Hossam Hassan, the coach of the Egyptian national team, made many statements about his relationship with Hani Abu Rida, the president of the Football Association, the superiority of Mustafa Shobier, and not underestimating Lionel Messi.
The Egyptian national team received a wonderful reception and honoring since arriving in Cairo after the end of their participation in the 2026 World Cup.
The Egyptian national team presented an exceptional and historic version in the 2026 World Cup after reaching the round of 16 for the first time.
Hossam Hassan appeared as a guest on "ON Sport" channel following the celebration of the national team after the World Cup achievement.
The following statements were made by Hossam Hassan:
"Egyptian football deserves more than what has been achieved, our ambition was very great, and we wished to achieve better, and I am very satisfied with what we presented in the World Cup, and since my arrival I have been trying to build a strong personality for the team"
"Honoring by President Sisi? A great honor for us and a medal on our chest and a crowning of the players' efforts, and we felt great pride when meeting His Excellency"
"The relationship with Hani Abu Rida is wonderful and our interest is Egypt, and in fact Engineer Hani Abu Rida has great advantages in support and has strong relations inside and outside, and he has more to offer in the coming period"
"There were matters beyond our control that happened after the 79th minute against Argentina and this affected the technical matters, and there was nervousness from the referee's side with the players"
"Satisfied with the changes that happened against Argentina with the participation of Hamdi Fathi, Trezeguet and Omar Marmoush, and I got strength and speed from Trezeguet and Marmoush"
"I was always working with the players on imposing their personality on the pitch"
"We did not underestimate Messi and the most important thing for us was that we do not look at names, I did not like to say his name in training and when talking to the players I say number 10 to remove the awe and fear"
"I was thinking of winning against Argentina, we led by two goals and we wanted to score more"
"Since my arrival to the Egyptian national team, I taught the players to build the attack with the Egyptian national team starting from the goalkeeper"
"I trust Shobier and El-Shennawy, but it was time for Shobier to get the opportunity and he surpassed himself in many things"
"Shobier has a balanced personality, and knows what I want before every match, and we learned to build the attack from him"
"We worked with Shobier on how to release the ball and build the attack and this happened with the defenders"
"I do not look at club names in choosing players, and I trust all the players"
"Did you put extra pressure on Hamza Abdel Karim? Hamza has a balanced personality and confidence and his abilities and thinking are bigger than his age, and a wonderful project for a striker"
"Hamza Abdel Karim does not fear any situation inside the pitch, and he has great ambition and he is the future of Egyptian football".
"There was something I did not like before the World Cup regarding underestimating the African teams, and the African teams caused an earthquake in the World Cup"
