Many lessons were learned from Zamalek against Al-Ismaily in their first match under the leadership of Portuguese coach Jose Gomez.
Zizou remains the first source of danger in Zamalek, with the presence of the two great stars Shikabala and Abdullah Al-Saeed on the field, as Zizou represents a renewed energy of activity at every moment with his effort and skill.
– Shikabala and Abdullah Al-Saeed, despite their advanced age, are stuck on the field. The first participated until the 72nd minute; The second completed the match until the end… We cannot say that Shikabala and Abdullah Al-Saeed are in the best form, and we also cannot say that their performance is not good. They appeared in some dangerous balls, with a skillful approach that created certain chances.
– Nasser Maher proved during his participation in the last quarter of an hour; He will reserve a starting place for himself in Zamalek during the upcoming matches. In light of the skills and facilities he provided in getting his teammates to the Ismaili goal, every ball is dangerous with him. Which makes it the missing link in the white lineup and the real danger lies in Zamalek scoring goals easily and frequently, if there is a striker other than Al-Jaziri, who competed in wasting easy opportunities in front of the goal.
– Mohamed Sobhi, despite the many criticisms he receives from time to time; But he is always a remarkable phenomenon. He enjoys the confidence of the coaches and is relied upon, which is what happened with the Portuguese Gomez in his first match with Zamalek, who preferred Sobhi over Mohamed Awad, the main goalkeeper throughout the season. Gomez continues the thoughts of his compatriot Vitoria, the former national team coach, who included him in the African Cup of Nations roster despite his suspension in Zamalek.
-Replacing Mohamed Shehata remains the most important lesson learned for the new deals in Zamalek.
Shehata, as a new player, was dominated by excessive enthusiasm in an attempt to prove himself, and this helped make him nervous and get an early warning, so the coach replaced him in the 35th minute for fear of expelling him.
This requires dealing with any new player in any club in a good psychological manner, not just a boy; Until he realizes the idea that he is playing with a team that is different in every way from his previous team… and exploits his enthusiasm in a positive way so that the matter does not turn into negativity that makes him unable to present himself to the fans.
This does not mean that Shehata is a good player and has good potential, but he needs calmness in his performance. However, Gomez’s confidence in starting him in the first match confirms his complete conviction in his level.
The important thing in this lesson learned is that Mohamed Shehata quickly overcomes the matter and deals with the situation calmly, so as not to lose confidence in himself quickly, and considers what happened to be a ray of light for him in a direction that might hinder him in his debut with Zamalek, and it is good that this happened early so that the player realizes some Misconceptions and working to improve and develop oneself.
– Another lesson learned from Zamalek’s winter deals is the mistake of neglecting to strengthen the left front in light of dispensing with Abdullah Gomaa and Hatem Sukkar. Only Ahmed Fattouh and Mohamed Abdel Shafi remained in the left-back position. The duo were both injured, and the latter almost retired after being injured by Al-Sulaibi. To leave Zamalek – and this is not right – without a left-back; To include Senegalese Gomez Ndiaye as a North defender out of position in front of Ismaily. Fate would bring about Ndiaye’s injury as well, and Zamalek’s suffering would increase from the deficit on the left front, and the new option would be Omar Gaber after he was transferred from the right back to the left side… to ensure that Zamalek’s Mercato, despite the large number of players joining; He did not achieve the required perfection in all positions.
In general, the Portuguese Jose cannot be fully evaluated in his first match with Zamalek. But what is clear is beyond the technical aspects; He is a coach with personality and makes decisions from his brain without being concerned with the reactions of the players or the fans. This was made clear in the early change of Mohamed Shehata and the essential inclusion of Mohamed Sobhi.
