▁ 4 – 0 ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁youth ▁team ▁of ▁Egypt ian ▁club ▁EN P PI , ▁Sal ah ▁was ▁in ▁tears ▁for ▁not ▁scoring ▁after ▁missing ▁several ▁clear ▁ch ances ; ▁this ▁made ▁his ▁coach ▁realize ▁his ▁passion ▁for ▁scoring ▁goals , ▁forcing ▁him ▁to ▁move ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁forward ▁position . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁While ▁playing ▁Al ▁M ok aw lo on , ▁American ▁s occer ▁coach ▁Bob ▁Brad ley ▁saw ▁Sal ah ▁play ▁and ▁noted ▁his ▁pro dig ious ▁speed , ▁explos iveness , ▁and ▁intelligence ▁on ▁the ▁pitch , ▁already ▁evident ▁at ▁his ▁young ▁age . ▁Upon ▁signing ▁for ▁Ch else a , ▁José ▁M our inho ▁said ▁of ▁Sal ah : ▁" He ' s ▁young , ▁he ' s ▁fast , ▁he ' s ▁cre ative , ▁he ' s ▁enthus i astic . ▁When ▁we ▁anal ys ed ▁him ▁he ▁looks ▁the ▁kind ▁of ▁hum ble ▁person ality ▁on ▁the ▁pitch , ▁ready ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁team ." ▁M our inho ▁added ▁that ▁Sal ah ▁has ▁" similar ▁qual ities " ▁with ▁" tal ented ▁players " ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁worked ▁with , ▁such ▁as ▁G are th ▁B ale ▁and ▁Ar jen ▁Rob ben . ▁His ▁technical ▁skills , ▁pace , ▁left ▁foot , ▁goals cor ing , ▁position ▁and ▁direct ▁playing ▁style ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁nick named ▁the ▁" E gypt ian ▁Mess i ", ▁in ▁the ▁Italian ▁media . ▁Brazil ian ▁World ▁Cup ▁winner ▁R onal do ▁– ▁whom ▁Sal ah