Tuesday 14/April/2026 – 03:37 AM
While the technical staff searches for the language of victories, it seems that Captain Alaa Abdel-Al has mastered another language in securing his position in the league. In the 2025/2026 season, the technical director of Ghazl El Mahalla achieved a record number of draws with… Peasant leaderWhich made him the first specialist in depriving competitors of three points.
Season of draws with Ghazl El Mahalla
During the 31 matches played by Alaa Abdel-Al with Ghazl El-Mahalla this season so far, draws dominated the scene in 18 matches, which represents more than half of the team’s matches, while he tasted victory on only 5 occasions, and suffered defeat in 8 matches. This tactical approach reflects Abdel-Al’s constant desire to come out with the least losses, which made El-Mahalla a difficult opponent for all the league teams this season, but at the same time it reflects the difficulty in deciding matches in his favor.
A history of long breath… 141 draws in the march
The phenomenon of draws is not a result of coincidence this season, but rather is part of Alaa Abdel-Al’s training journey throughout his long career in the Egyptian League, which reached 407 official matches. 141 of his matches ended in a draw, amounting to 35% of his total career, while he achieved victory in 109 matches, and lost in 157 matches.
Stations that painted his personality
The name Alaa Abdel-Al has been historically associated with Al-Dakhiliya Club, which he led in three different states, during which he played 220 matches, and the point was the strategic goal in most of the survival struggles he fought. In his first term (121 matches), he tied in 43 matches, in the second (80 matches), he tied in 30, and in the third (19 matches), he tied in 7 matches.
As for his experience with El Gouna, he played 66 matches, in which the number of victories and draws equaled 19 for each, and at Eastern Company, he left his mark with 13 draws in 36 matches, and even in his short experiences with Talaea El Gaish, El Sharqia, and Aswan, the draw remained present as a tactical option that ensured his survival in the competition circle.
Points collection school
Alaa Abdel-Al remains an example of a coach who understands the potential of his team well. He prefers to build solid defensive fortresses that make opponents suffer in front of his teams, while using counterattacks in the hope of snatching winning points. Although the large number of draws may deprive him of advanced positions, they remain the strongest weapon in his hand to ensure stability and survival in the top flight, which is what he is doing now with Ghazl El Mahalla, outperforming all the league coaches in collecting points through draws.
