Egypt national team player Mohamed Hani revealed his feelings after the Pharaohs were drawn in the same group with Belgium in the World Cup due to facing Jeremy Doku in the Mundial.
Mohamed Hani
Club: Al Ahly
Hani said via MBC Egypt: "I am exposed to many funny situations in football and I excuse the public and I have gotten used to that, and it is not right for me to get angry at the public's opinion no matter what it is, and I must accept all this talk and continue working, because I have witnessed a great amount of support that I have never seen in my life".
He added, "Mohamed Salah is in a place far away from anyone else, he is completely different from everyone and has an unconventional outlook and he is very cultured and has a wonderful mentality that has distanced him from all people not only in Egypt but also in Europe".
He pointed out, "Salah always precedes everyone by steps, and when we ask him about something we discover that he has done this thing 5 years ago".
He continued, "Between the halves of the New Zealand match, Hossam Hassan spoke to us enthusiastically, and Mohamed Salah also spoke and gave us some instructions about the necessity of focusing and playing intelligently".
He explained, "An Australia player collided with my head with his hand and I felt that I had lost consciousness for several seconds but I quickly got up to complete the match because if I were substituted I would not participate in the next match due to the medical protocol for head injuries as happened with Hossam Abdel Majeed".
He continued, "Hossam and Ibrahim do not play table tennis together, because one of them must not lose, as they do not accept losing in any match no matter who our opponent is".
He disclosed, "As soon as the World Cup draw was revealed and Egypt was drawn with Belgium, I told my friends that I would be the trend because of facing Doku, and I told them at the time that I would make him not touch the ball and our appointment is in 6 months at the Mundial".
He went on, "A week before facing Belgium, I got information about Doku from Mahmoud Selim, the national team performance analyst, and I started studying his way of playing and talked to Marmoush to know how he thinks, and I applied all that on the pitch in front of him but the matter was extremely difficult because all defenders in the English league cannot stop him".
He confirmed, "Ibrahim Hassan is the best right-back in Egypt's history and he used to do new things in his position when he was a player, and he talks to me a lot and advises me and guides me, and when he advises me I do not review his words because he helps me a lot".
He explained, "What the Egyptian national team presented in the World Cup did not come by luck, but as a result of great work from the technical staff led by Hossam Hassan and the players' efforts".
He added, "The Egyptian player has a current spirit greater than any other player in the world, and this compensates for the technical aspect against European teams".
He concluded his statements, "The professionalism of many players in Europe will benefit the Egyptian national team greatly in the future, and if the number of professionals increases we will be able to face any big team in the world".
