A tough choice for the volleyball federation/ Italian coaches clash with famous – Mehr news agency Iran and world’s news
According to the Mehr reporter, after the appointment of Vahid Moradi as the vice president of the volleyball federation, negotiations with foreign head coaches continued. Moradi initially worked with coaches such as Piazza, Henin, and Saeed Maarouf, whose name was mentioned during his tenure as referee. He sat down to negotiate, and after that, Lorzenti was added to the options of leading the national team.
Last week, the meeting of the advisory council was held with the presence of a large number of residents and volleyball experts, and the resumes of 4 coaches were reviewed. Now, a meeting of the technical committee is scheduled to be held this week with the presence of fewer people, so that after months of indecision, the status of the bench of the Iranian national volleyball team will finally be determined.
National team under the control of an Iranian?
After the Iranian national volleyball team with Behrouz Atai did not get an acceptable result in the Olympic qualifiers and fell a few places in the world ranking, it seems that they will not trust the Iranian coach for a long time to entrust the bench to the team, but the situation changed during the refereeing period. And the former president of the volleyball federation, in addition to negotiating with foreign options, also mentioned the name of the famous Saeed. Some volleyball people believed that Maarou has no coaching experience and therefore he should not be given the bench of the national team at this point. short can fix the situation of the national volleyball team.
Of course, during the Moradi period, Maarouf’s presence on the bench of the national team was in an aura of uncertainty, because the current head of the volleyball federation clearly announced in a press conference that Saeed Maarouf is a potasil in Iranian volleyball and should not be burned.
What do volleyball people say?
Afshardoust: Marouf should get coaching experience
Mahmoud Afshardost, one of the volleyball experts who was at the advisory council meeting, told Mehr reporter about the selection of the head coach of the national volleyball team: “I think Lorenzotti is the best option to lead the national team at this point in time. The League of Nations is the last chance for the national team to qualify for the Olympics, and we must put all our efforts into those competitions. “On the other hand, we should try to change the team’s image from a technical point of view in order to be in a better position in the ranking.”
Afshardoust also believes about the coaching of Saeed Maarouf in the national team: “Saeed Maarouf can become one of the very good coaches in Asia and the world, all his friends had the same opinion. But at this point, the opinion of the volleyball people was that we should have a foreign coach for the time being so that Saeed, if he deems fit, can experience the challenges and atmosphere of coaching with the foreign coach. Although Marouf may prefer to start his career as a head coach, considering his name and position in the world, which is not a bad wish and shows his high self-confidence. But my personal opinion is that he should start his career as a foreign assistant coach so that he will soon become an ideal head coach.”
Seyyed Abbasi: It is the best time to trust the famous
Jahangir Seyed Abbasi, another member of the advisory council, told Mehr reporter about the presence of Saeed Maarouf on the bench of the national volleyball team: “I believe that if we are going to use a global figure named Saeed Maarouf, now is the time because the current generation in volleyball They accept Saeed as a pole. He is approved by the players in terms of technical knowledge, management and charisma. I am surprised by the people who used to say that Saeed Maarouf rotates the team, he moves and chooses the head coach of the team, but now these same friends say that Saeed Maarouf has no experience. I really don’t know how it is. If you ask me whether Saeed Marouf can lead the national team or not, I will say that he can handle it in the best way; Provided that they have a support program for him. In any case, I believe that regardless of Saeed Marouf, we have a small chance to advance to the Olympics.”
Hard choice between foreign options
All three options for leading the national team, “Vital Heinen, Angelo Lorenzotti and Roberto Piazza” are among the famous volleyball coaches who have a fruitful resume. Heenen signed a 2-year contract with the Polish Volleyball Federation as the head coach of Poland in 2018. He won the 2018 World Championship with the Polish national team. Continuing his successful path with Poland in 2019, Henin won the runner-up position of the World Cup, the bronze medal of the League of Nations and the third place of the European Championship. He is one of the serious options to lead the national team, who has always expressed his desire to participate in the Iranian national volleyball team. Although he has rejected the negotiations with the volleyball federation in his latest talks, it is one of the serious options, of course, maybe his special behavior, which has made him a kind of special volleyball man, will keep him away from the national team bench.
Roberto Piazza has been leading the Dutch national team since 2014 and the Italian Milan team at the same time, and has a successful track record both at the club level and at the national level. Volleyball is given and it should be seen whether he can own this seat among other options.
After that name Angelo Lorenzotti As one of the options for the national volleyball team, many volleyball experts and people turned to this option and believe that he is the best option to lead the national volleyball team. Angelo Lorenzetti is the head coach of the Italian club Perugia, who made this team the world club champion and won the Italian Super League with the “Trentino” team last season. According to some volleyball people, this 60-year-old coach, who has won all the championships in the league and Europe in the club field, can be the best option for the national team, although some believe that he has something to say in the club level and has enough experience in the national level. He doesn’t have it, and maybe this will keep him away from the national team bench.
Your hard work to climb to the Olympics
It seems that the volleyball federation is willing to leave the bench of the national team to foreign coaches among the four options. Undoubtedly, choosing the head coach of the national team is the first and most important step to organize the Iranian national volleyball team. The team that has the least chance to advance to the Olympics and the League of Nations is the last chance for this team to become an Olympian. Iran’s top players can advance to the Olympics if they win 9 times in the League of Nations in order to improve the team’s position in the world ranking. Iran’s national volleyball team is now in the 15th place in the world ranking, and teams like Argentina, Slovenia, Italy, Serbia, Cuba, Holland and even Turkey have better conditions than Iran, and this makes it difficult for Iran’s national volleyball team.
The challenge of attracting a foreign coach
Although according to the members of the Advisory Council, Iqbal is more likely to attract a foreign coach to lead the national team, but we must pay attention to the fact that foreign coaches are added to the national team very late. They will come to Iran in May next year and considering that the League of Nations will be held in June, the foreign coach has little time to get to know and prepare the national team. Unless the federation has a long-term goal to recruit a foreign coach and sets the condition of participation in the Olympics for this period, then recruiting a first-level foreign coach in the long term can bring good results for Iranian volleyball. However, it remains to be seen who the head of the federation and the members of the technical committee will choose to lead the national volleyball team and whether we will witness a fight between the Italian coaches and the famous Saeed.