Basketball expert: In the match against Japan, the balance is in Iran’s favor
According to IRNA, Iran’s national basketball team will line up against Japan in the last game of the Asian Cup group stage tomorrow, Sunday, July 26, at 15:00.
On the eve of this meeting, Ali Tawfiq In an interview with IRNA’s reporter, he said: Iran’s national basketball team has shown good performance in this tournament and up to this point and has appeared on the field with double motivation.
He continued: An important issue that should be noted is that Iran plays in three different styles in the group stage. Syria, Kazakhstan, and Japan each have their own style, and our country’s national players must play in different ways in these three matches.
This basketball expert emphasized: The win against Syria seemed probable, but the conditions of the game were different with Kazakhstan, we had lost to this team in the World Cup window, and the players went to the field against this team with double motivation in the Asian Cup and presented a good game. succeeded in excelling.
Tawfiq stressed: The more we go forward, the more coordinated the national team will be. The young forces are closer to the experienced team and this coordination increases. If the same performance we have seen from the national team continues, we will have a chance to be among the top 4 teams and we should expect much better games from our country’s national team.
This basketball expert of our country also said about the change that led to compensating for the defeat against Kazakhstan in the Asian Cup: double motivation and revenge for the defeat in the World Cup window was one of the most important factors. On the other hand, we dictated our superiority to the opponent in attack and showed good individual and team defense. On the other hand, we managed to control both the colored zone and the surrounding players well.
Regarding the game against Japan, he stated: Due to the physical conditions and height factors of the East Asian teams, the Japanese have speed of action and quick transfer in their agenda and play with a different style. In this game, which is played for the top spot, we must participate in defense and have a good performance in defense and rebounding. Under the circle, with the presence of players such as Hamed Haddadi and Arslan Kazemi, we can put a lot of pressure on the opponent team and achieve what we want by managing the game.
Responding to the question of how he evaluates the chances of Iran’s national basketball team winning against Japan, Tawfik said: If we want to consider a number as a criterion, I see Iran’s chances at 70% and Kazakhstan’s at 30%.