TM-News- Vol. 3

[Nokhodi]

CQ spoke after his 3 hr meeting with Taj:

http://90tv.ir/news/429390/%DA%A9%D8...81%D9%82%D9%85

Summary:

- hopes to have 2 friendlies in March - against teams that play similar style to European and Latin American teams
- He mentions that because of the ACL games in May, TM will have to play against teams which are close to Iran in terms of proximity like Lebanon and Uzbekistan. But he also mentions Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia in the next sentence.
- Says he wants to speak to the Iranian ACL teams' coaches so he can have the players for 1-1.5 days per week during the May Training camp. He wants the domestic players to go through extra training.
- Later mentions non qualified teams and European teams as good options for simulating the Spain and Portugal games
- Says this will be the hardest coaching challenge of his life.
- Says there is still hope and that TM has a chance of advancing.
- Says Iran - Morocco is like a final for TM.

[persiangodfather]

This Asian champions league is a waste of time hopefully all our players are Eliminated right away

[GolfePersique]

He mentions Romania, Turkey, Serbia and Italy as good simulation for Portugal/Spain.

On a funny note he said playing against Portugal is like Mouse-Cat fight, but the cat doesn't always win it.

[Nokhodi]

He mentions Romania, Turkey, Serbia and Italy as good simulation for Portugal/Spain.

On a funny note he said playing against Portugal is like Mouse-Cat fight, but the cat doesn't always win it.

Sorry, not doubting you but where does he say this?

[Nokhodi]

Friendlies scheduled will be like this:

March - 2 FIFA Day official friendlies
May - Domestic Camp - 2 possible friendlies against Central and/or West Asian teams
June - In Russian training camp - before the tournament - 2-3 friendlies versus North African teams - Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia hopefully.

[GolfePersique]

Sorry, not doubting you but where does he say this?

It's a different version of the same interview published by ISNA, a bit more detailed than 90.

https://www.isna.ir/news/96091307429...C-%D8%A8%D8%A7

کی*روش در پاسخ به این سوال که برای شبیه سازی بازی با پرتغال و اسپانیا چه تیم*هایی را مدنظر دارد، گفت: تیم*هایی که یک فوتبال لاتین بازی کنند. ترکیه، رومانی، صربستان و حتی ایتالیا این طور بازی می*کنند. بستگی به فرصت*ها دارد که با کدام تیم به قطعیت برسیم. این گونه تیم*ها برای آماده*سازی دیدار با پرتغال و اسپانیا خوب هستند. جام جهانی برای ما با مراکش شروع می*شود و بازی با مراکش حکم فینال را دارد

* پرتغال گربه است اما همیشه گربه نمی*برد

کی روش درباره سبک متفاوت حریفان تیم ملی در دوره گذشته و شباهت سبک اسپانیا و پرتغال گفت: این دو تیم برترین تیم*های جهان هستند. مقابل قهرمان اروپا و قهرمان سابق جهان بازی می*کنیم. آنها در بدو ورود به مسکو مدعی قهرمانی هستند. تصور کنید چقدر منابع مالی احتیاج بود تا مقابل پرتغال و اسپانیا بازی کنیم. مقابل آنها رایگان بازی می*کنیم. همه بازیکنان ما برای بازی با پرتغال و اسپانیا سراسر هیجان هستند. خودم من هم در جوانی همین حس را داشتم. دو تیم قدرتمند جهان حریف ما هستند. در لیگ برتر هم همین طور است. پرسپولیس بهترین تیم است اما آنها همیشه قهرمان نمی*شوند. این گونه بازی*ها حکم داستان موش و گربه را دارد.

او ادامه داد: پرتغال گربه خواهد بود و ما نقش دیگری داریم اما همیشه گربه نمی*برد (با خنده).

[ehsan singapore]

CQ spoke after his 3 hr meeting with Taj:

http://90tv.ir/news/429390/%DA%A9%D8...81%D9%82%D9%85

Summary:

- hopes to have 2 friendlies in March - against teams that play similar style to European and Latin American teams
- He mentions that because of the ACL games in May, TM will have to play against teams which are close to Iran in terms of proximity like Lebanon and Uzbekistan. But he also mentions Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia in the next sentence.
- Says he wants to speak to the Iranian ACL teams' coaches so he can have the players for 1-1.5 days per week during the May Training camp. He wants the domestic players to go through extra training.
- Later mentions non qualified teams and European teams as good options for simulating the Spain and Portugal games
- Says this will be the hardest coaching challenge of his life.
- Says there is still hope and that TM has a chance of advancing.
- Says Iran - Morocco is like a final for TM.

we most likely will play uruguay and poland and a african country in russia, also why there is acl in may, is so stupid

[GolfePersique]

https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1...B1%D8%A7%D9%86

Taj signed a memorandum of cooperation with Albanian FA president who is visiting iRan.

The Albanian said: When beat Iran when we played in Turkey, so it would be better for Iranian team morale(before the WC) to test themselves against another opponent!

[ehsan singapore]

https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1...B1%D8%A7%D9%86

Taj signed a memorandum of cooperation with Albanian FA president who is visiting iRan.

The Albanian said: When beat Iran when we played in Turkey, so it would be better for Iranian team morale(before the WC) to test themselves against another opponent!

playing albania is super stupid, really stupid

[KeonKish]

There will be no friendly versus Albania.
Taj literally said there won't be a friendly versus Albania and yet the media says something completely different.

Again, regarding friendlies for TM, don't believe anything until IFF itself confirms it. Otherwise our own media will make up a story about a friendly and then blame the fake cancellation on IFF.

Other highlights from Taj's press conference:
- federation signed a agreement with Albania's FA (mostly related to educating coaches).
- Qatari FA may sign an agreement with IFF to develop some fields in Kish and perhaps (this is a huge perhaps) they will use some of the fields as training camps for WC 2022.
- CQ and Taj and the IFF will all be on the same page
- Friendlies are being negoatiated. CQ will have final approval.
- Lokomotiv Moscow camp has been booked and will be TM's during WC 2018.

http://90tv.ir/news/429329/%D8%AA%D8...B4%D9%88%D8%AF

I’m very happy that TM booked Lokomotive Moscow’s grounds.

The team has nice facilities and best of all it’s in Moscow.

The news about kish is great as well, TM could use kish to train for warm and humid environments.


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[Omid177]

Seriously who cares about ACL at this moment right before the WC? PP and SS will get humiliated by Arabs once again but unfortunately BranGOH is in the way.

[Nokhodi]

CQ is on Navad.
He just said we'll be playing Algeria in Iran (as our farewell game) and Turkey in Russia on May 28th.

[ehsan singapore]

CQ is on Navad.
He just said we'll be playing Egypt in Iran (as our farewell game) and Turkey in Russia on May 28th.

i like egypt game, who we play in march?

[PSGman#19]

dis MBS approve Egypt coming to Iran?

[04041374]

Algeria, not Egypt.