Skocic reacts to BBC mischief: I am a football coach / Iranian players will be motivated against US and England

“Yes, the game may be emotional and everyone will talk about it, but I think about football,” Skucic told the BBC in an interview with the BBC. We also played Iraq in the qualifying round and we were able to finish the match with that victory. I hope we will be successful in this game as well.

Asked if he remembered the Iran-US match in 1998, Skocic said: “I did not see the match, but Mr. Steely is one of our technical staff who scored in that match.

The head coach of the Iranian national team, in response to a reporter’s question, said, “Before that, there was a lot of talk and talk, but the players of the two teams gave each other presents when the game started. Will there be such a diplomatic move between the players in Qatar this time?” He continued: I do not know what will happen. I do not think about diplomatic issues and I only look at football and I think about how to win the game. Football should improve relations between people, and everyone expects the same from this sport. My whole focus is on this match.

“Politically, at the moment, Britain, the United States and Iran are trying to reach an agreement in the nuclear talks, and you are going to have to deal with these two teams,” Skocic told the BBC. “Play the group stage of the World Cup. Do you think that politicians in Iran will look at this game like any other, or use it as an opportunity for government propaganda?” “I really do not want to talk about politics,” he said. I am a football coach and this is a question that does not concern me.

The head coach of the Iranian national team, in response to the question “How will the players feel about the game against England and the United States” said: “I think they are very motivated and I expect to see a good reaction from them.”

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