Mohamed Atef
Posted on: Friday, May 19, 2023 – 1:04 am | Last updated: Friday, May 19, 2023 – 1:09 AM
Sherif Abdel-Fadil, the former Al-Ahly defender, said that Marcel Koller, the coach of the red team, feels the importance of facing the Tunisian Esperance in the second leg of the African Champions League semi-finals, which appeared during his statements in the press conference, especially since football forces everyone to respect his opponent, whatever the outcome of the match. The first.
Sherif added, in televised statements: “Al-Ahly will not change much in the starting line-up, out of respect for facing Esperance, who appointed a new coach after the departure of Nabil Maaloul, and the Tunisian team will have a reaction, especially after the loss in the first leg, which made there a great uprising inside the Tunisian club, The meeting will be a matter of life or death for them, and they will have a great incentive to present a different level.”
And he continued: “Kohler is certainly aware of the difficulty of the meeting, and that the first half was in Tunisia and ended with three clean goals, but there is still a second half in Cairo, and Al-Ahly players have great awareness and realize the difficulty of the meeting.”
He concluded: “I expect Al-Ahly to beat Esperance of Tunisia with two clean goals, and the team will appear in a state of intense focus.”