Egypt coach Ihab Galal expressed his sadness at the 4-1 friendly loss to South Korea on Tuesday.
Galal said at a post-match press conference: “We have young players (his age) playing this kind of game for the first time, and they put in a great effort, and the result doesn’t show any development of the battle. or the number of instances. ”
He added: “Korea’s goals came from crosses from inside the penalty area, and there was a huge victory for the Korean team, as they got five balls into the goal of (Egyptian goalkeeper) El-Shennawy, and scored of 4 goals. ”
He continued: “The players of the Egyptian national team gave a unique performance and we won great players like Ibrahim Adel, Ahmed Hamdi and Mustafa Mohamed and I salute them.”
He added: “We didn’t have a hard time attacking, we played differently, and Mustafa Mohamed, Ibrahim Adel and Ahmed Refaat caused some problems for the Korean defense. They played well, but rushed for some balls. ”
He continued: “We played the second half differently, with patience and better defense, and this game was a starting point for a lot of players.”
He continued: “All Korean players are very good, but (Tottenham’s star) Son Heung-min is still the standout because his potential is different, and when he receives the ball he calms down his teammates.”
With this defeat, the Egyptian team continues to struggle with its new coach Jalal, who was criticized a few days ago after the ‘Pharaohs’ resounding defeat against Ethiopia 0-2 in the qualifiers for the 2023 African Cup of Nations in ivory coast
Source: agencies
Source: Arabic RT
