
Majid Jalali told the sports reporter of Tasnim news agency about Iran’s national football team’s victory in Jordan’s four-way tournament by defeating Qatar: In the match against Jordan, there were many problems in the national team, but these problems were less against Qatar. Maybe before the meeting with Jordan, the players had a mindset that has changed for the meeting with Qatar.
Meeting with Qatar can be both promising and deceiving
Admiring the performance of Amir Qalanewi’s students against the champions of the previous Asian Nations Cup, he said: The game and the result of the meeting with Qatar can be both promising and deceptive. We played very powerfully against Qatar and completely dominated the match. We got a good result in the final, which can cover all our weaknesses. However, we have to see if our problems are completely resolved or not.
The motivation of the players in the 2 matches was not comparable
The Iranian football expert stated that there should be more focus on the national team and noted: the motivation of the players against Qatar was not comparable to the match against Jordan, and here the mental preparation of the team becomes very important. The players were in good physical condition and kept fresh with time.
The difference in Iran’s level in 2 games raises doubts!
Regarding which part of the field can be considered as the weak point of the Iranian national team, Jalali clarified: you have to be with the national team and live with it. For this issue, we must consider the latest developments of the players and their physical and mental condition. The difference in Iran’s level in these two matches may raise doubts. A doubt that says that Iran’s performance against Qatar can be stable or it will happen for one game.
If the national team spend more time together, we can succeed
In response to the question of how much chance can be imagined for the national team’s success in the Asian Nations Cup, he said: Our vision should be to meet Australia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Japan, and we should see if such a performance continues or not. If we are at the level of the meeting with Jordan, there will be many concerns. We don’t have enough time, but the sum of the two matches shows that if the members of the national team spend more time together before the start of the Asian Nations Cup, we can succeed.
Qatar did not have the quality we expected
The football expert of our country said about the quality of the Qatar national team under the head coach Carlos Queiroz: Qatar was not the quality of the team we expected. Iran’s players were able to identify the highways of the opposing team’s game and close it. Perhaps one of the reasons why Qatar fell so far from the flow of the game was this issue. This team did not have the quality of the 2019 Asian Cup and even the 2022 World Cup.