Al-Ahly youth player, Walid Hussein, confirmed that he does not know the reason for his exclusion from the national team list, pointing out that he respects the decision of the former coach, to the "white", Dutchman Bert van Marwijk, while referring to the reason for the decline in the results of the national team, mainly due to " The top of the pyramid »in the Football Association, he said.

Hussein said in a press statement: “He is happy with the experience he had for the first time with the national team. This is the first time that I have been summoned to the team’s list. The reason, in general, I respect the decision of the coach who is entitled to choose the appropriate names for the squad, and I certainly wished success to the national team in (Khaleeji 24), although I had hoped to participate with the team, but my exclusion 24 hours before traveling to participate in the tournament, made my first participation with (White) postponed to a later time. ''

In response to a question about the reason for the decline in the results of the national team in the World Cup 2022 and Asian Cup qualifiers 2023 and the exit from the group stage in "Khaleeji 24", he said: "I expect that the system bears the main reason for the decline in the results, although I joined for the first time in the national team, But I have already found that the problem is in (the top of the pyramid), with my full respect to everyone in the Football Association, but frankly, I did not find a clear picture of what is required from the team.

He added: “There is no one, whether the sports street, or the players know what is required of the team, as there is nothing clear, if what is required is to form and build a new team for the future, or to qualify for the World Cup and compete for titles, and the evidence for this is that the list The first that was chosen by the coach Marvik, included many new players and young people, with the aim of building a new team, while the second time, a number of experience players, such as Mohamed Marzouk and Youssef Jaber, were used, which indicates the lack of reliance on one policy, or the desired goal "Who will play the qualifiers and participate in tournaments in general."

Walid Hussein talked about the return of Al-Ahly youth this season, and the victory over Al-Wasl with five goals versus one goal and qualifying for the semi-final of the Arab Gulf Cup, he said: “We presented a strong match against a large team, as the first half witnessed a match between the two teams, while the youth’s performance improved In the second half, we made the game easier for ourselves by scoring the second and third goals. ”

He continued: «We will play a difficult game in the semi-final against Al-Jazira, but it is too early to talk about this match, and our focus must be currently on the league, especially as we will play a strong match against Al-Wahda, tomorrow, at Rashid Stadium, as we want to continue the victories, and preserve On our site in the lead teams ».

Walid Hussein warned against the difficulty of facing unity, despite the loss of "Al-Annabi" against Al-Jazeera by four goals without a response in the quarter-finals of the Arab Gulf Cup, and he said: "The loss of unity is not a measure, so we must be in our full focus, and take the match seriously, without thinking In the loss of unity in front of the island ».

Al-Ahly is able to form 3 teams

Walid Hussein praised the return of Shabab Al-Ahly players, and said: “The most important feature of the team is that we have players who can form the strength of three teams. In the quarter-finals of the Arab Gulf Cup, but at the same time we hope the absentees will return. ”