 He played for only 32 minutes against Groningen , after a display which lacked creativity . He said afterwards he was tired and was carrying a slight injury during the match , but Koeman criticised Mido saying he was not giving everything . He revealed in September 2002 that he wanted to leave Ajax in the transfer window in late December . However , Mido soon apologised to Koeman and Leo Beenhakker regarding the transfer comments , saying he was " irresponsible " and " unthoughtful " . He was handed a fine and suspended from Ajax 's game against Olympique Lyonnais . In December of that year , he revealed that he wanted to stay at Ajax . He scored for Ajax during their 6 – 0 defeat of Willem II in February 2003 , but Koeman again criticised Mido , commenting negatively on his performance against Roda in the KNVB Cup . He was dropped for Ajax 's next game against Feyenoord , only featuring as an unused substitute . He suffered a muscle strain in his upper thigh after a friendly for Egypt , and was ruled out of Ajax 's game against Groningen . Mido was relegated to the Ajax reserve team for disciplinary reasons , surrounding a perceived lack of effort in training . His situation at the club led to interest from Serie A clubs Juventus and Lazio and he was later reported to have thrown a pair of scissors at Ajax teammate Zlatan Ibrahimović following an argument in March 2003 . 
