Zamalek President: The loss to the Kenyan champions was a tough lesson for the players … and they trusted their abilities

Zamalek President Mourtada Mansour downplayed the loss of the team to Kenyan player Gormahia at the start of the Confederations Cup, noting that the loss was a tough lesson for the players and the technical team. but the fact that the ball is devoid of concentration is the sign of the loss. It is true that, as a fan before becoming president of the club, I am sad about this defeat, but given the overall reality of the team, I am certain that the team will continue its successful tour of tournament and qualify for the quarter-finals.

"There is no team in the world without shocks or losses." The team was not in a good day, but the technical staff will be asked to close this page and get on board. focus in the future on the need to correct the position of the team in group D or to keep the top of the table.

Swiss coach Christian Grosse explained the defeat of his team in Gormahia during a quarter-final defeat because his team had been lost due to repeated fouls and lack of defensive commitment as well than the lack of offensive efficiency of the players, despite the progress made at the beginning.

"The first mistake was that the players do not maintain the score and double the goal, even if the opportunity was offered to us," Gross said. Gros refused to charge a player, especially defender Mahmoud Hamdy. Gros revealed his anger with regard to some players who had not provided the requested information during the match without revealing them, but he hinted that there would be changes in training without no doubt in the face of the next team in front of the star team of the league, and these changes will constitute the first means of correction, explained the coach, Work hard to correct the mistakes, and asked Gross of his players to close the African championship and focus in the next game of the league to keep the team at the top of the table and continue its journey to the title.

Despite the pain experienced by the players last night after the defeat, Ismail Youssef, a board member and accompanying the mission, played an important role in the psychological preparation of players and in dealing with this situation of sadness. Certainly, the confidence of management in the abilities of each and his confidence is personally winning for the team. His next games in the league and final will qualify for the quarter-finals, but he asked the players to close this file and take advantage only of the lesson received, and to ensure that the ball is not given to those who do not stress and do not give.

Zamalek's team is back in Nairobi on Sunday and has a negative rest today and preparations for the 21st round of the tournament start tomorrow. Gross does not want to miss the time of his team and played yesterday in a stadium near the hotel in Kenya. No more lost time will be lost before the start of the current STAR configuration on February 9th.

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