We Know What We Want, Iran’s Naft Coach Mansourian Says

Tasnim – TEHRAN, Naft Tehran football team coach Alireza Mansourian said that they know what they want in the match against Al Ain of the UAE.

Iran’s Naft has been scheduled to play Al Ain in Group B of the AFC Champions League in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on Tuesday.

“We know what we want. Naft lost in its previous match since our players made mistakes and we worked hard to resolve the problem. We’ve learnt from the defeat,” Alireza Mansourian said in the pre-match news conference.

“We analyzed Al Ain and we respect them as one of the Emirati great teams. They have several key players including Abdulrahman brothers,” he added.

“We hope that our fans come to the stadium to support us tomorrow,” former Iranian midfielder added.

Meanwhile, Al Ain Coach Zlatko Dalic said that they have traveled to Iran to get result against Naft of Tehran.

Al Ain started the 2015 AFC Champions League (ACL) with a scoreless draw at home against Saudi Arabia’s Al Shabab last week but the 2014 semi-finalist should produce an improved performance in Tuesday’s ACL Group B trip to Iran’s Naft Tehran.

“I know the strength and weakness of Naft Tehran. I’ve already come to Iran for the match against Esteghlal. I have a good knowledge of Iran football,” Dalic said.

“Football is not predictable. We don’t know what happened at the match. I hope, the match goes in the way we expect,” he added.

“Naft is Iran Professional League leader and they have shown they are a good team; however we are going to take advantage of our opportunities in this match,” Al Ain Coach said.