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    Branko Ivankovic: I had a good time in Iran

    http://www.persianleague.com/the-new...ovic-says.html

    Friday - November 30, 2012

    TEHRANTIMES - The UAE’s Al Wahda coach Branko Ivankovic says he has good memories from his time in Iran as the team’s coach.
    Having led Iran at the 2006 World Cup, Ivankovic said, “I had five splendid years in Iran. The Persians love football and more than 100,000 fans go to stadium to support their team.”

    “I have good memories of being in Iran. I have so many good Iranian friends as well,” the former Iran coach added.

    Branko Ivankovic began his career with Varteks in 1991 and was appointed as Hannover 96 head coach in 1999. He came to Iran in 2001 as the assistant coach to Miroslav Blazevic.

    The 58-year-old inspired Iran U23 football team to win the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. Two years later, Iran finished in third place in the 2004 Asian Cup in Beijing, China under Ivankovic.
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    #2
    well, zippididoodah
    at least SOMEone had a good time










    (hell, I would have had a good time too scooping up all that bloody money while I get lucky as f**k with such a WC grouping)

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      #3
      Originally posted by Doctor DOOM View Post
      well, zippididoodah
      at least SOMEone had a good time










      (hell, I would have had a good time too scooping up all that bloody money while I get lucky as f**k with such a WC grouping)
      He got results, at least in Asia. Sure he didn't escalate TM into the upper levels of world football or play a dream style, but he got us to the WC no problem.
      Daei, Ghotbi, ... and now probably CQ will fail with just as easy of groups.

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        #4
        For some time now I have hypothetically envisioned Branko as the head coach of the national team with Ghotbi working as his analyzer and public relations manager. What would be the outcome of such a combination? Perhaps a winning formula?

        Towards the end of his reign, Branko let Daie interfere too much with his decision making in player selections and I think that adversely affected the unity among the team players. Daie in those days was a very polarizing celebrity in Iranian football.
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          #5
          Originally posted by Nokhodi View Post
          He got results, at least in Asia. Sure he didn't escalate TM into the upper levels of world football or play a dream style, but he got us to the WC no problem.
          Daei, Ghotbi, ... and now probably CQ will fail with just as easy of groups.
          with that group and 50% chance of direct qualification (and 75% if you included play offs too), a stick of wood kept on the bench also would have done so too
          we've never ever had such a route and probably will never have.
          the closest is the present one which is still not as easy as that of '06

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            #6
            He was the best we ever had. Unfortunately some smartasses thought we could do better than with him and Dadkan and 2007 - 2011 was the result of that.

            Now Kafashian has made a good decision in 2011 but history is about to repeat itself with smartasses claiming we can easily be Asia's best with changing coach and IFF boss and we might suffer again for years.

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              #7
              it's all a matter of standards, mate. standards.

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                #8
                Branko did have a few Asian stars at his disposal... Karimi, Kia, Hashemian, Daie, R. Rezaie (who played regularly for his club in Italy) and Azizi. He even had services of a young Nekounam, Vahedi, Mobali, Navidkia, Kazemian, Nosrati, Borhani, and Kaabi. Compared man to man, the current national team is weaker than the team Iran had back in the Ivankovic days, except perhaps for the LB and GK positions. They should have done much better in the World Cup 2006, had Branko managed to keep the team together and preserve their spirit of unity. With much better here I mean a tie with Mexico then beating the African team in the group and getting out of the group stage on goal difference. When Iran lost 3-1 to Mexico on match day 1, that was pretty much the end.
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                  #9
                  idk... I think he was a good coach.... HOWEVER... With the amount of talent we had... we could have done MUCH better.
                  I also think that coaches from the old SFR yugoslavia area are best for our football... their football is a mixture of physical and technical..... I would say they create the most well rounded players... had the former yugoslavia not broken up... they'd be the best team in the world... just look at croatia.. 5 million people yet they are in the top 10 and deservedly so.
                  AKP Parti, Turkiye - Haj Bernie Sandersoglu

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                    #10
                    This is an attempt to find a job in IRAN.,as it Sounds like, he is not happy in UAE...and wants those big money being passed around in IRAN.........

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