Zamalek coach Christian Gross spoke about his team's match against Abu Qir Fertilizers, which was held today, Thursday, in the 32nd round of the Egypt Cup.

Zamalek won over Abu Qir Fertilizers by two straight goals.

Gross confirmed that the match was difficult and that he expected it to be difficult.

He added The Swiss coach during the press conference after the match: “It is good that Zamalek scored an early goal, and we were not lucky in the penalty kick that Zizou missed, and the team was good defensively, and we should have been more aggressive, but the team achieved the desired goal before Sunday’s confrontation.” Against the Mozambican Black Bulls in the Confederation".

He continued: "We have to close the cup match file to focus on the next Black Bulls match. I have not been around for a long time, and I need more time to get to know the players and do it my way, and I know that we have an important match in two days."

Regarding Zamalek’s influence on the timing of the match, Gross said: “There is an influence, yes, and I do not know the reason for playing the match at this time, and it may be for marketing reasons.”

He concluded: “Ahmed Fattouh suffered a muscle strain, so he changed it to preserve it.”