{"id":47553,"date":"2022-11-22T18:35:56","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T02:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=47553"},"modified":"2022-11-22T18:35:57","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T02:35:57","slug":"iran-will-be-much-better-prepared-against-wales-carlos-queiroz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2022\/11\/22\/iran-will-be-much-better-prepared-against-wales-carlos-queiroz\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran will be much better prepared against Wales: Carlos Queiroz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nation Cymru – DOHA, Head coach Carlos Queiroz has said that Iran will be much better prepared against Wales after a 6-2 drubbing against England.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Normally well-drilled and hard to beat, Team Melli were on the backfoot from the outset in the Group B opener at the Khalifa International Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Carlos Queiroz said that their players didn\u2019t have as much experience of playing at the highest level but that they would had \u201clearnt a lot\u201d that they would take into the game with Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wales play Iran on Friday at the Al Rayyan stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy view is simple and very pragmatic: the game finished in the first half when we conceded the goals that usually the Iran national team is not used to conceding,\u201d Queiroz said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeing 3-0 down, the only goal for our team was to enjoy the game and be part of one moment that we should keep brave, united, fighting and try to play our football in moments England allows us to do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe beginning was clear, the difference between high-level competitive football, between players that are competing every week. Every single week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd our players that unfortunately don\u2019t have the same experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut what I can say as a conclusion is we win or learn. We had the privilege to learn a lot of things today with the English team and we are much better prepared now to play against Wales.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Proud of them\u2019<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Iran\u2019s defeat pales into insignificance compared to the dreadful situation at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The players poignantly stood in silence during the national anthem in a stand of solidarity with those being mistreated, imprisoned and killed protesting for gender equality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fans booed during that stance and Iran boss Queiroz was furious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEverybody knows the present circumstances and environment of my players,\u201d the former Manchester United assistant manager said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not the best environment in terms of commitment and concentration because they are affected by those issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey are human beings, they\u2019re kids. I\u2019ve know them for a lot of years. They only have one dream, which is to follow the legends of the Iranian country, play for the country, play for the people, enjoy to play for the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd I\u2019m very proud of them. The way they stand up, keep fighting, score two goals in these circumstances. I\u2019m very proud of what they did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut of course, if you want one example, 2014, 2018, we had full support from the fans. And now you saw what happened today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why my duty, it is probably to invite the fans who are here already to support the team or they should stay home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy did they come here to be against the team? We don\u2019t need them. It\u2019s much better they stay home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause to have fans who only support the team when we are winning, we don\u2019t need them. It\u2019s something that the players of course can feel when they are playing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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