Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tehran: Islamic Republic of Iran head coach Carlos Queiroz has stressed the importance of preparing early ahead of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 in January.
Iran are in Group D alongside Iraq, Yemen and Vietnam and Queiroz said that in order to succeed in Asia’s most prestigious competition, Iran must prepare themselves to take on the best.
“We will have to play against Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and the big Asia football powers like Japan, Korea Republic and Australia in the Asian Cup. Some people think that the tournament will be easy after what we did in the FIFA World Cup, but it’s not.”
Referring to the fans’ expectations after Team Melli's performance in Russia, Queiroz stressed the importance of paying attention to the requirements of the national team before another difficult competition.
