CAIRO: Ittihad coach Gabriel Calderon strenuously denied hitting out at Emad Meteb for traveling quite often this term as was recently reported by newspaper Al-Ryadi. Calderon was also quoted by the Saudi publication as saying the Egyptian striker had squandered so many opportunities in the Dean s recent games. But the Argentine coach assured that he would never criticize any of his players in public. I m not like those coaches who usually denounce their players, this is not a professional approach, Calderon told Al-Watan paper on Wednesday. I treat my players fairly, and I always put their circumstances into consideration. I make allowance for Meteb because he has to travel to Egypt every once and a while to finish university. He s trying to juggle education and a football career. Ittihad s board has no reservations about his plans, and we are all supporting him.
