Asian WCQ Final Round Draw: Where to watch, updates, post draw discussion

[perspolis#1]

I doubt CQ wants to go down the rabbithole with Iraq. Dealingnwith IFF probably knocks 10 years off any coaches lifespan. My bet is on Iraqs Olympic coach Miroslav Soukop getting the job.

It sounds like a rough proposition dealing with a CQ trained Iraq who already tends to be a brutish defensive countering team.

I have zero faith in IFF keeping any of CQs tactics lying around.

My hope is that he joins Iraq to sabotage them so we can go through

[Shaz110]

if cq joins chiraq, i will lose half my respect for him

Why?? Don't get me wrong I don't like that at all! but why would you lose half respect. Its his carrier and job to coach football teams.

[kian_khosh]

if cq joins chiraq, i will lose half my respect for him

[AM_89]

TM plays very differently under Skocic. If Queiroz becomes their headcoach they will park the bus and we will beat them by coming at them hard.
While i do not worship Queiroz like some people i do respect him and what he has done for TM (while acknowleding that he also had his flaws), that respect will be gone on my part should Carlos become Iraq's headcoach.

I agree. I think if he does take this Iraq deal it's more to spite IFF than the actual job - which would be unbecoming of his status for us.

Why would he work with a worst federation than even ours? Why would he work with a federation that doesn't pay their national coach? Just too many questions and Carlos is a thorough and detail-oriented guy who does his due diligence.

[Sepehr9]

If Queiroz signs with Iraq, the both matches against them will be extremely tough. He knows A to Z of TM. The team over 80% is still his team.

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TM plays very differently under Skocic. If Queiroz becomes their headcoach they will park the bus and we will beat them by coming at them hard.

While i do not worship Queiroz like some people i do respect him and what he has done for TM (while acknowleding that he also had his flaws), that respect will be gone on my part should Carlos become Iraq's headcoach.

[persian_pooya]

So any update about this supposed carlos to Iraq news?

Stupid rumors don't have updates.

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[Soosk]

So any update about this supposed carlos to Iraq news?

[Iran_19]

If Queiroz signs with Iraq, the both matches against them will be extremely tough. He knows A to Z of TM. The team over 80% is still his team.

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[Ab-Gosht]

cq will only sign for less than 1 year and get paid beforehand obviously. i dont see the money being an issue here. issue should be iraqs chances of making it

[diz]

This is what Katanec did for Iraq, and in the end, they dragged their feet in paying his salary and dropped him. CQ is a smart man and was similarly burned by IFF. If there is a shred of truth to any of these rumors, unless Iraq promises (and delivers) the sun and the moon, CQ would never even set foot in the country.

[jaya]

This group is going to be headache for Iran.too much Arab countries in our group unfortunately.

[KC McElroy]

South Korea is our biggest rival.

[AM_89]

Iraq is one of our biggest rivals along with Saudi Arabia, if you grew up in Iran you'd understand why.

Furthermore, TM always has tough games against Iraq precisely because of our big rivalry, Queiroz did not manage to beat Iraq when he was in charge.

I understand the historical reasons i.e. Iran-Iraq war, geographic (neighbours). But that's non-footballing. Saudi I understand cause they always give us tough games and have a very similar head-to-head record against us (I think the best out of anyone in Asia).

I am just saying it hasn't translated much on the field. Except that game in Asia Cup 2015 and the first leg where we were Wilmotsified. Our historic records against Iraq is WAY better. We have lost to a lot of shitty teams too, so individual loses here and there doesn't make them our rival. Simiarly, just because we have beaten South Korea in recent years doesn't disqualify them from being our rivals. We have the better head to head but it's not too far.

If CQ goes there, there will be even more interest. But we will still beat them.

[Sepehr9]

Iraq are not our biggest rivals. South Korea and Japan are. Rivals is legitimizing them that they are close to our level.

Iraq's FA is even worse than ours. I doubt he can handle that again. The man is near 70 years old.

Iraq is one of our biggest rivals along with Saudi Arabia, if you grew up in Iran you'd understand why.

Furthermore, TM always has tough games against Iraq precisely because of our big rivalry, Queiroz did not manage to beat Iraq when he was in charge.

[Dortmund]

The onion could post something and some of you believe it