CAIRO -

In his first appearance after the absence of the former coach of the Egyptian national team, Hassan Shehata, he criticized the current Egyptian football system, and considered that Mohamed Salah, the Liverpool star, did nothing for the team.

Shehata said in televised statements that Salah's contributions are much less than expected from a global player of the level of the Liverpool star.

The coach, crowned with 3 titles in the African Nations with the Egyptian national team, added that everyone knows that Salah is one of the stars of the world and not just one of the stars of Egypt. The awards he took and the goals he scored give him the right to be the star of the stars.

But the former Pharaohs coach said that Salah's level with his country differs, as the player "technically - and sorry for the word - did not provide anything with the national team, he should have done much better than that, and he is the star of world stars and he must provide much more when He plays with his national team.

Shehata explained in his statements to the Egyptian “Al-Balad” channel that Salah in a large number of matches was not in the required picture with the Egyptian national team, and this was very clear, and in most of the Egyptian team’s matches, as soon as Mohamed Salah received the ball, 3 players pressured him, which limits the its seriousness.

When asked about some opinions that excuse Salah because of the difference in the quality of players between the national team and Liverpool, the Egyptian coach supported the opinion, and said that players should be found to help the Egyptian star shine, and the coaches should have found a way to open the space for the Liverpool player.

random system

Shehata's criticism did not stop at Salah, but rather launched an attack on the football system in Egypt, against the background of choosing the technical management of the Egyptian team, stressing that coach Ihab Galal was subjected to injustice and was contracted in a difficult situation and did not have time to do 3 training sessions to play two official matches and then Facing South Korea amicably, he considered that "it was all random."

The historical coach of the Egyptian national team refused to talk about the management of Egyptian football, stressing that if he talked about what happened in the last period, it would exceed the rights of many, in light of the great randomness with which the management of the football system in Egypt is carried out.

And on offering him any role in the matter of planning the future of Egyptian football, Shehata said that he is completely out of the picture and does not know why, and pointed out that this is due to the Football Association and those responsible for the selection, “When you look at the situation, you will find a coach who won 3 consecutive continental championships, dismissing him from coaching the team, and after That is being treated as his days are gone,” he said.

Historic walk

The Pharaohs team, led by Hassan Shehata, witnessed a historical era, the most important of which was winning the African Nations Cup three times in a row, an achievement that no one had preceded, as well as winning the Arab Games in 2007 and the Nile Valley Basin tournament in 2011.

That era also witnessed a distinguished performance for the Pharaohs team in the World Cup for Confederations held in 2009 in South Africa, during which it succeeded in defeating the Italian team, the world champion, and presented an elegant performance against Brazil in a meeting that the Seleção stars decided in their favor (4-3) hard, but the picture The beauty was not complete after the Egyptian team fell in the last match against America by three, to bid the Pharaohs bid farewell to the tournament.

Despite the many tournaments and the legendary performance of the Pharaohs team with Hassan Shehata, the failure of the Egyptian fans' dream to lead their team to the World Cup was the most prominent failure in the Egyptian coach's career.

On the occasion of the World Cup


, on this day in 2009

Egypt beat Italy with the header of Mohamed Homs in the Confederations Cup 🇪🇬

God, God, my heart, God be upon you, Egypt, with the


voice of the dear Hazem Al-Kadiki 🥺@hazemelkadiki10 pic.twitter.com/4E01lzjVD3

— Perm! (@Permmm14) June 18, 2022

Like today, 13 years ago, the Egyptian national team played one of its best matches in the Confederations World Cup against Brazil.


Trika leveled it was fabulous in this match ❤ pic.twitter.com/ikXC6TPb95

— Trend Ahlawy (@Trend_Ahlawy74) June 15, 2022