Few weeks after his Champions League nightmare in Kiev, Egypt’s football wizard Mohammed Salah had broken his silence saying he is still livid against his the Spanish defender that gave him so much pains. In fact, he is very mad now against Sergio Ramos even more than that black night in Kiev when he wept profusely.
Salah was pulled down by the Real Madrid captain in the first half of the encounter which Liverpool eventually lost 1-3. It was an injury that sent shockwaves through Egypt and reverberated all over the world, ahead of the World Cup in Russia.
Ramos was reporter recently suggesting that Sarah could have continued to play if he had received injection immediately. But the English Premiere League Golden Boot winner claims that the statement is rather humorous.
“My comment is that it’s always okay when the one who made you cry first, then makes you laugh. Maybe he could also tell me if I’m going to be ready for the World Cup,” Salah said.
Asked about Ramos’s declaration that there’s a possibility Salah locked arms with the centre-back rather than the other way around, Salah added: “It’s funny…. He sent me a message, but I never told him it was ‘okay.'”
“Yes, it was,” Salah added when asked whether having to leave the Champions League final was the worst moment of his career.
“When I fell to the ground, I had a mixture of physical pain and a lot of worry. Also anger and sadness for not being able to continue playing the Champions League final.
“Moments later, I also thought about the possibility of not playing in the World Cup and that was a devastating thought.”
The Pharaoh’s of Egypt open their World Cup Group A battle against Ghana’s South Africa 2010 nemesis Uruguay on June 15 and Salah is hoping he would be physically ready to feature in that game even when medical analyst had thought otherwise on May 26.
He said: “Now I’m better. I hope to play the first game against Uruguay, but that will depend on how I feel when it [the match] approaches.”
Egypt will also face hosts Russia and Saudi Arabia as they prepare to end their 28-year wait to compete at the World Cup
“It’s the first time in 28 years that we qualified… it was not normal because we won the African Cup seven times, and we were champions in 2006, 2008 and 2010,” Salah continued. “It was common to win the African Cup, but we didn’t qualify for the World Cup.
“We had not achieved it for a long time and it was something very special. Maybe like for Spain to win the World Cup.”
