Reiner, how much did the two defeats to Al Ahly hurt?
Reiner Hollman: We didn’t play badly in those two games. The real problem was that we committed more fouls. Let me make one thing very clear: we’re perfectly capable of reaching the level we need to challenge Al Ahly. The president wants to change things too and that’s important. He wants to re-establish some discipline and that’s exactly what I want as well. I want to guide Zamalek in the right direction. Zamalek have won the Egyptian title 11 times and along with Etoile Sahel of Tunisia they are the second-most successful side in Africa, behind Al Ahly. Those are impressive honours but where do you see the club today? The club haven’t achieved what they’ve wanted to over the last five years and they’ve had a lot of problems to deal with. That’s the reason why the city’s second-biggest club have been trailing in the wake of their local rivals. Obviously that’s tough, especially for the fans. But the games that really matter are the derby matches against Al Ahly. To my mind they’re lik
