2024-05-13 16:49:04
Cairo: “The Gulf”
Hossam Hassan, the coach of the Egyptian national team, had a long session with Egyptian media professionals and journalists a few days before the start of the Pharaohs camp for the matches between Burkina Faso and Guinea Bissau as part 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Hossam Hassan said in his statements that only 3 days are not enough to prepare the players for the Egyptian national team camp before facing Burkina Faso, and his request is to include the players only 5 days before.
Hossam Hassan continued: “While I was following the league championship matches, there were no players worthy of joining the Egyptian national team, and the technical level of the league was not satisfactory due to poor performance, and I couldn’t find any players willing to include. them in the national team.
Hossam Hassan added: “The Egyptian national team only includes 8 professional players, while the Burkina Faso national team includes 27 professional players and Guinea 26 players, and their ages are below 27 years old. I must build a new generation for the Pharaohs. .”
Hossam Hassan continued: “I only need to prepare the professional players, because their team’s matches in European leagues end 10 days before the gathering, so they need physical training to rest.”
Hossam Hassan added: “75% of Al-Ahly and Zamalek players make up the bulk of the Egyptian national team.”
Hossam Hassan continued his speech by saying: “The spirit is not enough for players to perform at a high level, and it takes organization and performance development to achieve positive results.”
The technical director of the Egyptian national team confirmed that among the positive factors obtained during the past period were the return of the public to the stands and the support of the Pharaohs during the last international tournament.
Hossam Hassan added: “Cancelling the Egyptian Premier League championship is not the most appropriate solution currently to prepare the Egyptian national team players, and it is a very difficult task for the Egyptian national team, because we have not decided to qualify for the tournament. The 2026 World Cup finals are not over yet.
The Egyptian national team coach continued: “The team’s results in the last period were not satisfactory, as the Pharaohs left the African Nations Championship without achieving a single victory, which is not worthy of the name of Egypt. »
Hossam Hassan continued: “The gathering of the national team on the 28th of this month was announced a long time ago, and I will not intervene in the crisis of the Egypt Cup matches because they will be played without international players .”
Hossam Hassan concluded his speech by saying: “No club has yet officially notified us not to include players on the start date of the Egyptian national team camp on May 28, and we have sent Liverpool a letter to summon Mohamed Salah, and Mohamed El-Shenawy will join us because of his great experience.
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