Zamalek assistant coach Sami Al-Sheshini believes that his side's misfiring is largely down to poor finishing, following Monday's 1-1 disappointing draw with Telecom Egypt. Despite taking the lead, Zamalek failed to beat a ten-man Telecom side, who are third from bottom in the Egyptian Premier League. The White Knights' backline was held responsible for Telecom's equalizer, which saw Ahmed Gaafar solely outpace Amr Al-Safti and Hani Saied. However, Al-Sheshini ruled out having difficulties at the back. "The errors at the back are normal, it is usually down to a defender's misjudgment which doesn't occur everyday. It is not a critical problem," the Zamalek second-man said after the game. "Our main issue is that we have strikers, but they simply don't score. "If you look at the statistics, you will see that most of our goals are scored by defenders, which proves that we have problems with finishing."
Shikabala Zamalek's two goals so far this year were scored by Ahmed Magdi and Hani Saied, as center-half Mahmoud Fathallah is the team's top scorer with three goals. Shikabala Incident Al-Sheshini indicated that the recurring incident which saw a Zamalek contingent chant against Shikabala is preplanned by an external party. Shikabala was targeted by some fans at the Military Stadium for the second time this month, which prompted him to ask for a substitution. But Al-Sheshini has nothing against the 22-year-old. "We had to take him off because he lost concentration and this could have a negative influence on the team as a whole," he said. "Shikabala is only targeted in our home games and I am certain that some people who are present in the stands get paid just to attack him." Before he stormed out of the pitch into the dressing room, Shikabala appeared to be saying 'why me' after the jeers against him.
