According to Mehr reporter, the preliminary matches of the Asian Nations Cup will be held from 22nd of December to 21st of Bahman with the participation of 24 teams hosted by Qatar, and the national football team of our country, under the guidance of Amir Ghale Noi, who has gone to Kish Island to set up a preparatory camp, hopes able to achieve the championship position of these competitions after many years.
Ali Asghar, the manager of the village, a football expert who has a history of playing in the national team, in an interview with Mehr reporter about this tournament, while emphasizing that the football structure in countries such as Japan, Korea and Australia has worked better and stronger than Iran. He expressed hope that the Iranian team can achieve a significant result in these competitions after many years.
Regarding the conditions of the national team, he said: This tournament is an important tournament for the national team, and Iranian football has not been able to succeed in these competitions for many years. Currently, we have good people in the team who can be influential, and the technical staff has been able to gather good people by their side.
Regarding the match against Burkina Faso and the last preparatory match in Qatar with the Indonesian national team, this football expert of our country added: “The Iranian team has not had good preparatory games and we hope that these two matches can show the weak points of the Iranian team.”
Regarding the conditions of other Asian teams, the village director added: The conditions of the teams in the group stage are such that we will not face any particular problem at this stage, but if we face a team like Korea in the elimination stage, we will face problems. To win against teams like South Korea and Japan, we need extra effort from the players. The structure of football in these countries has surpassed Iranian football, and due to the individual skills of the players and the bias of the Iranian players, we may be able to achieve success against these teams.
The former player of the national team continued: Our goal should not be focused on these competitions, but we should try to make a good foundation in order to reach a team like Japan and strengthen national football in the long term.
Regarding the age of the players and not inviting some young faces, Ali Asghar, the manager of the village, said: Considering that we have not been successful in these competitions for many years, the technical staff has preferred to postpone the issue of youth in the team until after the Nations Cup. Although it is wrong to completely change the team with young players, it could be done by changing some players and inviting some young players. Definitely, such work would not only not harm the team, but could increase the motivation and experience of these young players.
In the end, he wished the Iranian national football team success and said: “There are good legionnaires in the national team and we have a good generation in this team, and I hope they can get a good result in the Nations Cup.”