{"id":11472,"date":"2010-09-09T06:11:55","date_gmt":"2010-09-09T13:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2010\/09\/09\/iran-coach-tips-hat-to-cho-korea-soccer\/"},"modified":"2010-09-09T06:11:55","modified_gmt":"2010-09-09T13:11:55","slug":"iran-coach-tips-hat-to-cho-korea-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2010\/09\/09\/iran-coach-tips-hat-to-cho-korea-soccer\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran coach tips hat to Cho, Korea soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"
Koreaherald – The manager of Iran\u2019s national soccer team said Korea needs \u201cattacking prowess\u201d and \u201cmore organized play\u201d in order to become a leading soccer nation, after his team beat Korea on Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m proud of Korean soccer,\u201d said Iranian manger Afshin Ghotbi, a former assistant with Korea, after watching his side defeat Korea 1-0 at Seoul World Cup Stadium.<\/p>\n

Ghotbi was seen running with his arms raised in the air and jumping with joy when Masod Shojaei of Spanish side Osasuna found the back of the net in the 34th minute, scoring the only goal of the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cKorea didn\u2019t play very well today. But they are a good side,\u201d he told reporters afterward. <\/p>\n

There was reason for his delight on Tuesday night as his last visit to Seoul was painful — Park Ji-sung\u2019s late equalizer dashed Iran\u2019s 2010 World Cup dreams.<\/p>\n

This time, however, the 46-year-old Iranian-American gave the Koreans something to think about. Korea remained almost silent throughout the night, firing only two shots on target despite having more possession.<\/p>\n

The lack of finishing touch doomed Korea\u2019s chances of scoring, Ghotbi pointed out.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think, like always, Korea needs more chances (than other teams) to score at the international level. That is always going to be a problem for them. The attackers need to be sharper,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Ghotbi added that the East Asian side has to be better organized, saying, \u201cThey give away too many balls, allowing space for counter-attacking.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ghotbi had a two-year tenure as a technical analyst for the Korean national team under Guus Hiddink and continued another four years as an assistant coach for the team until 2007. \u3000<\/p>\n

\u201cKorea has been playing fantastic soccer. I\u2019m proud of Korea,\u201d he said.
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Asked to give some advice to the newly appointed Korean manager Cho Kwang-rae, the Iranian manager said it was too early to judge his side, but claimed Korea should stick with what they are good at — powerful and energetic soccer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know Cho wants to play beautiful soccer, total soccer, with short passes, but my advice is don\u2019t lose the strong side but add what he thinks,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

<\/span>\"http:\/\/res.heraldm.com\/content\/image\/2010\/09\/08\/20100908000897_0.jpg\"On Tuesday, Cho made three changes from the side that beat Nigeria 2-1 in its previous match. Right-back Hong Jeong-ho started in place of Kwak Tae-hwi, while Lee Chung-yong was recalled to the midfield in place of Cho Young-cheol. Also, goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong started in place of Lee Woon-jae, who retired from the national team last month.<\/p>\n

As he promised earlier, Cho deployed a new 3-4-3 formation with Park Chu-young in the middle, while Bolton Wanderers winger Lee took the right flank as a shadow striker with Manchester United winger Park Ji-sung on the left. But it didn\u2019t work out.<\/p>\n

The hard-nosed manager blamed poor field conditions for the loss, citing that the damaged turf prevented them from playing their fluent passing game.<\/p>\n

But he admitted that his forwards need to work harder, saying, \u201cThe forwards need to study how to play inside the box.”<\/p>\n

The 55-year-old manager, who took over the Korean national team job in July, said that he is aiming to win the 2011 Asian Cup in Qatar in January — ending Korea\u2019s 40-year trophy drought. \u3000<\/p>\n

However, judging from Tuesday night\u2018s performance, Korea still has a long way to go. The Asian Cup is scheduled to take place in January. Korea is in Group C with Australia, India and Bahrain. But a more immediate challenge lies ahead when Korea faces archrival Japan on Oct. 12. <\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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