Pictures: Zamalek defeats Al-Ahly with "the mind" ... and 7 reasons behind the broad victory
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Zamalek's Egyptian coach, French Patrice Carteron, once again proved his "high heel" over his former club Al-Ahly, after he outdid him for the second time yesterday, with a score of 3-1 in the 21st round of the Egyptian Football League, confirming his competence in leading his team in the Super Cup title from Al-Ahly as well. In the match hosted by Abu Dhabi last February.
Carteron had previously assumed the duties of the technical department at Al-Ahly before he left after Tunisia's Esperance drove him out of the narrow door of the CAF Champions League after a heavy three-goal loss in the 2018 African Champions League final, and when he moved to Zamalek, he knew how to technically manage the White Castle and responded to Al-Ahly By demonstrating his tactical capabilities.
The French coach was able to read yesterday's match well, and was able to play on the mistakes made by Al-Ahly coach, Rene Fyler, regarding the way of playing and the lineup that did not help Al-Ahly come out with the result that was expected from him to avenge the loss of the Super Title.
"Emirates Today" reviews seven reasons that led Zamalek to win the historic triple, as follows:
1
Mistakes Fyler
Al-Ahly coach committed fatal technical errors, especially in the first half when he played without a right wing, relying on the movements of Muhammad Majdi “Qafsha” on that side with Muhammad Hani. Al-Ahly lost an important offensive axis to reach goalkeeper Mohammed Abu Jabal, as there were no changes. The coach was influential in the second half, so he took out his "caftan" at his best, and neither Gerardo nor Marawan Mohsen made the difference to the owners of the red dress.
2
Foreigners from Zamalek, Zamalek foreigners
played an important role in winning the match, thanks to the team they showed, especially Moroccan duo Ashraf Bin Sharqi and Onajem, who made the first and third goals with great intelligence, unlike Al-Ahly foreigners who were out of service, which forced Fyler to replace the duo Ali Maaloul, Junior Agai, between the two halves of the match, and Ali Maaloul appeared much less than his performance in all of his previous matches.
3
Spacing of lines
Al-Ahly's performance was not tactically disciplined, despite the numbers of possession that came in its favor over the course of the match, as it was evident that the three lines were spaced out for Al-Ahly team, although Fyler played with three players in the middle of the stadium but the counterattacks by Zamalek It posed a grave danger to the poor coverage during the advancement of the backers of the two sides, Ali Maaloul and Muhammad Hani, which his opponent invested in the first and third goals.
4
Defenders brilliance
The Zamalek defense played the most prominent role in the great victory over Al-Ahly. Al-Rubaie, Hazem Imam, Mahmoud Alaa, Reda Al-Wansh, and Muhammad Abdel Shafi stood behind them, and behind them goalkeeper Muhammad Abu Jabal, a strong wall echoing Al-Ahly's attempts to score, unlike The red defense, who appeared in his worst condition, especially Yasser Ibrahim, who made a naive mistake in dealing with the goal scored by Mustafa Muhammad due to poor supervision.
5 The
nervousness of the players It
was clear to the Al-Ahly players that the psychological and mental poor preparation of the Zamalek match was evident, and this was clearly evident when five players received the yellow card, namely: Muhammad Hani, Aliyu Diang, Hamdi Fathi, Amr Al-Soliya, and Ayman Ashraf, while Zamalek got two yellow cards that were from Naseeb Mustafa Muhammad, and Osama Faisal.
6 The post
’s
sympathy with Zamalek on two occasions. It was possible that they changed the outcome, especially the header that Senegalese Aliou Badge played early in the match. It would have put Al-Ahly in the lead, and the post came back to deny the Red Devils a draw from Mohamed Magdy "Qafsha" shot, while Zamalek was successful in the chances he had in front of Mohamed El Shennawi's goal, and he used them positively.
7
Whistle errors
Zamalek benefited from some of the mistakes made by the Croatian match referee Ivan Bebek, who did not count a penalty that was unanimously agreed by analysts in television studios because Walid Suleiman was obstructed by defender Mahmoud Alaa, and the referee did not announce the red card for Zamalek striker Osama Faisal as a result of violent interference In the right of Al-Ahly player Ayman Ashraf.