Mohammed Seif

Allow me to disagree with you mate. They are not " on the verge " of having it at all. You recall Iraq, it wasn't that long ago . It was attacked based on " solid information from the world's best intelligence agencies" and the end NOTHING was found. Not even factories. I would really hate to see that happen again. This one is not as simple. I assure you, Iran will suffer from the attacks. I also assure you that Israel will face destruction that it has never seen before. Iran is no Iraq or Afghanistan mate.

I agree with you, every nation has the right to determine its own fate. I also agree that there are double standards and that the powerful nations bend and twist the rules all of the time to suit their own needs and interests. But if Iran has the right to own nuclear weapons it surely doesn't have the right to issue threats of annihilation to any country, right mate?

It will be naive if a war starts because of "intentions" of using a weapon the " THEY DO NOT HAVE".

You have a good point. But if I may ask you, how does Iran having nuclear weapons ( which will take at least a decade with all the limitations they are facing) will solve the Israeli possession of nuclear weapon? Anyways that would be another topic I think, unless I am wrong ofcourse

Good point

Elaborate please

Dear Fernando, I am not that knowledgeable in politics . If you come from the region where I come from, it is practically an every day topic. A lot of generations haven't really known the meaning of stability in this region. Regarding Iran, I hope it was a simple thing. You have to take in account many factors here when discussing Iran. Religion, Economy and Geography would be your basic foundation for this discussion in my opinion.Iranians follow a denomination of Islam called Shi'a while Saudi Arabia and Egypt ( the strongest Arabian Muslim countries in the region) are Sunnis. Iran wants to spread the Shi'a denomination so Saudi and Egypt are the main obstacles now that Iraq has been dismantled by the U.S. They have also posed and issued threats to the Gulf Region (mainly Sunni's or ruled by Sunni's) and they know that these countries also resemble U.S interests (oil). The hatred of the U.S.A doesn't only apply to Iranians, it applies to the majority of people in the middle east. Simply because people don't accept the fact that the U.S.A always interferes in their business. The U.S public are split regarding their foreign policy because they can feel how much the U.S is hated due their interventions. You also have to remember that the U.S.A helped Iraq in the 80's to start a war on the Iranians ( before they turned their back on Saddam). In a nut shell the reasons for the Iraqi invasion to Iran was so that Iraq would protect itself from "POSSIBLE" revolts that would be caused by the Iranians or Iraqis who were of shi'a denomination. The war lasted 8 years and it was brutal and inhuman as there was intensive use of chemical weapons. With regards to Israel, Israel resembles the U.S interest in the middle east. The Iranians want to be the strongest power in the middle east and there are certain countries in its way. Israel is just one of them, Saudi Arabia is another and of course Egypt is another because it is the strongest Arabian country in the region (from a military point of view). They think that they have tested the strength of Israel through Hezbollah. Hezbollah are initially Lebanese people who were fighting off Israel's occupancy of areas in Southern Lebanon. Israel was forced to withdraw from Lebanon due to the casualties they suffered from the ongoing military conflicts. Hezbollah are Shi'as. And guess who were the main people that supplied them with arms and training? Iran. That doesn't make the Lebanese bad people, they are brave men who were fighting a country that occupied their lands. Just like any nation would do if their lands were occupied by a foreign power. I am sure you will find thousands of examples through out history. But what I am trying to stress on is that they have influence in the region because of religion. And you can easily make connections between Islamic militant groups in the region. About them saying they would want to wipe Israel off of the map, trust me, if you ask an Israeli who says this, they will tell you the entire Arab world, not just Iran. History has caused a lot of hatred between Israel and the Arab world. Discussing the reasons will be a very long story and each side has its debate. People in the middle east are what we call "hot blooded", can be very emotional and tempered people. That applies to Arabs, Israelis, Iranians, Turks...etc. It is kind of our nature that we got from our geography and history. That can also be clearly noticed from our day to day statement. You might have even realized that when you look at the Galata fans' comments and metaphors. When they say " Hell ", they don't really mean it literally. They just mean it will be a very tough place. They tend to exaggerate the meaning. "Wipe them off the map" is a similar exaggerated statement just t show the amount off hate they have. Now can they wipe Israel off the map? If we were in the 16th century then sure, after all war was about horses and swords mainly. Right now, it is much more than that. Neither the Iranians nor the Arabs have decent technology to face Israel. So the answer is NO. They are consuming countries and not productive. Even the ones that have productions, are of low quality. The most they have is oil