{"id":36563,"date":"2019-05-29T14:46:44","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T21:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=36563"},"modified":"2019-05-29T19:21:36","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T02:21:36","slug":"everyone-has-a-chance-to-play-in-team-melli-marc-wilmots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2019\/05\/29\/everyone-has-a-chance-to-play-in-team-melli-marc-wilmots\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyone has a chance to play in Team Melli: Marc Wilmots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tehran Times – TEHRAN, Newly-appointed coach Marc Wilmots says everyone has a chance of playing in Iran national football team.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belgian coach penned a 3.5-year deal with Iran on Wednesday. The former Belgian striker has reportedly signed a $1.2 million (1 million euros) a year deal with Iran. The contract runs until the end of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wilmots took over from Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz who stepped down after eight years in charge in January following Iran’s semi-final exit in the Asian Cup when they went down 3-0 to Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom now on, Iran is my country and we have to work together to achieve a successful outcome. I\u2019ve visited here in the past days and I have to say Iran is a developed country. We are going to qualify for the 2022 World Cup, that\u2019s why we are here,\u201d Wilmots said in his first press conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe need to display a level of tactical maturity. The friendly matches will help us to do that. It\u2019s a good opportunity for coaching staff to watch out the foreign based players in the friendlies. I\u2019ve already worked in national teams and clubs and need to work hard to reach our goals,\u201d Wilmots said.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With one week until the first friendly match in charge of Iran, Wilmots says each player has an equal chance of being selected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIran will meet Syria and South Korea and it will be a good opportunity for the coaching staff to analyze the team’s performances. Every player has a chance of playing in the national team. There is no guarantee for the players who play abroad. After these two matches, I can talk more,\u201d the 50-year-old coach stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve chosen Vahid Hashemian as my Iranian assistant since he has worked in Bundesliga and is fluent in German. It can facilitate the connections. Manu Ferrera is my first assistant since we\u2019ve worked together for 25 years. However, the match analyst has yet to be selected,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am proud of being here to coach the Iranian football national team. My family didn\u2019t agree with me but it is my decision to take charge of Iran and it\u2019s part of football,\u201d Wilmots concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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