Written by: Counselor Osama Al-Saidi
Osama_elseidy@yahoo.com
The statements of Rui Vitoria, the coach of the Egyptian team, in the press conference after the match between Egypt and Tunisia yesterday, and the loss of the Egyptian team to the Tunisian team, and what made us fear for the future of our Egyptian team with Vitoria, are the evidence of those statements that appeared with the manager’s first failure. The technician in this friendly match, and statements came out from him, including that he did not play in any camp with Egypt while he was comfortable, and every camp had things that spoil his mood other than the fact that the Egyptian player was mentally distracted by the matches.
In the same context, I have become concerned about the future of our Egyptian team due to these statements that carry within them a disavowal of responsibility for defeat in a mere friendly match, the purpose of which is to identify negatives that will be addressed in the future and not a deceptive victory in them for the sake of the false appearance that leads us to the corridors of failure in important matches. The 2026 World Cup qualifiers, which resulted in the Egyptian team falling into a group that may be easier, as it includes Burkina Faso, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, and Djibouti.
In the same context, too, Vitoria has become extremely cautious about these statements, as they are what lead to distracting the minds of the players and not, as they claim, that this is due to club matches. Vitoria must also close its ears to cheerleaders, joy-stealers, and empty-minded people, just as those in charge of Elements of the game of football in Egypt: keeping the team away from the corridors of failure that may be surrounded by people with broken souls, and the necessity of remaining silent until we reach our goal, which is the presence of a strong Egyptian team that successfully passes the World Cup qualifiers and participates in the World Cup in 2026 to fulfill the hopes of the Egyptians, not by mere representation. Supervisor, but rather achieving an advanced position that suits the name of our beloved Egypt.
In the end, “it has become clear that silence is a great art of speech, and it is also what leads its owner to salvation.”
