Carlos Queiroz warns that Iran is far from the required level

[shahabGAOL]

I get afraid after reading this news and we must take him seriously. We must stop dreaming and do something right away! If he saying this it means that we still not ready for the World Cup. I am very scared we will see the repeat of WC2014. I hope our faderation and the others take action now and start special program still 40 days left. I see Carlos Queiroz tell's the true we are not a team, you have to jump and fight a lot. We even have difficulty to make more goals than 1 or 2 we saw this at the WCQ2018 and the last World Cup 2014, I can say that we not played that bad but we did not know how to make the goals I mean in the WC2014. We are not the some team as WC1998 in that time the players had more speed and willing to attack. Maybe I am also wrong but I am worried and what CQ have said it is to be worried. CQ must also talk with the faderation!
Carlos Queiroz take care of us, otherswise he would not say this:
http://www.persianfootball.com/news/...equired-level/

[Keano]

CQ said the players playing in PGPL are not on par with our legionnaires. This is mainly due to their lack of fitness, and that they need at least 40 days of training with TM to keep up with the rest.

Whoever wrote this article on the front page picked a misleading title!

[Roozbeh-G2006]

You must love this guy. He is brutally honest. And what he is saying if listened to and implemented will kick start our football to a much higher level. IMHO the authorities must also employ Carlos and pay him handsomely to just hold occasional seminars for the Iranian coaches to teach them the one or two things about higher standards of football played by the likes of spain and argentina and other top teams.

What he is offering is a very short term solution to our huge problem that could actually embarrass us at the WC2018 if not addressed and resolved.


Our league is far less important now than the WC. So Our clubs should also set aside club interests and think national interest.

“There is only one way to do this, to put the players in a special environment, inserted in a training program. We only have 40 days for the World Cup. It’s time to make decisions. Tomorrow will be late. National competitions, the League, even the Champions League (Asian) are not enough for our local players. Anyone who says we’re ready is lying,” said Carlos Queiroz, who gave the example of Saudi Arabia, which prevented players from aligning their clubs to participate in a preparation stage for the World Cup. According to the former Portuguese coach, the decision to take is not in his hands, but it is his duty to warn those in charge that the time has come for “all or nothing” because the Iranian players who line up in Iran must undergo a special training under his guidance.
“If we do not do this we will not have any chance at the World Cup. Fifty percent of the players of the national team train and play in Iran. It is now up to the President of the Federation, the presidents of the clubs, the Minister of Sports to make a decision. What is important, the national competitions or the World Cup, “asked Carlos Queiroz. Addressing the direct participation of Iran in Group B of the World Cup, which includes as opponents the selections of Morocco, Portugal, and Spain, Carlos Queiroz was clear: “What do you expect with Morocco, a dance? Do you think we are going to dance the waltz with Portugal and Spain? No, it’s not going to be an opera concert, it’s going to be more rock’n’roll, you have to jump and fight a lot. ”

[Bi-honar]

He's not saying anything we shouldn't already know after watching our matches since we qualified. It actually makes me feel much better that he's acknowledging the problem and wants to do something about it.

I was a lot more worried when he was saying I'm happy, everyone's happy and we're going to make the round of 16 while we're playing like crap against half-arse opposition... that was not a realistic assessment at all based on our performances.

I totally agree with him that we have zero chance of success given our current form. These guys need a boot camp and some tough decisions need to be made - he got the same concessions from the powers that be in the last WC and for the most parts that was the fittest TM I had ever seen.

[Ardalan]

Masale dar khate hamle nist chon hame dar kharej baazi mikonan. CQ ye jorhai dare mige ke khate miyaneh va bakhshi az khate defaie ma kam

miyaran.

PAG bayad bargarde, in Khanzadeh amalkarde khobi nadasht, Milad ke khoda nakone asib bebine chon Aghai tajrobe nadare.

Albate CQ kaare khobi mikone in chizhaa ra mige ta shayad betone bazikonhaayi ke dar Iran hastan raa zodtar dar yek ordoh begzare va baheshon ham

taktiki ham fisiki pish az jaame jahani kaar kone.

[Babak agha]

I like the positivism and optimism of the people here. Keep up the good work!

Cause a pessimistic person would say:

So after nearly a decade of being in charge you just woke up and realized this or are you just looking for excuses? And What can be done in just 40 days of best training at best facilities?

Turning our Goalkeeper into Manuel Neuer ?
Turning our Defenders into Boateng, Cannavaro, Marcelo and Dani Alves?
Turning our Midfield into Patrick Viera, Zidane and AK8?