and that is a strong bargaining chip, but still not a weapon. So technologically the gap between Israel and the Iranians or Arabs is atleast 50 years in favor of Israel. Now let us assume and imagine that some miracle happens and those countries who are full of uneducated people, all of a sudden have the know how and secrets of technology and they are up to date like the Israelis and that they have nuclear weapons. Would Iran wipe Israel off of the map? Again the answer is No. Because the Iranians will be facing Israel and the strongest military in the world, the U.S. Not to mention other European countries that will aid Israel or the U.S. If such thing is to happen, Iran needs allies and that is not happening at all. Not now and not in the near future. Economically they can't even go to war even if they had the weapons. War is not only about having bullets and guns. It is also about having financial power to buy or make bullets and guns. They are doing terribly economic wise. The people don't want to go to war. They want to live and provide for their families and loved ones. They are struggling with their day to day demands. They do not have that capability of going to war. It is all talk by politicians. On the other hand they are not Afghanistan or Iraq. The U.S.A cannot do what they did to Afghanistan ( which was already broken up and had its internal conflicts) or with Iraq ( which was also exhausted from a war with Iran from 1980-1988 and a war with the world in the first Gulf war in 1990). The U.S knows that very well and the Israelis know that very well. It will not be a simple task where the planes would fly high and start bombing to set the way for ground troops. Israel is not far from Iran and its influenced groups. It will be a massacre for the Americans but mainly for the Israelis and Iranians. Even if the the U.S and Israelis have an upper hand technologically and economically. But here is a question, what do you think will happen to you, Fernando, if war happens? The oil fields in the Gulf area will be the FIRST target and trust me that is an easy task for the Iranians. Now can you imagine the impact this would have on the world. Can you imagine what would economies all around the world be like if an ENTIRE MAIN OIL SUPPLYING REGION is in war. You will feel immediate impact in your country, simply because there will be shortage in supply. Prices will just fly, affecting every aspect of life. The Americans and the world know that very well. The Gulf region cut their supplies of oil during the 1973 war. They felt the effect. This time it will be much higher and the effect will be disastrous. A strike is never a good thing. After all what happened in Iraq was a preemptive strike, because the media got the world convinced that Iraq have weapons of mass destruction. When the scandal was revealed, they started twisting things and saying that is was for the sake of "Democracy" and for the sake of Iraqi people. That didn't turn out very well either. Iran is not a threat. It will need at least half a century to be a threat. I am quiet sure that 50 years is more than enough time to solve the problems with Iran peacefully. The Israelis who call for war are not rational. Those politicians don't really care. Do you know that since Israel was established till now all generations have been to war. Weren't all these years enough to understand that with an ongoing conflict and with blood there will be no peace. The sad part is that those politicians in Israel or Iran or the Arab world do not send their kids to fight. They send people who love their country and if they had a choice, they would just live in peace and enjoy life. To sum this up, Iran cannot start a war or can pose real threat on Israel for so many reasons. A strike on Iran will heavily damage Israel, the Gulf countries and the U.S as well as the Iranians. Well again that is my opinion. I am not claiming in any sort of way that I know everything or that I have the right opinion on the matter. It is just my opinion based on many things and how I see them. I am also not implying in any way that peaceful talks are easy. But do not let the media take control of your opinion. Try to look at the matter from different angles. The media is biased and most of the time represents the interests of the powerful side or its ally. At the end of the day we all get manipulated by them easily. A simple truth that recently happened was Egypt's second revolutionary wave against the Muslim Brotherhood and the Revolution in Ukraine. Both revolutions were against a " Democratically elected president". In Egypt's case it was condemned because the U.S had already found its interests with the Muslim brotherhood. In Ukraine it was welcomed because the U.S found its interested against the president who pretty much represents Russian influence. I am not judging here. But what I am trying to say that politics is not a simple thing. It is not as straight forward as 1+1 = 2. It can always be changed and manipulated to serve the needs of politicians. The only truth in this is that the only party that really suffers is the people. People of Iran, people of Israel, people of Ukraine, people of Egypt.....people. Now take what I have said and throw it out of the window. Think about it and tell me your thoughts. I would be more than happy to see things from your side. I will definitely learn something. I am sorry my reply was than long. Hopefully I didn't bore you to death mate and it makes some sense

