Statements of the head coach of Iran’s national volleyball team after the match against France – Mehr news agency Iran and world’s news
According to Mehr News Agency, the 2023 Volleyball Nations League in the men’s group will start on June 16 and will end on August 1 with the introduction of the top teams. Iran’s national volleyball team will experience its fifth appearance in these competitions.
Today (Sunday, June 14th) Iran’s national volleyball team faced France in a preparatory match, which ended in a 2-2 draw with the agreement of the head coaches of the two teams.
Behrouz Atai, Iran’s head coach, said at the end of this preparatory meeting: “It was a very good game.” Considering that we are very close to the Nations League competition, it was necessary to play our last match with good quality. France played very well and both teams tried to implement what they had done in training on the field.
Emphasizing that he used different formations in this friendly match, he stated: Overall, we played a good game. We had weaknesses in some skills that we will try to fix in training before the game against Japan. We definitely have a tough job against Japan at home and I hope we can give a good performance against this team.
Atai emphasized about his good relationship with French head coach Andre Gianni: “We are a family in the world of volleyball and there is a good relationship between us and other coaches.” A month and a half ago, we made an appointment to have a preparatory meeting before the League of Nations. This game happened today and this connection will definitely benefit volleyball in the country. I hope the communication between Iranian coaches and other coaches in the world will increase so that we can use this issue for the benefit of sports and volleyball.
According to Mehr reporter, also Shahroz Homayunfermanesh At the end of this preparatory match, the Iranian player said: “It was a very good game and it helped Iran to coordinate more.” It was a good training game and we were able to identify our strengths and weaknesses.
He continued: In two days, our first game in the League of Nations will be against Japan. We are preparing for the competition. I hope that these two days of training will pass well and we will face Japan with full preparation.
In the end, the recipient of Iran’s national volleyball team said: The French team used all its pieces in this match and we were able to advance the game with the result of 2-2, and finally the four sets ended with the agreement of the parties.
Iran’s national volleyball team in their first meeting in the first week of the League of Nations 2023 He will face Japan on Tuesday, June 16 at 14:10.