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Egypt – Algeria: Final take
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At moments like these, one can remember with regret how Barakat could have ended all this hype only if he opted for his left foot rather than the right one to fire the last mercy bullet and send us to South Africa; but, unfortunately he didn’t.
So here we are now, down at our Sudanese brothers’ place enjoying their hospitality and support along side 2 million Egyptians working and living there as we enter our final game against Algeria to determine the owner of the most hard fought qualification ticket in all continents.
We met in Algeria and lost 3-1 and we met in Cairo and won 2-0 to force a tie-breaker to be played in our country of choice, Sudan, rather than Tunisia, Algerian choice.
I needn’t to say that the game means everything for both teams and that they will give all their best to secure this ticket…….etc; the same things I said in the preview of Cairo’s game.
So what is different now?…..Egypt with high spirits would stand in front of a frustrated Algerian team seeking to regroup itself and fight for their chance with both teams having equal chances for the first time since the beginning of the last stage of qualifications.
Equal chances mean that the immense pressure we had last game is now off our shoulder; in fact, it was somehow transferred to the opponent who played on 3 chances in Cairo and now have to win and only win to qualify not to disappoint their fans who have been celebrating for the past 3 months!!!
The game, possibly the most important during the last world cup qualification day, will be watched by millions around the world and both sets of fans started already to flood Khartoum; I myself would have gone if I hadn’t this exam on the match day.
This is the most important sporting event that Sudan hosts in 40 years, so given the importance of the event, the minister of youth and sports headed the organizing committee himself and Sudanese ministry of interior recruited 15 thousand policeman to secure the game along with security personnel coming from Egypt and Algeria after the atmosphere became highly tensioned because of irresponsible media coverage that I don’t want to discuss.
My only hope is that the game ends as peacefully as it would start; although a peaceful start is doubtful. Let’s just hope Sudan is up to it.
Watch Sudanese fans’ support to Egypt
Algeria
They are going to miss their keeper Geouaoui and Khaled Lammouchia due to suspension for receiving their second yellow card; the good news is that the other goal keeper has only 2 international games in his record and both were friendlies; on the other hand, Yebda is expected to replace Lammouchia.
The Algerians played a great defensive match in Cairo with the help of our lack of creativity in our attacks; however, they can’t afford to play like this again as they have to score or else they will be scored at.
A defensive scenario can’t be excluded, however, as they would depend on counter attacks through Meghni and Saifi; I forgot to mention that both Saifi and Haliche are doubtful to play this game because of injury.
The stress now is on Algeria, as I said before, as they lost an almost secured ticket after failing to win with high scores against Zambia and Rwanda and failing to lose 1-0 in Cairo.
Egypt
Although celebrations continued for the next day, Shehata took his players to their camp, isolated them as usual and started preparing for the game; unlike the fans, the players are isolated and concentrated on the game.
With this load of having to score 2 goals at least off our shoulders, now we can play our game with the tactics of our choice; defend attack, play in midfield, on the flanks….etc. Shehata is now free to play like he did against Brazil, Italy, , Cameroon and Cote D’ivoire.
In other words, now we can return to our traditional tactic of starting with 3 midfielders with one playmaker and a striker imposing our play in midfield and building attacks slowly without pressure.
But this doesn’t mean that we can underestimate the opponent; both teams have equal chances with only a slight psychological advantage for Egypt.
With the return of Wael Gomaa and Hosni Abd Raboh we will restore the missing link between defense and attack which led us to play long balls as no one from our midfielders was able to take the ball from defense and send it to strikers; especially with the pile up of Algerian defense. Also, we now have a good shooter from distance which we will need in front of this amateur keeper.
Probable formation
…………………..El Hadary………………..
Fathi……Gomaa…..H Said……El Saqqa……..Moawad
…….Ahmed Hassan……Homos……..Hosni Abd Raboh
…………………..Abu Treika (Zidan)………….
…………………..(Meteb) Zaki………………….
The match
Also not a match for the faint hearted; although fans pressure won’t be as high as in Cairo stadium but the atmosphere of the game is electric, football speaking, and mistakes aren’t allowed.
Either one of the teams score early or both adopt a defensive game plan and the match would end 1-0 scored from a free kick or shot from range.
Prediction: totally unpredictable…. I say 60:40 to Egypt
Where to watch: atdhe.net and other links that Mostafa would share with us.
I apologize for the brief preview, but you know the story; I promise I will make it up with a proper game review in case we won isa
SHEDY 7ELEK YA BALAD
YA RAB
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Dareen,
if you have a problem with what I said, you can always prove me wrong.
Oh wait but you are only good at talking junk,
just like you did before the game:) what happened, did not hear from you since
the game, r u ok? Need a hug? A napkins?
What is with Egyptians and the Algeria France link?
Maybe because we actually won a war?
As for the worldcup, Dareen you should not be using the world “world cup”
but again, you are probably still in denial, hoping that the clown Samir Zaher will get FIfa to get you into the WC, seriously! Did’tyou have a dream about that?
لما تنام تغطي
otherways you will keep having dreams only to wake up to the fact that ALgeria is going
to SA while mido and company will be watching
us on TV.
I never said that ALgeria was the center of the universe I only made a claim that usbacked by facts.
You guys just can’ t handle the truth.
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what war did you win Nazim???? you call your insurgency a war??? They had a few thousand troops in Algeria got tired of killing you it got costly and they left… Ya won won a war against France just like Afganistan beat russia in a war …LOL Before you come back with the jewish lies go look up the recently declassified minutes between kissinger and golda maier… Don’t forget where the fln was founded.
