Following their latest win, a former Al Ahly star has suggested that the club's current manager Marcel Koller has already outperformed his predecessor Pitso Mosimane.
Mohamed Abdel-Galil was speaking after the Red Devils' 1-0 win over league leaders Pyramids FC on Monday night when he showed his preference for the Swiss tactician's style of management.
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A goal by Wessam Abou Ali was enough to hand his side the three points and bring the gap between first and second to just two points on the Egyptian Premier League table.
The Cairo-based side may be trailing only Pyramids at the top of that table but they have three games in hand as they look to conquer the league and add more trophies to their cabinet this season, after winning the CAF Champions League a record-extending 12th time earlier this year.
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While both Koller and Mosimane have won two CAFCL titles with Ahly, the Swiss has the chance to win one more league trophy than the South African did with the Red Devils.
Abdel-Galil feels that where the Swiss has the upper hand over the ex-Bafana Bafana coach is in the way he builds and manages a squad.
"Koller outperformed Pitso Mosimane by far in the story of preparing all the players," the former player said on the Box to Box television programme, per Al-Masry Al-Youm.
"The South African was relying on only 14 players, while the rest of the names were far away.
"Koller created a large group of players capable of playing at any time."
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The former Zamalek star also levelled criticism at Pyramids' management, who have now lost two of their past five encounters.
"Pyramids had a good opportunity to compete for the league, but the club's management is not professional, and they have the right to compete for the title, and this is not limited to popular teams, and football has become an investment far from the popular aspects," Abdel-Galil added.