majali, the Mountain Wolves midfielder.
The Arab Contractors presents one of the best copies of their appearance in the modern history of the Egyptian League. Under the leadership of Imad Al-Nahhas, the team ranks fourth with 40 points after just 22 rounds.
The copper ideas at stake are being implemented by many players, including Muhammad Majali, the hero of our story today.
Majali has played 18 games so far with the Arab Contractors, he has not scored or made but is key to start the attacks.
For 14 games this season, Majali completed 386 short passes with 84% accuracy and 23 long out of 64 passes with 36% accuracy.
FilGoal.com presents Muhammad Majali’s history with soccer, starting with the Al-Fashn Youth Center, going through Beni Suef Club, and ending with the Arab Contractors, which will likely be his starting point.
* From the street to the first team *
Majali’s first official steps with football were with the Beni Suef club, so how did he join them?
Mohamed Youssef, the former artistic director of Beni Suef, tells FilGoal.com: “Majali came to us at the age of 14 with the nomination of coach Adel Ismail, who was playing at the Al-Fashn Youth Center, one hour from Beni Suef.”
Tariq Fathy, the junior coach at Beni Suef, told FilGoal.com about Majali’s characteristics, saying: “Majali’s talent was evident despite his young age. He used to play in any part of the midfield, whether it was upbringing or midfielder.”
“At No. 10 he is creative. His game is not traditional and he is not afraid of losing the ball if he decides to dribble anywhere.”
“Despite his small body, he was strong, he had a strong personality and a leader, and he had a vision of the stadium, and he was also a scorer when he advanced to the opponents’ penalty area and scored with his feet and head as well.” .
“He played with the 93 team despite being born in 1994. He was the youngest of the team with a goalkeeper. The players always asked for his participation because it gave them confidence.”
Majali’s talent, which appeared strongly in his early days, caused him to escape to the first team shortly after joining Bani Sweif. The coaching staff only developed the physical part of Majali, according to Youssef.
Muhammad Yusuf said “He played official games at age 14 when we were in the third division.”
And on the reaction of the first team players to having a player with them who is only 14 years old, he said: “They were amazed. The reaction was not only from the players, but from the entire city. But as soon as they saw it they felt the birth of a new star.”
At 18, Majali has become a staple of the Beni Suef first team, an indispensable piece in midfield.
Youssef explains “He played as a pivot. He knew how to cover the midfield on his own despite his small size.”
“He is wonderful receiving and throwing the ball, on the aerial balls and on contact. He is not only satisfied with passing the ball, but also extracting it, as it is a cross between Reda Abdel-Al and Abdullah Al-Saeed.”
“In addition to his quality with the ball, overtaking him in the 1v1 position is very difficult.”
This statement turns out to be true, given this season’s defensive magazines, with 35 successful draws for the ball and 40 interceptions on the way of the ball.
Majali’s remarkable skill with the ball did not prevent him from joining the youth or youth categories, although Muhammad Yusuf nominated him more than once for the technical apparatus, according to himself.
Despite his talent, he did not join the youth or junior teams, although I nominated him more than once, but as soon as they saw his little body, they did not look at him.
A call from Alaa to Alaa
Alaa Mihoub, a former Al-Ahly player, not only had talent on the field; It’s also about picking young players with a good eye.
The former head of Al-Ahly’s technical committee, which included Walid Azaro, Ammar Hamdy, Mohamed Fakhry and Mahmoud Al-Jazzar during Hossam Al-Badri’s technical tenure, was the reason why Majali joined the Arab contractors . How to do? This is what Mayhoub explains to FilGoal.com
Mayhoub said: “I did not go to Beni Suef to see him. My friend Islam Sami is the one who nominated him for me. He is a journalist and is interested in discovering talents, and he told me that I will send you a video of a player named Muhammad Majali, so I accepted.”
“After just a minute and a half of observing him, I was convinced of him and asked Sami to contact Magali.”
“At the time, I knew that Alaa Nabil, the contractors coach at the time, was looking to build a new team in the Arab Contractors, so I spoke to him about my magazine. He had a player for him who would be a star in the future. , and soon after he signed his contracts for his transfer to the Arab Contractors. “
So what made Alaa Nabil agree to sign with my next third grade magazine? Knowing that the deal ended in exchange for one million 300 thousand pounds.
