The Dervishes conceded nine goals in six games, with goalkeeping duo Mohamed Sobhi and Mohamed Fathi both facing criticism.

"We are looking to improve the level of performance of our goalkeepers, we have to say that this was a problem for us in recent matches," the Ismaili chairman told FilGoal.com.

"We hope we can improve training facilities with Ricardo, that’s why we are likely to hire a new goalkeeping coach.

Mohamed Abou-Leila is the current goalkeeping coach in Ismailia, as former guardian Sayed Al-Sowerki is tipped for the post.