Ahly's Emad Meteb (Photo: Bassam Al-Zoghb)
Ahly striker Emad Meteb is delighted after ending an eight-month goal drought but believes the media coverage over the goals he scored in an African Champions League game was "exaggerated".
The 29-year-old scored twice to give Ahly a precious 2-1 away win over Tusker of Kenya in the first leg of the Champions league round of 32 last week.
"I am a striker; my role is to score goals, that's why I refuses any Kinds of exaggeration over the two goals I scored against Tusker," Meteb told Ahram Sports on Wednesday.
Meteb has come in for criticism lately after some disappointing displays that saw coach Hossam El-Badry relegate him to the bench.
"I was severely criticized recently. Their criticism of me was exaggerated, so I do not want their praise of me now to be exaggerated," he added.
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