Tariq Yahya, the former Zamalek club and Egyptian national team star, said that the absence of Nasser Maher in the second half of the last Al-Masry match affected the team’s performance, indicating that his influence in the upcoming matches will be great because he is a distinguished player and has great talent.
Scarcity of playmakers in Egypt
Yahya added, in radio statements to the program “The Game and the Taniya”, with journalist Karim Ramzy on Mega FM Radio, that players like Nasser Maher do not exist much in Egyptian football, and we currently see only Abdullah Al-Saeed, Nasser Maher and Afsha.
The impact of Shikabala’s absence
He continued: His impact will be great in the upcoming matches, because he makes a big difference, and even Shikabala’s absence will make a difference with the Whites.
Bentaj level
Tariq Yahya talked about the level of Moroccan Mahmoud Bentaïj, player of the first football team at Zamalek Club, and the possibility of buying him permanently from his French club, stressing that it is difficult for Zamalek to pay 50 million pounds to buy Mahmoud Bentaïj, which is a large number, and I believe that the number can be paid to the player in the attack.
He continued: With the results of a good player, but paying 50 million pounds is a large number, and I think that this number should be paid to a striker and not to a left back, especially in light of the presence of Ahmed Fattouh and Odeh Abdel Shafi, and there were Hatem Sukkar and Abdullah Gomaa as full-backs in Zamalek, and the duo was neglected, and I do not know. Why didn’t the club keep one of them?
The Mozambique champion’s match is difficult
He moved on to talk about Zamalek’s upcoming match in the Confederation Cup against its Mozambican counterpart, the Black Bulls, stressing that football has accustomed us to the fact that there is no easy and difficult team, and all matches are difficult and the players must get used to this matter in order to perform well.
Tariq Yahya continued: “There must be interest from the administration and the technical staff, which will reflect on the players, and underestimating any opponent is unacceptable in football, and we have seen Manchester City lose to clubs from which it never loses, even though it is a terrifying team.”
He added: “The attackers in Zamalek are excused, because crosses in Zamalek have become missing, unlike our period in the club or even the period of Amr Zaki and after him Mostafa Mohamed.”
Yahya concluded: “If there are special crosses from Omar Gaber and Bentayj, the danger of Zamalek’s attackers will appear because they are all excellent at head kicks, but their exit from the penalty area weakens them.”
