Eghbali: The criterion for choosing a coach should not be fame and popularity / Omid team has no plans or proper preparations

In an interview with a sports reporter of Fars News Agency, Masoud Eghbali said about the uncertainty of our country’s Omid team before the start of the Asian Under-23 Nations Cup, which will be held in June: “The uncertainty and disorder we have in our football is due to mismanagement and Lack of organization is correct. The many managerial changes and managerial shifts that we have in clubs and even at the national level cause such conditions. Today, I heard that Mahdavikia did not even have a contract with the Football Federation as the head coach of Omid.

“Some say that Mahdavi Kia had a contract and some say that he did not have a contract and even paid for the help of a foreign coach from his own pocket,” he said, referring to Football Federation officials. What is certain, however, is that there must be a strategic plan for organizing a team or organization, and what your goals are for the next year or four. I am sorry to say that this situation is not seen even in the senior national team. Our senior national team After the last match, the players and coaches all went about their lives, while in April 1401, we have to play against South Korea.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) coach said: “Our Omid team has not had a good sports identity for many years. And on the eve of the start of the tournament, the players are not in a good condition mentally, even physically and physically, and during the competitions, this situation has a negative effect on the players. For this reason, I do not really give Omid a great chance of success in this competition.

Eghbali, referring to the uncertainty of the selection process of Omid team players, said: “Considering that the competitions of the basic teams and especially Omid in the club category are not properly evaluated and the clubs do not pay proper attention to those competitions, the players in Omid team are selected by greenhouse method.” In the past, players participated in prestigious domestic tournaments in the basic categories and reached the Omid and national categories by shining in these competitions, but now players under the age of 23 who are in Premier League teams are selected to participate in the Omid team. So if something is done at the grassroots level at the national and club level, it is very slow and turtle. The result is that when the players are recognized in the youth and junior categories, they are suddenly left alone for a while and we have no more achievements.

“Qatar is a country that has invested well in its young players in academies and will most likely be the best team in our group,” he said. The players of our Omid team, if they succeed, it is their inherent ability, not working with plans and principles. Our Omid team has followed their lives after the previous stage matches and the team has been left alone.

The former Esteghlal coach said that our Omid team is still confused about choosing a head coach and that Mahdavikia’s task is not clear: “I think Mahdavikia was wrong from the beginning.” Those who chose Mahdavikia wanted to take advantage of his fame and popularity. Mahdavikia was a great national player, he was the captain of the Hamburg team and … but the world of coaching is very different from acting. The fact that only one player can get a coaching degree can not be considered a coach, he has to work in different fields in the field of coaching. The criterion for choosing coaches in our national and club categories should not be fame and popularity. In football-friendly countries, coaches work for years to reach the Premier League and national club club ranks, and work in second and third teams to later become coaches like Guardiola.

He added: “In our football, both at the club level and at the national level, the criterion for selecting coaches is the national players and their reputation.” Some managers want to hide their lack of work behind these choices. While coaches should work in the field of coaching after the coaching class. Mahdavi Kia was able to earn a good income by participating in professional football, and perhaps the criterion for choosing him to head the Omid team was his popularity and even his wealth, so that they might be able to use his wealth at some point. Now we are talking about the election of Hamid Steely. Steely is a good boy, but has he been a successful coach?

Eghbali, referring to the staff of our country’s adult national team, said: “Along with Skochich, coaches like Karim Bagheri and Vahid Hashemian are present. Can they help Skochich and our national team in the World Cup?” Therefore, the criteria for selecting coaches must change. Some seek to use the reputation of newly coached players to hide behind them.

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