I’m sorry Tamim… this guys ignorant hate for the people who taught these idiots how to speak arabic is just anoying and when gets out of line I have to put his ignorant ass back in place….I know i should ignore his ignorance… Maybe he’s an undercover jew? who know he repeats all their lies
So according to you, FRance only had few troops in ALgeria?
And the just got tired of killing us so they left right?
Man, I knew you are an ignorant but I was not awAre of the fact that you are an imbcile as well;)
BAhaa, The Algerian war is thought in all major military academies around the world, even ramsfeld and all his major officers at the pentagon had to study it.
We payed deerly for our independence, and trust me we don’t need your validation to know who we are and what we did.
I cAn reAlly go through ur history and talk shit about it, but a lot of martyers
Egyptians and Algerias died in The SInai, so I M going to be the bigger man.
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A bigger man would not have said at least we actually won a war… You know what your implication was if your not man enough to own up to your cowardly implications thats your problem… what you did was called an insurgency not a war…. when you disrespect our war against isreal you disrespect yourself but your to ignorant to know that….
BAhaa, why are you taking it personally, as for you teaching us Arabic, I can only say
.ترك سفيه بلا جواب
again, I am not going to talk shit about EGyptians because you and few others are the exception to the rule.
BAhaa; are you mad? Need a. Hug?
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As for was it a war
or an insurgencey
الغايه تبرر الوسيله
the end game was that we got the FRench out,
and for u to come here and tell me how much we are fun of the French, the same french that tortured and killed my grand father and his father is beyond insulting to me, so forgive me if i really do no care about your sensitive feelings,
yes Egypt fought barvely in 73 but the truth is that it did not win at best it was a draw.
ALgeria was a major sponsor of that war and we did fight along side our Egyptian brothers but the truth is that we did not win, and yes I used we and not you,
all this shit over. A Soccer game.
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tell yourself
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This is a football forum, try to keep it that way! Tamim, since you’re apparently a moderator here, this falls under your responsibility. Imagine my surprise when I visit the main site and I happen to read recent comments about jewish lies and media control, wars, Fifa conspiracies to put the USA and Israel high in the rankings, and so on. I get that there’s a lot of hate towards Americans and Jews in your countries, but this is not the place to spread hate!
(PS: before you start something about me being an ‘undercover jew’ as someone wrote earlier or an American, I’m not part of any religion and I’m from England.)
Hello again..
Bahaa… I am a manager in IT dept at Merck. Sure.. hit me me up if you want to talk. elmanzah@gmail.com
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mr haze I’m sorry if you misunderstood a post….but no one ever said there was a FIFA conspiracy to put the USA and isreal high in the ranking…. They were used as an example of how inacurate the FIFA ranking are……again I apologize for your misunderstanding
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sounds good Hisham will do…..
Posted from United States
so that means there is no abu treika in 2010 acon??
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United Kingdom
sadly yes
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Australia
Also Zaki won’t be there but fortunately, there are many young and promising players who can take part in this tournament and be our reserve for the future; also, Shikabala is back in form and Mido is slightly restoring his memories of the old Mido.
heyy tamim when will you post a new blog??
soon Ghanim isa, there will be a series of posts about the national team and the african cup and possible young players who may take part in the tournament 
thank you cant wait:)
Hello My african Brothers. I’m a Nigerian brother living in The US…. First of all let me tell you my Egyptian brother all of Africa share your disappointment. The holders of the last two African championships should be representing Africa in the world cup. The fact that they are not is a stain on CAF and on all Africans. The eagles suffered the same disapointment when a fluke against Angola kept the eagles from the last world cup. I don’t understand why was the away goal rule not implimented?I watched both games with my Tunisan friend Moez Although he was cheering for Algeria he agrees that they didn’t deserve the win or the berth.The Egyptian were unlucky or the algerian were lucky which ever you prefer. I think if the guy has twenty more chances at that kick he would miss all twenty. Very nice goal but extremley lucky. My egyptian brothers you will be missed in the world cup. As far as the African cup in angola. Of course I think the favorite are the Super eagles as well as the egyptians and camerroon. I know Egypt will be without Super Abutreeka and Zaki but the team if full of talent and should be one of the finalists if not the champion…
oi tamim i dont care but just listen to me and delete every single flippin algerians flippin comments or im just not reading this blog again! good or bad
nazim
algeria *rules*!!!!!! i *mean it*!!
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my friend mr dz…. I agree deserve has nothing to do with it. The algerians have made it nothing will change that.. But we as fans can discuss wether a team deserves to advance or deserve to win a game. I watch all African games not just Nigeria I am objective. The Egyptians played a bad game by their standards yet they outplayed the algerians that is really not debateable. Even Algerian tactics in that game were tactics generally used weaker teams playing a stronger team. Caf is very stupid to put Nigeria and Tunisia in the same group Tunisia is another team that should have been in.
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u just don’t understand football nazim
u can’t even talk about Nigeria Cameroon ivory coast Ghana u probably don’t even follow their games…..just talk trash
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nazim when was the last time u watched an African gaME that didn’t involve a north african team….. I think probably none u don’t know much about African football . Please spare us information u are going to look up onlinea ten year old can do that. I’m talking general knowledge u have none. Btw thanks ebueko it is a shame
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Wow nazim so you would rather say that jews built the pyramids . And u could not come up with a better comeback than fifi a3bdoo go get a life and while ur go build another country like u built Egypt! Nazim u are an awesome person.Algeria is the greatest country on the face of the Earth without u guys there is no arab nations.France goes to Algeria for help thats how great u guys are. and I almost miscounted how many worldcups u guys have cause thats how much you have.Without the economy of the almighty algeria the economy of the world would crumble to pieces. Nazim u seriously made my day with ur ridicioulus claims and “facts”. MAn this could turn into a comedy blog.