Ladies and Gentlemen,
"Reality Check" is defined to be an occasion on which one is reminded of the state of things in the real world.
And I guess, you can call the game with Syria today as a Reality Check for Iranian football.
There is no doubt that our football has experienced much improvements in the past few years, thanks to better quality players and a super smart coach, but let us not forget, that our football is still very much considered to be sick in many aspects and in need of real remedy. Look at our clubs, facilities, youth development programs, under 16, 19, and 23 national teams, look at who are running our federation, etc. etc.
Unfortunately almost everyone including players, coach and the fans, got disillusioned that the game today was about setting a record for no defeat and no goal conceded. Like the world really cared if Iran is the holder of that record!... There are other more basic records we have yet to hit!!
Let us be smarter next time ...
"Reality Check" is defined to be an occasion on which one is reminded of the state of things in the real world.
And I guess, you can call the game with Syria today as a Reality Check for Iranian football.
There is no doubt that our football has experienced much improvements in the past few years, thanks to better quality players and a super smart coach, but let us not forget, that our football is still very much considered to be sick in many aspects and in need of real remedy. Look at our clubs, facilities, youth development programs, under 16, 19, and 23 national teams, look at who are running our federation, etc. etc.
Unfortunately almost everyone including players, coach and the fans, got disillusioned that the game today was about setting a record for no defeat and no goal conceded. Like the world really cared if Iran is the holder of that record!... There are other more basic records we have yet to hit!!
Let us be smarter next time ...
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