Salah's fitness affected our World Cup performance

The Pharaohs of Egypt are on the brink of going out of the world cup and the team’s coach has summoned the blame on their talisman, Mohamed Salah, not being 100% fit for the tournament.

On the 26th of May 2018, the Liverpool player injured his shoulder when he clashed with Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos in a Champions League Final defeat in Kyiv, which in turn put his world cup hopes in doubt.

Mo’ Salah missed the first game of the Mundial reason being that he’s still recovering from the shoulder injury but feature in the second game against the host in which they lost 3-1 with Salah scoring a consolation penalty.

When asked about Salah’s fitness after the match, Cuper told reporters:

“When we talk about 100%, we have to look at the medical side. I was told by the medical team he was fit,” Cuper reacted to questions on his star man’s fitness level at the end of the game.

“He could not prepare with us in the training sessions all the time, he had to train alone. I believe he was in good shape and optimal condition. If he did not get injured in the Champions League final then he would have had three weeks’ extra training with us as a group.

“Salah is crucial, a vital player for the squad. He is a point of reference. He suffered an injury and we have been worried. We knew if he recovered in time it would be a good thing. The only thing I can be sad for is I would have liked to have seen him present at the training ground with the team.”

Egypt’s final group match will be against Saudi Arabia.

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