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U-20 AFCON: Egypt to change tactics for Nigeria

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2 years ago

February 22, 2023

Egypt’s U-20 coach, Mamoud Gaber, has hinted that the Young Pharaohs will adopt a different tactical approach when they take on the Flying Eagles on Wednesday (today) at the Cairo International Stadium.

The Young Pharaohs who were held to a goalless draw in their opening fixture against Mozambique are aiming to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup finals later this year in Indonesia and also clinch their fifth U-20 title on home soil.

Currently second in Group B with a point, Gaber revealed that his team is tactically ready to curtail the Nigerian side desperate of a win.

We were slow against Mozambique so it is possible to change the way we play against Nigeria because they play differently,” Gaber told a pre-match press conference on Tuesday.

“The match (against Nigeria) will be more open and we have prepared all the players after our game against Mozambique.

We are not afraid of facing any team and we were not calm when we had our chances against Mozambique.

“We didn’t focus with our chances and that’s one of the reasons why we failed to win.

Meanwhile, Egyptian defender, Omar Fayed, admits playing against the Flying Eagles will be a tough encounter but he is confident of a positive result.

“We know the importance of the game against Nigeria and we know its is going to be difficult but we hope to achieve a positive result,” Fayed said.

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EPL: Can’t cry about it — Arteta on Arsenal’s 1-1 draw at Fulham

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4 days ago

December 8, 2024

Seyi Babalola

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has said they cannot “cry about” the 1-1 draw at Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday.

Arteta, however, insisted his team deserved to take all three points.

Raul Jimenez opened the scoring for the hosts in the first half before William Saliba levelled in the 52nd minute.

Speaking after the match, Arteta said: “Gutted that we didn’t win it. We fully deserved to win it. That’s the quality of the opposition, so you cannot cry about it. We generated all the chances but it’s so difficult to attack.”

Arsenal had 70 per cent possession and VAR denied Bukayo Saka what would have been a late winner.

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EPL: ‘We started badly’ – Amorim on Man Utd’s 3-2 loss to Nottingham Forest

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5 days ago

December 7, 2024

Seyi Babalola

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has admitted his team did not do enough to beat Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday.

The Red Devils suffered back-to-back defeats for the first time under Amorim, losing 3-2 to Nuno Espirito Santo’s men.

Goals from Nikola Milenkovic, Morgan Gibbs-White and Chris Wood moved Forest up to fifth place, with Rasmus Hojlund and Bruno Fernandes getting on the scoresheet for United.

The result leaves United in 13th place, 10 points above relegation places.

Amorim, speaking with BBC Sport, said: “Tough game. We started really bad. The first play we suffered a goal and then it’s hard to try to fight. We then controlled the game and had a lot of situations.

“We improved the movement in the last third. We managed to draw the game and then, at halftime, we were ready to go for the win and then started really bad. Two goals. Then we tried a lot of things with not a lot of quality.

“We didn’t have many situations to score. Tough game in a tough moment but we have to continue the job.”