According to Tasnim news agency, English Daily Star newspaper conducted an exclusive interview with Alireza Jahanbakhsh, the captain of the Iranian national team, and asked the opinion of the former star of the Brighton team about his and his team’s match against Sasheer in the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
In the introduction of this interview, Daily Star mentioned: The match against England in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in the first game of the two teams in this competition, which will be held on November 21, is a very difficult test for Iran, but Alireza Jahanbakhsh is concerned about the chances of the golden generation of the national team against Sasheer. is optimistic However, having participated in both the World Cups in Brazil and Russia, he is aware of the great challenge that his team will face in Qatar.
At the beginning of his interview with Daily Star, Jahanbakhsh stated about the draw of the Iranian national team and its group with England: “Honestly, we were watching it when the draw was held, and before they wanted to pick the third team for the third group, we said to ourselves that it was super exciting and beautiful.” It is possible if we fall in group B. But the group is a very difficult group. As for England, I must say that this team has one of the best generations in its history and has so many players that it can field three strong teams at the same time. The likes of Harry Kane are in this team, who have a very high quality of play. I also enjoy watching other players in this team who are my teammates like Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho.
Jahanbakhsh also said about his selection as the captain of the national team: It was incredible and something I dreamed about since I was a child. Whenever I have the chance to wear the captain’s armband, I will do it with all my heart, because I know how much football means to people. We know how passionate our countrymen are about this football, and when you are selected as the captain of a team that represents 85 million people in the World Cup, it feels proud.
The star of Feyenoord team stated about the chances of the Iranian national team to advance to the round of 16 of the World Cup: In the previous two World Cups, we showed that we are not an easy opponent either. We also saw the reaction of others to our performance. Everyone was talking about the good performance of the Iranian national team. It was because of the hard work and responsibility that our players had and it was incredible. We didn’t make it to the next stage, but the reaction from people showed that we did well. This time we want to do our best to make the people of our country proud. That’s all we can do. We must make the most of this opportunity and work hard, because we are in a difficult group.
In the continuation of its interview with Jahanbakhsh, Daily Star magazine took a look at the match between the national team and the USA in the World Cup and reviewed the previous match between these two teams in the 1998 World Cup. Expressing optimism about the ability of the golden generation of the national team to succeed in the 2022 World Cup, Jahanbakhsh emphasized: This generation of the national team, if not the best generation, is one of its best generations, because it is a good combination of young and experienced players. The fact that we have a very good offensive line is a huge plus for us. Our national team has a very bright future and is so strong and has the potential to do many great things. All we need is to have the best training camp possible.