{"id":46054,"date":"2022-06-13T09:24:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T16:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=46054"},"modified":"2022-06-13T09:24:18","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T16:24:18","slug":"iran-must-arrange-more-warm-up-matches-bijan-zolfagharnasab-%ef%bf%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2022\/06\/13\/iran-must-arrange-more-warm-up-matches-bijan-zolfagharnasab-%ef%bf%bc\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran must arrange more warm-up matches: Bijan Zolfagharnasab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tehran Times – TEHRAN, Former Iran national football team coach Bijan Zolfagharnasab says that the loss against Algeria cannot question the quality of the current players.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Algeria defeated Iran 2-1 in a friendly match held at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar Sunday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was the first friendly match for Dragan Skocic’s side after the 2022 World Cup qualification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis defeat and the quality of the team\u2019s performance shows that Team Melli suffers from a lack of preparation with about five months before the start of the World Cup,\u201d said Zolfagharnasab in his interview with Tehran Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlmost all the teams that qualified for the 2022 World Cup started planning their preparation immediately after their participation – in World Cup – was confirmed. Holding training camps and playing various friendly games is a process that began a long time ago for the other teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut the Iranian national team did not have such conditions and, after a long time, finally played their first friendly game,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u2018Persian Leopards\u2019 prepare for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, where Skocic’s side are drawn along with England, the U.S., and Wales in Group B.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Zolfagharansab believes that the loss against Algeria is not enough to question the quality and potential of the Iranian team\u2019s players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIran has excellent players, and this defeat cannot question our national team’s technical quality. Instead, it shows us our weaknesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn my opinion, Skocic and his technical staff should use the time left until the World Cup to fix the problems seen in the team’s game,\u201d the ex-Saipa coach stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis, of course, requires more and better preparation games, which is the duty of the Iranian Football Federation to arrange such games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe mistakes seen in the game against Algeria can be resolved. The national team head coach can eliminate these weaknesses with his measures and proper planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe good point about the warm-up games is that the flaws are being exposed, and I think that instead of criticizing, we should use this opportunity to help the national team,\u201d concluded Zolfagharnasab.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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