Tardelli has set his sights on the 2006 World Cup
Egypt`s newly-appointed national coach Marco Tardelli has said he wants to take the Pharaohs to the World Cup finals for the first time since 1990.
Speaking at a press conference in Cairo on Wednesday, the Italian World Cup winner revealed that he has been watching a lot of videos in an effort to improve his knowledge of Egyptian football.
Tardelli said: "Obviously, videos can`t tell me everything I need to know about the players so I need to watch more league matches here in Egypt.
"For the time being I`ll work with the players selected by the football association but as soon as I`ve watched enough league matches I`ll then be in a position to choose my own players."
Before being introduced to the media Tardelli signed his contract with the Egyptian Football Association (EFA)
reportedly worth US$40,000 per month.
The Italian replaces local coach Mohsen Saleh who was in charge of the Pharaohs at the African Nations Cup finals in Tunisia.
"Now he`s a real member of the Egyptian national team," said EFA president Essam Abdel-Moneim. "He`s a new Pharaoh and he`s also become an Egyptian."
The EFA chief told BBC Sport that they chose Tardelli because "he has the experience and the right credentials" to revive the fortunes of Egyptian football.
Tardelli`s assistant coach and fellow-Italian Gannini Luca is expected to sign his contract on Thursday.
Abdel-Moneim also said that local coach Fathi Mabrouk and Luca will both be employed as assistant coaches to Tardelli.
Tardelli will watch the friendly international between Egypt and Trinidad & Tobago on Wednesday before embarking on a tour of the country.