Alaa Nabil, the former technical director of Arab Contractors, explains to FilGoal.com the reasons for the contract and says: “When I took over the training of the Arab Contractors, I started looking for a structure for the team. At that moment, Alaa Mayhoub told me about him, I saw some clips and I really liked it, so I asked to include it and then I participated in the team’s friendly matches. “
“Against Al-Ittihad, Al-Masry, Al-Ismaili, Al-Dakhiliya and Al-Nujoom in a friendly manner. Majali made a great performance. The coaches of the other teams even praised him.”
Majali did not require additional training to modify his “technique” in the game, only to improve his physical condition.
Nabil explained “During the preparation period, the focus was on increasing physical inventory rather than technical issues. His physical strength helped us and he did not feel exhausted.”
But Majali mentioned Nabil of the players he had coached for the Egyptian national team when he was assistant to Mahmoud El Gohary.
Nabil says “I coached the Egypt team, and it went through two different generations. In the first generation it was Mohamed Barakat, and looking at me, he has many characteristics of Barakat, always moving in the middle of the field and in the effort.”
“Barakat used to play in the midfield and on the right and left side, and Majali can also play in these positions. I see these players (they don’t have lungs) because of their great effort on the field.”
“In the second generation of the Egyptian team, Ahmed Hassan and Majali had the same physical strength as Hassan.”
“So when I saw my magazine, I saw that it fit the vision I set for the team.”
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Alaa Nabil did not wait for Majali to take the bench to adapt to the atmosphere of the Premier League, and on matchday five of the 2018-2019 season he was playing his first game with the Arab Contractors against Tala’a Al-Jaish.
In his second game, he scored in Wolves of the Mountain’s 2-1 win over Smouha.
Alaa Nabil says “I started the league with him even though he came from Beni Suef. It was a bold decision on my part, but I had a lot of confidence in him.”
Majali’s many positions make him a “joker” to any coach, but Nabil sees him as the best in the gaming industry.
“His most suitable position is behind the spearhead, so that he can move left and right and advance to the penalty area and also play defensive functions. He is a specialist in this position.”
Majali’s freedom of movement saw him receive the ball 373 times correctly over 14 games, and he only missed once.
Nabil remembers what Majali presented against Zamalek in the round of 16 match of the 2018-2019 season, despite the team’s 2-1 defeat.
Nabil continued his speech, saying “Before my departure from contractors training with 3 matches, we were facing Zamalek. I was sitting in the stands due to my suspension. At that time, he was sitting next to me, the president of the Arab contractors – Mohsen Saleh. – and the president of Zamalek – Mortada Mansour – and asked me; “How did you contract with him? I’ll be joining him for Zamalek next season.” I smiled and left the matter to the president of the Arab Contractors. “
Nabil looks back at a position he held with a former soccer star, who declined to be named, after Taher Muhammad Taher moved to Arab Contractors.
“When Al-Ahly joined Taher Mohamed Taher from the contractors, a former star spoke to me about closing the deal.
“After Majali’s performance in the league this season, he spoke to this star and he told me we were wrong.”
Nabil does not see that Majali has a long way to go to play for the Egyptian team.Magali lacks nothing to play internationally, except to have the confidence of the coach and the fans ”.
Why didn’t Mayhoub nominate him to my family? *
Despite Mihoub’s previous work at Al-Ahly, he was not nominated to join the Red Fort.
Mayhoub explained his views on this matter to FilGoal.com and said: “In Al-Ahly, it would have taken a long time to be seen, evaluated and included, so I preferred the Arab contractors to have a full shot and if he succeeds in the test, Al-Ahly officials can include him.”
“But if he had played for Al-Ahly, he would not have shined so fast, because the team has a lot of players, specifically in the middle of the stadium, and he was playing in the third division at that time.”
What is the difference between Majali and Mahmoud al-Jazzar, who moved to Al-Ahly from Ismailia Electric, who played in the second division? Question addressed to Maheb.
وجاب م موب “The butcher’s abilities were suitable for my family. He was tall and physically strong, and my family sought to strengthen the defense line. The butcher joined my family during the Hussam al-Badri period.”
“Now if he moves to Al-Ahly, he will do so as long as he is a star.
- ** Figures from KoraStats website
