(Zamalek is better than Al-Ahly before the league summit that brings together the two teams next Monday)… in an evaluation that is not meant to be a prelude to the expected result... Especially since the El Clásico result has no criteria linked to the level of the two teams before any confrontation that brings together the two poles.
This evaluation is based on the matches of Zamalek and Al-Ahly against Al-Ittihad of Alexandria and Zed, respectively, on Thursday night.
-Zamalek presented its best performance in a while, specifically in the first half of its match against Al-Ittihad of Alexandria and scored two goals, revealing a development in the level of the team collectively and individually, as the first goal came as a result of exploiting the opponent’s mistakes and Zizou succeeded in seizing the opportunity by scoring the first goal, and at the end of the match he scored the third. For Zamalek and the second for him, confirming that he regained a large part of his level and reached a great mental focus, while Zamalek’s second goal came with a tactical statement initiated by Ahmed Hamdy and made by Ahmed Fattouh with a strong hand and with his right foot, not the left foot that he plays with, and Nasser Maher was able to score the second goal.
In general, Zamalek appeared strong and cohesive throughout the match, and its players were distinguished by their intense concentration in playing with one touch, which made it easy for them to control the course of the match and progress with the ball amid the grouping of the leader of the gap, with the ability to recover the ball quickly, all of which are positives that indicate the development of the Whites’ performance, and perhaps the main reason for Zamalek outperformed Al-Ittihad of Alexandria with the audacity shown by Gomez in the starting lineup with the presence of such a large number of skilled players with an attacking tendency and the ability to control the tone of the match, led by Abdullah Al-Saeed, Zizou, Nasser Maher, and Ahmed Hamdy, to the point that makes you worry as a Zamalek fan due to the lack of numbers. Al-Kafi has a defensive tendency in the midfield, but this did not happen and the quartet performed their defensive duties well in addition to their distinguished offensive tasks.
The beautiful thing about Zamalek against Al-Ittihad of Alexandria is that it was fierce, and its players did not rely on the first goal, but rather increased their enthusiasm and drive towards strengthening and scoring more goals, and this is great if you do… as it contradicts the habit of the Egyptian player with all his affiliations, who always tends to retreat and shrink after scoring a goal. Progress is controlled by fear of the competitor’s reaction.
Also, Zamalek was very harmonious on the field, and great understanding appeared between its players in many of the balls and control of the game by exchanging the ball smoothly with one touch, in contrast to the tension and confusion that its players experienced when possessing the ball in more than one previous match.
-Al-Ahly, despite Kohler’s retreat from his previous convictions by changing the positions of some players, and his decision to include every player in his position, led by Omar Kamal on the right front, who was the best player in the match, the negatives remained in the performance of Al-Ahly players that prevented the red team from reaching the required level. Despite the late victory in the penultimate minute, with a goal by Palestinian Wissam Abu Ali.
Some observations appear in Kohler’s formation, such as the inclusion of Marwan Hamdy and Kuka together, both of whom excel in the same way of playing, which eliminates the idea of diversity in the performance of the midfielders, so that demands appear to adopt only one of them on the basis that the presence of only one of them is sufficient, and then pushing Amr Al-Soulia in position 6 next to him. Marwan Hamdy and keeping Kuka on the bench… However, it seems that this proposal may face difficulty in being implemented if Marwan Hamdy is unable to participate against Zamalek due to a strained injury and he was replaced in the second half during the Z match.
Taher Taher remains a big question mark in Al-Ahly’s lineup. After Koller returned to relying mainly on him, the player was unable to prove his worth because the winger’s most basic requirements are not met due to his weak skills and lack of ability to make breakthroughs.
We cannot forget to talk about Kahraba’s level, which seemed to be zero against Zed, in light of the number of wrong decisions made by the player on the field. You will find him playing the opposite. The ball that is supposed to be played with the head, we play with the leg, and the ball that is supposed to be played with the head is played with the head!?
Although the pressure of matches in the league and Africa and participation with the national team is among the reasons for Al-Ahly’s decline in its level, it is not considered all the reasons for the technical condition that the red team is experiencing with Koller during this period, and there is more than one way in which the stress can be overcome.
But in reality, before anything else, Al-Ahly needs its fans.
As it has become clearly visible in recent matches, the reluctance of Al-Ahly fans to attend the team’s matches with the usual intensity and in a way that inflames the enthusiasm of the players, and this is what the players sensed and Kohler, who issued an appeal to the fans after the Z match for the necessity of being present and filling the stadium at the summit against Zamalek.. Will there be a response? Or will the matter remain as it is in terms of disagreements between the Red Fort administration and their fans for unknown reasons?
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