Green light of the Volleyball Federation to hold Saeed Maroof’s farewell game – Mehr News Agency | Iran and world’s news
According to the Mehr reporter, Mohammad Reza Davarzani said about the possibility of returning former players to the national volleyball team, including Saeed Maroof, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi and Amir Ghafoor: . They do not say goodbye to volleyball and they are, but now the youth must be given a chance in the national team.
The president of the volleyball federation added: Seyed (Mousavi) is now in Turkey. Saeed is also in the United States. The other kids are following their club work. It is more appropriate for Saeed Maroof to be a very successful coach in the world after his acting career, who is starting to do this little by little. He both plays and gets into coaching.
The referee pointed out: At present, the average age of the Iranian national volleyball team is 24 years old. The best average age in the Olympics is between 26-27 years. By the next Olympics, the average age of the national team will reach this number. Everything goes back to the future and to the conditions of the matches we are facing in the League of Nations. I think the opportunity we have in the next three years should be given to young people to gain experience.
Regarding Saeed Maroof’s farewell to the national team, he emphasized with annoyance: Saeed was not upset with the federation. We all wanted to do better in the Olympics. Saeed also wanted to say goodbye to volleyball with a better result at the national level. He was upset with the conditions of the tournament.
The president of the Volleyball Federation, who spoke to the “Sports and People” program, announced his readiness to hold the game by saying the word “must” in response to the host’s remarks about saying goodbye to Saeed Maroof and other former national team players.
In the end, the referee said that he should be careful about creating player domination in the national team: “The team whose captain was Saeed Maroof was between the youngest and the oldest player, about 17 years old.” In our current team, the age difference is 6-7 years, which helps in better cohesion and empathy.
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