Jose Riveiro's training methods at Al Ahly have been criticised by one of the club's former coaches ahead of their next Egyptian Premier League clash.
The Red Devils are yet to win an official game under the Spaniard, which included their three group stage matches at the FIFA Club World Cup and last week's draw with Modern Future.
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Sayed Abdel Hafeez, who was Pitso Mosimane's assistant, feels Riveiro's times will work against the players and their preparations for the matches.
"This is a difficult time given the heat," Hafeez said, as per WinWin.
"Training at 10 a.m. means the team's meeting will be at 8:30 a.m. In other words, the player has to wake up at 7 a.m. and therefore go to bed before 12 p.m., which is extremely difficult.
"The team plays its matches at 9:00 PM, which is the time when the brain is supposed to prepare the body's muscles to relax and get used to sleeping every day."
Riveiro reportedly changed the training schedule ahead on Wednesday following the criticism.
