Armaghani: China played exceptionally/ we have a chance to advance

After Iran’s defeat against China, Saeed Armaghani said in an interview with IRNA: China played very exceptionally today and started well. We were fully prepared against China. We implemented all the tactics we had to do on the field.

He added: But the playing conditions were not good in the second round and we could not collect the defense, and because of this our difference was very big, and in the third and fourth rounds we returned to the field with determination.

The head coach of the national basketball team said: “The players played much more effectively and our defense appeared well.” We brought the game to the result we wanted and maybe if we didn’t give the last three points to China, all the results would have changed and we could have won the game.

He said: I told the players in the dressing room that I am proud of their presence because they worked hard and played this game. We must learn to play effectively in the basketball teams of the world, and we must also learn how to play effectively against these teams.

Armaghani added: Some players are young and we have to work with them to improve and we have a long way to go. We still have a chance to climb. I don’t know what the game against Australia will be like on Monday, but we still have two more games in the window and we hope that we can show up very well and determined in that game and win one of those two games. Our advancement to the World Cup also depends on Kazakhstan’s game.