The former coach of the Tunisian team, Noureddine Obeidi, confirmed that the current edition of the African Cup hosted by Egypt is not the best technically compared to the past versions, but it is the best organizational, and it was characterized by many positive things, stressing that Egypt succeeded in hosting the distinctive, From the role of the 16, and lack of qualification for the advanced centers.
Al Obeidi, who is currently in Egypt, said in a telephone conversation with Emirates Today that the increase in the number of teams participating in the tournament for the first time to 24 teams has had a positive impact on the technical aspect. He pointed out that the technically beautiful matches emerged after the end of the group stage , Asserting that the Egyptian team offered what technically accompanies him, but lost because of one counterattack, which is normal in football, and it is not logical to criticize him in exaggerated amounts.
Al-Obeidi continued: "At the same time there are positive things that have not happened in the past versions, and the current version has been distinguished, including the accuracy of arbitral decisions and the absence of championships from the strong objections, which is an unprecedented success. The tournament witnessed a decline in the usual skills of African and collective players To the strong teams such as Egypt, Ghana and Cameroon », describing the technical level of the tournament that it has not exceeded the average so far, except for Algeria against Ivory Coast, Nigeria with Cameroon, and a few other games.
"The qualification of Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal and Nigeria to the semi-finals will be a logical starting point given the level of the teams, especially the fighting spirit, the determination and the tactical balance between the attack and the defense," he said. Strong to reach the podiums ». "The arrival of Tunisia to the Golden Box was not a coincidence, based on the individual and collective development from one game to another, which led him to the semi-finals, despite the criticism from the large sports observers, who considered him the weak in the first round."
Al-Obaidi described Senegal's fine technical style and the high harmony of Nigeria on all lines, paving the way for them to qualify for the semifinals. He described the presence of two Arab teams in the Golden Triangle as a real proof of the development of the Arab football. Egypt and Morocco were able to play a more advanced role, He said that the exit of the Egyptian team weakened the championship, despite the good presence of the African teams, especially the North African fans.
Coach Noureddine Al-Obeidi described the change from winter to summer as having greatly affected the physical performance of the players. Most of them are new to the clubs they play in, particularly in European leagues, which usually last about 10 months, such as French or English. , Which brought the players to the state of fatigue, and said: «This weakest technical level of the general, and I hope that the African Union to take it back to the previous date, which was held in January and February, to maintain the identity of the distinctive tournament, Especially since the The current promise coincides with the Copa America tournament, and that has contributed to sharing the heroines for the usual media coverage. "
Positive situations produced by the tournament
1 - A remarkable shine for the goalkeepers, especially Tunisia goalkeeper Moez Hassan, goalkeeper Algeria Almuelihi.
2 - Organizing Committee has made the current version better by virtue of the excellent organization, and free from any cases of exit on the text.
3 - The Cup of Africa (Egypt 2019) was a great success at the level of arbitration.
The level of Salah, Mani and Mahdah fell
"Neither Egyptian Mohamed Salah nor Senegalese Sadio Mani, Algeria's Riadh Mehrez and a number of other European league stars have been able to offer their standard and have not been able to entertain the public as they do with their clubs," coach Noureddine Al-Obaidli said. The great technical difference between their coaches in clubs and teams, and the lack of success of the current coaches to read their potential well, and not to employ them properly, as happened specifically with Mohamed Salah, as the coach did not improve the Pharaohs Mexican Aguirre benefit from his enormous technical capabilities, and the same applies to Algeria Riad Mahar G and Senegalese Mani, and considered the date of the tournament in the summer contributed directly to the weakness of the benefit of these stars ».