Egyptian TV channel, Dream interviewed Mohamed Zidan.
The Egyptian had some comments about his new side HSV,
his former club Mainz and the more.
Zidan revealed Mainz' interest in Al-Ahly striker Emad
Moteb as a possible replacement for Zidan:
"They (Mainz officials) asked me about Moteb and
if I recommend him. I told them that he is an excellent
forward with international experience as he won the
ACN with the Egyptian national team".
Regarding his choice to leave Mainz and sign for HSV,
the Egyptian commented:
"I left Mianz and it was a very difficult decision.
I was attached to the club and fans but I had half of
Europe wanting me so I had to take the right decision
and chose HSV".
"Hamburg (HSV) is a very big club in Germany,
they just had a bad season but they qualified for the
Champions League the season before. They needed a striker
and they wanted me to sign for them in order to play
not just sit on bench".
When asked about the reasons behind signing for HSV
in particular, the Egyptian added:
"Choosing HSV over other clubs was easy for me as I
met with the coach Hub Stevens in the airport before signing
and I had a very positive impression on him so I wanted
to sign for the club".
"I didn't want to repeat the mistake I did when I
signed for Werder Bremen as I only met with the club director
(Claus Allofs) and first time I met with coach Thomas Schaff
was in training so I never knew his plans about me".
When asked about the preseason training and when its goring
to start, Zizou concluded:
"We are going to start training for the new season
on the 2nd of July and then we will have a training camp
in Austria a few days later".
