Hamed is limping out. He has been brilliant today. Controlling the midfield well. I hope it's not a serious injury for him though

Jarus:
Egyptians need forwards that can use footwork to wriggle their way out of one on one situatIons and create clear chances

Trezeguet and co are decent forwards but....

This is the man they need... Nothing less.

Kudos to Egypt for holding the line. Just need some finesse up-front.

The way Suarez has been frustrated today, I can say he is just one more miss away from biting someone... Loolll

safarigirl:
Egypt has impressed so far, say what you want

They just lack a cutting edge up front, but they have neutralised Cavani and Suarez. Their defending is also top notch. Notice how well they have dealt with corners, save that Suarez miss

That's where Salah comes in.

Jarus:
Egyptians need forwards that can use footwork to wriggle their way out of one on one situatIons and create clear chances

That's where Salah comes in.

Here's hoping Rohr gets his tactics spot on too. Yes, and that means playing Ebuehi instead Shehu and somehow shoehorning Iwobi in mid field.

Joebie:
I have love for the Super Eagles. But I have to choose where my faith really lies when there is a conflict. Once again I say Marcus will fail in this WC.

once agin i say he will not. no be when he reach SE na im he go fail. shebi he predicted uruguay. make we dey see

this Egypt need Salah

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The Egyptian defenders are doing well but the link between midfield and attack is not gelling.

He will fail even besides SE predictions

Mujtahida:

once agin i say he will not. no be when he reach SE na im he go fail. shebi he predicted uruguay. make we dey see

Egypt needs to be more composed in the final third. They’ve had decent chances to be at least 2 goals up.

Joebie:
Dem wan bring our light here.. na our turn lol

morroco match will be our turn

Joebie:
He will fail even besides SE predictions

no be today. he will continue his good run

D psychic pig got it wrong...Dis Uruguian side aint goin nowhere...Poor

Am guess d first teams to leave d group stage naji Psychi Pig pick so

The Egyptian no 11 plays like Junior Ajay. Funny feets

Loooolll... Ghanaian fans watching Suarez's woeful outing in front of goal and be like... "This is karma!"

Anyone who has watched Egypt play in recent years can not be surprised. They keep it tight at the back and wait for Salah to do his magic upfront.

mumemma:
D psychic pig got it wrong...Dis Uruguian side aint goin nowhere...Poor

Am guess d first teams to leave d group stage naji Psychi Pig pick so

I think it is way too early to say the pig, mystic Marcus is wrong... Remember Portugal's run in Euro 2016. Nothing spectacular too... Even against Hungary and Iceland (their first Euros) in the first round they struggled. This is football... Nothing conclusive until the final whistle or end of a tournament.

So let's keep watching and observing...

safarigirl:
if only countries could buy players.

Saudi Arabia's first XI would be:

De Gea

Marcelo Boateng Ramos Alves

De Bruyne Countinho Kante

Salah CR7 Messi

You for dey see people like Sane, Neymar, Alonso, Umtiti, Mbappe, Neuer, Firmino, Lukaku, Hazard, Alba, Bale for their bench

abiii

Exactly Sir Tbaba... This is their style... "keep it tight at the back and get the ball to Salah!!"

The "Pass it to Salah" approach is their way... And this is not how Nigeria play. This is for those wanting us to adopt Egypt's tactics... We are way more lethal upfront than Egypt so we cannot play the same.
We can only pick a thing or two from their defensive organisation but not to adapt their entire defensive structure as our game. Mbanu!

tbaba1234:
Anyone who has watched Egypt play in recent years can not be surprised. They keep it tight at the back and wait for Salah to do his magic upfront.

Icon4s:

Write any team off due to results from friendlies at your own peril.

I tell you especially that Germany.... they're very crafty.

Like suarez like ighalo, 3 decent chances

tbaba1234:
Anyone who has watched Egypt play in recent years can not be surprised. They keep it tight at the back and wait for Salah to do his magic upfront.

Yeah, that's the stick which critics have been using to beat Cuper, that he has no plan b, his only plan is give the fvking ball to Salah

Goal 4 Uruguay

And the Mystic Marcus prediction looms large again over Russia 2018...

Uruguay, nothing that spectacular but the result they have gotten... See? This is football... Nothing conclusive as I said..

See Jimenez goal just like him senior broda Diego Godin....Those guys are good with head and they win games.

Egypt tried but they miss the salah Effect.

You have to give it to the South Americans. They just know how to win.

This is the problem with African teams - last minute waste of efforts.

Happened to Nigeria vs Italy n 1994, Ghana vs Uruguay in 2010, and now Egypt vs Uruguay now.

So sad.

KevinDein:
You have to give it to the South Americans. They just know how to win.

Exactly. Their technique is something else.

Football goes beyond talent jare.

Teams that revolve around one player hardly do well in World cup.
At a point Egypt was comfortable with the idea of a draw. Cost them