According to the sports reporter of Tasnim news agency, Samad Murfawi said on the sidelines of the training session today (Saturday) of the Iranian youth football team: Our camp started today for two matches with Jordan. After that, we may go to Turkey for three friendly matches, which, God willing, will be finalized.
He clarified about the cooperation of different clubs with the technical staff of Iran’s youth team: We consulted with the managers of the clubs and they promised us cooperation. Our foundation is based on interaction with the clubs and we know that they also have problems. I understand the coaches, but we must also consider the national interests of our football. We must show up in the games with strength to advance to the World Cup and be successful.
The head coach of Iran’s youth football team said about the implementation of his own programs: We presented the programs to the youth committee since Mirshad Majdi was in charge, and the camps are carried out according to the program. Our only problem is the issue of overseas (camps) and players have to participate in different tournaments. We could not participate in tournaments, but we had foreign visits. It was very good to play with the Belarus U23 team, who were older than our players, and we had two matches against Oman.
Marfawi praised the players of Iran’s youth football team and said: All our players are capable and can be useful for our football in the future. I trust all these people and I hope we will climb with more effort and better planning.
He mentioned about the role of the Federation’s talent search program in the selection of youth football team players: We selected 80-90% of the current players from talent searches. We formed the youth team from these people and we knew some players from the past.
The head coach of Iran’s youth team continued: We invited some players of the senior national team who were not fixed and whose names were in the under-23 team, and we divided the above 60 players into two groups of 30. From all these people, we selected the current players and we invite any player who is worthy to the camp.
In response to the question of what message he has for Javad Nekonam, Saket Elhami and Mehdi Rajabzadeh, who did not provide him with the players he wanted, Marfawi stated: Nekonam and Elhami are our friends and colleagues and I thank them for sending these players to They left it to us. Fan players will be added to the team today and Nekonam has promised to provide us with these players after Foulad’s match on January 29.
Criticizing the staff of Fajr Sepasi Shiraz club, he stated: My complaint is with Fajar Sepasi team that they didn’t take us over and didn’t react to our request. God willing, they will understand us too. We also understand Fajri and know that they have a powerful team that wants to advance to the Premier League. However, we are thankful for a player in Fajar Sepasi who can help our country’s national team and be productive.
The head coach of Iran’s youth football team said: Yes, in response to the question of whether he supervises the Premier Youth League or not. I sent my colleagues to these competitions and I participated in several teams. I sent our representatives to the cities. All the players who are in the youth league played in the talent search and we saw them. We invited other players to the youth team camp.