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Premier League| Kohler, we played a strong match… and we are happy with the victory over El Gouna

Marcel Kohler, the coach of the first football team at Al-Ahly club, said that he expected the way El Gouna would play, and that Al-Ahly started the match strongly and scored the lead goal, and the players were able to implement his instructions, and between half-time he directed the players to control the ball and calm down, which helped score the second two goals. And the third.

He continued, saying: Amid the pressure of matches, it is very important to think about rotation and changing players, and therefore I am happy with the victory, given that the team plays a match almost every two days. 

He added: Happy. With Ali Maaloul wearing the captain’s armband because he has historical numbers within the club, this is certainly a historic and happy moment for him. The last match reached a record for assists with the team.

In response to a question about excluding Afsha from the match list, Kohler said: The issue is simple, and all the players are ready without injuries except Abdel Qader and El-Shenawy. I choose the list for each match and approximately 12 players are excluded. 

He continued: The players who participated in the last two matches gave their all and achieved victory. Any player who wants to participate must put in more effort in training to return to the list again. I discuss with the technical staff before each match to choose the best and achieve victory, and any player whose level improves or works hard in training, we add to the list. 

Kohler refused to confirm that Ali Maaloul was the one who was scheduled to save the penalty kick, saying: Who said that Maaloul is number one in scoring penalty kicks?

Kohler continued: I changed the system for taking penalty kicks, and the determination became during the course of the match, and this is what happened today. I determined the player most worthy of taking the penalty kick after determining it according to the condition of the players. On the field and the course of the match.

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