Qasimpour: Russia was not heavy-handed, it is too early to judge Qalanewi/ We should not expect too much from the national team.

In an interview with the sports reporter of Fars news agency, Ebrahim Ghasempour said about the 1-1 draw between the Iranian and Russian national football teams: Although we played good football against Russia, it is too early to judge the national team. If there are going to be major and special changes in the national team, it will take some time for the new players who are added to the team to reach a good harmony. There should definitely be changes in the national team, which we saw last night by playing people like Mohammad Mohebi and Shahriar Moqanlu in the fixed lineup, that Qalanoui intends to do such a thing. Some old players of the national football team are about to finish and we have to use younger players instead.

He added: “Although the match against Russia was only good for us physically, the opponent is not a strong team at the moment. Iran needs to hold better friendly matches with stronger teams with better plans and better known so that our youth can have good experience and more self-confidence.” brought. I hope this happens so that the national team is successful.

The former member of the technical committee of the Football Federation explained whether he saw a particular change in Amir Qalanoui’s thinking compared to 16 years ago: Qalanoui had only 4-5 days with the national team before the match against Russia. “But we can’t judge him too much now because he needs time,” he added. The players he used for the first time last night are also in the testing phase. Every coach who comes to the national team has his thoughts and brings the players he wants. In fact, he takes advantage of players who he feels can implement the tactics he wants and be more efficient. The opinion and taste of each coach should be respected.

Ghasempour emphasized: I say again that in order to remove a player from the list and bring a replacement for him, we need to work in training and friendly games to see how the new player’s efficiency is. Until the start of the Asian Nations Cup games, it is necessary to implement the plans of the head coach of the national team in stronger preparatory games, and then we will talk about the good and fruitfulness of the substitutes and the thoughts of Amir Ghalenoui.

Regarding whether the aggressiveness of the Iranian team in the Russia game was due to the opponent’s style of play or the thoughts of Amir Qalanewi, he said: I said that Russia is a very well-planned and strong team compared to other continental opponents, especially Western Europe, and it is not a very stubborn team. Even compared to three or four years ago, there has been a very noticeable drop. Our national team has the tools of attacking football, our left and right wingers and full backs participate well in the attack. We transfer the game from midfield to attack well, and every coach who comes should use this tool for offensive play. Of course, we should not constantly think about the offensive game, but we should also put the defensive game on the agenda at some moments. In world football, pressing from the front is considered very much, which requires good physical fitness. Our national team is still far from that point. If we want to play with big teams, we need such players.

The former player of our country’s national football team, regarding whether holding a match against Kenya, whose players have not been together for about 500 days according to its head coach, will give special help to the national team, answered: Our national team has always faced problems in holding preparatory games Factors such as political and financial issues are involved in it. The football federation has to spend a lot of money to hold matches with good and strong teams. On the other hand, due to political issues and existing obstacles, some big teams are not ready to play with Iran, that’s why we have to play with teams like Russia, Syria, Kenya, Uzbekistan, etc. This issue is beyond the responsibility of the head coach. The officials should provide the conditions in such a way that Iran can face stronger opponents. Kenya has no prominent football and according to its head coach, it has not participated in any tournament or competition for 500 days, so this game is not a very special achievement for us.

Qasimpour explained to what extent we can hope for the brilliance of the national team with Amir Qalanewi in the Asian Nations Cup: Our football has many problems in the hardware sector, you can see an example of it in these preparatory games. We cannot provide the necessary facilities, so our expectations should not be too high. Sometimes, if a result is obtained, a miracle is involved, although in terms of software, i.e., having good players, we are in a good situation, but our infrastructure is weak. We have many problems in terms of holding preparatory games and spending money to do good camps. We hope that good things will happen over time and the needs of the head coach of the national team will be met. Just as we provided suitable facilities for Carlos Queiroz, we should also provide such facilities to Qalanewi.

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