You have no clue about Qatar or its tourism do you?

That would be another option we have, whether he plays or not, I would like our forwards to score those chances. We have to finish the season strong regardless of what position we end.

Hungry was always one of the most respected national teams and always brought great players.

A Cairo dude, supporting Alexandria United. Mate I think you are the first one in the entire history of our entire civilization. Definitely you are hooked up on the hypertension. So what are people's views of Salah. Apart from what I read on the papers ( which non sense most of the time?)

What??? An Alexandrian? LOL. Basrah. I am originally from Bahri, but I live in Miami ( the Alexandrian Miami ofcourse ) Nice to have you here mate. And you know the drill, call me Seif

The welcome depends, are Ahlawi or Zamalkawyi? Just kidding. Welcome bro.

I don't know, but I think Jose, will start the same way as the previous game. I think Matic and Luiz will play alongside each other again, which is great. Shurrle has been doing well, ( better than Willian in the past games) so I think it will be good from him to start and force Willian to up his game to retake his spot. I would like Eto to start, but I'd rather have him a sub because of the injury he sustained. We will need him 100% for PSG.

I hope Shurrle starts over Willian. Nothing against Willian, but currently the form of Shurrle is on the rise and would love to see him carry on with that momentum.

I understand what you are saying completely. I assure you it is not like that. I will try to explain the system in Egypt ( I am not saying I like it or hate it ).In the judiciary system in Egypt, if someone is convicted of a crime and is on the run, he is sentenced to the maximum penalty for that crime. The moment he is captured or turns himself in the sentence automatically drops and there is a retrial. I don't like this system but that is what we have ( based on the principals of the French law which we follow). Out of the 528 people, 154 where captured, 16 found not guilty and the rest were found guilty. Now when a judge founds someone guilty and thinks he deserves a death penalty he sends his findings that supports the death punishment to an Islamic board. They either confirm it or reject it. ( Again I don't like that part but it has it reasons). Finally the judge makes his sentencing which is not a final one. Now regarding this case, I assure you it is not political ( again there is the possibility I am wrong or inaccurate). This took place in a provenance called El Minya, relatively known to be poor and full of Islamic radicals. A lot of the population are Christians. It was witnessed a lot of crimes, murders, attempted murders, assaults on Police stations and Churches, robbery of arms and the murder of the Police Commissioner's deputy. ( They attacked him at the police station and then killed him in the hospital where he was taken to). So not in any way this is political as it may have been conveyed by the Muslim brotherhood. Still 148 people is a lot. But this is not a final sentence. There are a lot more in this case than what you have read I am sure . If it was that simple for the Judiciary system to make a political sentence, then Hosni Mubarak would have been executed long ago, or the Minister of Interior during Mubarak's time would have been sent to death too. Or even the leaders of the Muslim brotherhood. We simply don't have that in our law. The only time that this happened was in 1952, when the Muslim brotherhood members were trialed in military courts and were given death penalties. That has been condemned by all of the Egyptians. Even in the new constitution, we made sure that such events can't happen again ( even though millions in Egypt hate the Muslim brotherhood). I understand your point though, and I would be happy and grateful to hear your point of view. I may not agree, or agree, but at the end I will respect it. p.s. The Egyptian Judiciary system is an independent entity from the government.

It is actually more complicated than you what you have read. And it is not related to politics since that the the Judiciary system in Egypt and the Egyptian law have no laws for political punishments. Having said that there is no sentencing for hanging 528.

Started awful but picked themselves up. Just need to do better in the final third. But seriously Rooney is creating much more chances and moving better than anyone on the team. I am surprised Mata is not doing much!. Hopefully the second half would be better for Manchester United. I am hoping that at least they would force City to exert as much energy as possible.

Yeah he is very a nice guy, but it is not like he his the only one in the locker room that looks respectful . I can tell there are many in this young squad, especially Oscar and Shurrle, they are just great kids. Frankly I love this squad. Great potential in this team in every line.

During his time in the Egyptian league he demonstrated the ability to dribble in tight spots very well. He also had more courage taking long shots at the goal and they were pretty decent. When he first played for the national team he would create chances for his teammates. Having said all of that he didn't do that as much as we had hoped. But he was 19 turning 20. As far as retreating and doing a defensive role he wasn't that good at all. But again this is the Egyptian league ( one of the best in Africa and the Middle East but FAR OFF international levels) When he moved to Basle he showed signs of improvement as far as dribbling and speed are concerned. Creating chances hasn't really improved that much ( but there were signs of slight improvements). Occasionally he would take long shots. However the rate is low and accuracy is not of a high percentage. Here is the thing though he adapts very well. The players he prefers to play along side with are the good dribblers. Not comparing here, but the two players ( probably no body heard of other than the Africans mainly) who knew how to bring the best out of him were his national teammates Abu Trika ( who performed amazingly against Brazil in the 4-3 defeat in the confederations cup 2009) and Shika ( who recently joined Sporting Lisbon) were both good dribblers. Him playing alongside Oscar, Willian and Hazard will definitely up his game. He just connects well with those type of players. He didn't get that option at Basle where they mainly depended on his speed ( sorry to say this but he showed more than this when he was offered a challenge from Spurs and Chelsea). Finishing skills are inconsistent at Basle but very impressive with the national team. Personality wise he is very shy and humble. He just got married a few months ago during the transfers and he comes from a middle class family. Does that do it @Barbara, ?

I would hate to compare and maybe I might be a bit inaccurate, but I see him playing against teams you sit deep. Pedro has a similar game, and like Shurrle he definitely shines a lot on the counters a however still manages to time his runs when facing opponents with tight defenders. But I would really hate it if Shurrle doesn't try to develop his game to suit such situations. Just like I would really hate it if Salah becomes nothing but pacey player.

I perfectly understand your point, but again, it is just about the system, Dortmund, RM and ( even last year's Bayern) were never about possession. Don't get me wrong, personally I like the tiki taka, but if it was about that, then teams like Chelsea, Inter Milan and others wouldn't have defeated Barca. There is no such thing as a perfect system. You should know that. It is about how you execute your own and exploit the weakness in your opponents' games. Mourinho always had the venom for the tiki taka

I think you got the wrong country. Actually wrong continent

It is not about the ball possession mate. It is about how you execute your game. Many different systems out there, high ball possession is just one of them

Dude i searched that. Man do you know your theatre . That is is ancient