Ahly's Hosni calls for regular spot.CAIRO: Ahly's substitute striker Osama Hosni is eager to establish himself as a regular starter at the Cairo club, after spending the last nine years of his career as a fringe player. The 27-year-old, who came through Ahly's youth ranks, was promoted to the senior team in 2000 but failed to improve his status as a benchwarmer bench·warm·er n. Sports A substitute player. . Now it seems that the one-club-man got fed up with his peripheral role, saying he will leave the Red Devils Noun 1. red devil - barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions secobarbital, secobarbital sodium, Seconal should he fail to play frequently. "I sat down with the head coach (Hossam Al-Badri) and told him that I'm fit and ready to play, so why don't I get a chance?" Hosni told FilGoal.com. "Every time one of my teammates squanders a scoring chance, I feel that I could have converted it." Al-Badri, who took charge of Ahly in the summer, usually depends on a strike partnership consisting of Francis Doe Francis Doe Forkey (born 25 December, 1985) is a Liberian footballer who is currently with the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer. Doe played in Peristeri, Athens, Greece with Atromitos as well as with the Liberia national football team. and Hani Al-Egeizi. Hosni made it loud and clear that he would leave if he didn't secure a regular starting berth, but assured that he's not threatening Ahly's officials with his decision. "There is a big difference between a threat and a request, and this is no threat," he explained. "I have already informed Al-Badri of my intention of leaving if I couldn't achieve my objective. "I preferred to tell him during the league stoppage stoppage - /sto'p*j/ Extreme lossage that renders something (usually something vital) completely unusable. "The recent system stoppage was caused by a fried transformer." period to make sure that I wouldn't distract him. "I'm 27 years old, and I don't want to spend the rest of my career on the bench." On the other hand, Al-Badri is convinced that Osama Hosni had his chance to establish himself as a key player at the Cairo club over the past years. "It's absurd to say that Hosni didn't have a chance," Al-Badri told Al-Hayat TV. He also stressed that Ahly have always prohibited pro·hib·it tr.v. pro·hib·it·ed, pro·hib·it·ing, pro·hib·its 1. To forbid by authority: Smoking is prohibited in most theaters. See Synonyms at forbid. 2. objection A formal attestation or declaration of disapproval concerning a specific point of law or procedure during the course of a trial; a statement indicating disagreement with a judge's ruling. to technical decisions, sounding his disgruntlement dis·grun·tle tr.v. dis·grun·tled, dis·grun·tling, dis·grun·tles To make discontented. [dis- + gruntle, to grumble (from Middle English gruntelen; see with Hosni's statements. "No player has the right to question any decision made either by the coach or the board," Al-Badri added. "I do what's best for the team, but some players second guess me and this is not acceptable." Daily NewsEgypt 2009 Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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