Earlier tonight, I just drove together with my son to the Hotel that TM are staying which is pretty close to my home hoping to meet some of the players since I missed today's training. However, I arrived 20:30 local time and the team was obviously just finished with the dinner. The only player that was there was Gucci, who was sitting with some guy from IFF and talking. I just stepped close to their table said hi and he stod up very gently and asked if we would like to take a photo. I said yes, my son would love to and so I took a photo of him together with my son. I asked him how things have been so far and he said everything is good and Inshalla we do our best on Tuesday and I wished him good luck.
At the same time, i saw the whole staff sitting around another table discussing so I went back to the lobby again. Then I saw CQ coming alone from the Restaurant so I went to him, we shook hands first and then I asked if we could take some pictures. He was extremely nice, began to shake hands with my little son (he's 9), talked to him, ask him his name and so on. Then we went back to the lobby where there were some others who wanted to take photos with him and he took pictures with everyone. When I later saw that he was alone we went back to him and asked if he had time to talk for a while and he said absolutely. We stood and talked for over 20 minutes about everything. He was very honest and down to earth. I pointed out how well liked he was by so many and that people want him to continue with as head coach. He said he loves Iran, its people and would love to work, but he complained about the new admistrationen at IFF. That said, we talked about a lot. We talked about the Swedish national team, (I have a colleague whose brother is regular defenders in the Swedish national team)
I also told him about Persianfootball.com and asked him if he's heard about the website and he said OH YES
. He also said that earlier he has met som other members from here.
I have always had great respect for this man but tonight I got it just further confirmed how fortunate we are to have a star coach, so nice and down to earth, such a gentleman.
I also had time to talk some with his translator, in addition to a man who was employed by the sports ministry, which according to him was the link between the IFF and Sports Ministry and he said a lot too. Even asked him about CQ will leave or stay and he said that nothing is confirmed.
At the same time, i saw the whole staff sitting around another table discussing so I went back to the lobby again. Then I saw CQ coming alone from the Restaurant so I went to him, we shook hands first and then I asked if we could take some pictures. He was extremely nice, began to shake hands with my little son (he's 9), talked to him, ask him his name and so on. Then we went back to the lobby where there were some others who wanted to take photos with him and he took pictures with everyone. When I later saw that he was alone we went back to him and asked if he had time to talk for a while and he said absolutely. We stood and talked for over 20 minutes about everything. He was very honest and down to earth. I pointed out how well liked he was by so many and that people want him to continue with as head coach. He said he loves Iran, its people and would love to work, but he complained about the new admistrationen at IFF. That said, we talked about a lot. We talked about the Swedish national team, (I have a colleague whose brother is regular defenders in the Swedish national team)
I also told him about Persianfootball.com and asked him if he's heard about the website and he said OH YES
. He also said that earlier he has met som other members from here.I have always had great respect for this man but tonight I got it just further confirmed how fortunate we are to have a star coach, so nice and down to earth, such a gentleman.
I also had time to talk some with his translator, in addition to a man who was employed by the sports ministry, which according to him was the link between the IFF and Sports Ministry and he said a lot too. Even asked him about CQ will leave or stay and he said that nothing is confirmed.
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