Imagine any other coach of any other country would say this........you think any self respecting citizen of that country would say "Yes King [Enter Coach Name], the second messiah walking this earth bestowing his greatness upon our lowly nation, is totally right. We should forget about everything that's practical, logical and realistic and follow him as a herd of sheep".

Don't want to demotivate anyone or discredit any efforts by CQ, but the fanboy ajnabi parast attitude of a good portion of us (it was also the case with Branko) is really something.

But let's hope that I'm wrong. In the end, anything and everything to make TM shine in Russia.

[Sly]

I like CQ and what he's done for Iran's football is nothing less than a miracle. but that doesn't mean he's perfect and never makes mistakes.

He's had the PGL players for so long, giving them special training a day per week to make them fitter. He even promised the PGL coaches that the players he wanted to train would get better in quality and that the clubs could benefit from them even more.

So What happened?

CQ already knew a long time ago that PGL is not at the same standard as the European leagues. He knew since 2014 the players needed to be physically fitter. He even trained them to run more ahead of the last WC! and it was successful. The players could actually run for 90 minutes without getting tired. So again...what happened? This time he's even getting the friendlies he lacked and complained about the last time.

I don't expect TM to advance from it's group in the WC, simply because the opponents are too strong. Let's say I don't even expect us to win against Morocco. but if we do not play at least equally well as in the 2014 Argentina game, I would say CQ has failed us the WC miserably. No excuses will be acceptable at that time. Specially now that the whole federation is cooperating with him to their maximum level in all departments.

[Omids]

I like CQ and what he's done for Iran's football is nothing less than a miracle. but that doesn't mean he's perfect and never makes mistakes.
He's had the PGL players for so long, giving them special training a day per week to make them fitter. He even promised the PGL coaches that the players he wanted to train would get better in quality and that the clubs could benefit from them even more.
So What happened?
CQ already knew a long time ago that PGL is not at the same standard as the European leagues. He knew since 2014 the players needed to be physically fitter. He even trained them to run more ahead of the last WC! and it was successful. The players could actually run for 90 minutes without getting tired. So again...what happened? This time he's even getting the friendlies he lacked and complained about the last time.
I don't expect TM to advance from it's group in the WC, simply because the opponents are too strong. Let's say I don't even expect us to win against Morocco. but if we do not play at least equally well as in the 2014 Argentina game, I would say CQ has failed us the WC miserably. No excuses will be acceptable at that time. Specially now that the whole federation is cooperating with him to their maximum level in all departments.

Don’t think he is talking only about fitness. Also didn’t the league got rescheduled and he had access to players for some time before last World Cup?

[Damavand]

CQ is only human and can make mistakes. He thought by having the domestic players for one day a week he can bring their fitness level up to the level which is needed. Well he witnessed from these 2 friendlies that the level of PGL is so low that one day a week is not going to cut it. Which is why he wants to implement a better program which will hopefully get the job done.

I reiterate his question: We all have to ask ourselves, which is more important PGL/Champions league or the WC ??

My answer is the WC in a heartbeat.

[ehsan singapore]

CQ is not entirely wrong, iranian league the fitness is much lower, and in order to play agianst spain ,portugal and morroco we need to run like horses, and many local players lack fitness because iranian league dont have the displine

[Kiarash]

I agree with CQ but I don't see the point of playing Syria and Uzbekistan in few weeks when our domestic players are only used to Asian level of football.

We should have arranged friendlies with UEFA calibre of teams, even if it were Albania or Latvia they are stronger than the likes of Uzbekistan.

We'll probably beat Syria or Uzbekistan with 1-0, 2-0 and learn nothing from our weaknesses.

[eerooni]

I agree with CQ but I don't see the point of playing Syria and Uzbekistan in few weeks when our domestic players are only used to Asian level of football.

We should have arranged friendlies with UEFA calibre of teams, even if it were Albania or Latvia they are stronger than the likes of Uzbekistan.

We'll probably beat Syria or Uzbekistan with 1-0, 2-0 and learn nothing from our weaknesses.

Its not upto CQ to always come in and set up friendlies, its upto IFF, and we are still all scratching our heads trying to understand is it incompetence or actual politics? are federations shunning us or is it because IFF does not ( still) understand how to arrange friendlies?... Your views?..either way, if we cant play the likes of Italy, France or Argentina before a World Cup, we are doomed in preparation !!

[Nokhodi]

I agree with CQ but I don't see the point of playing Syria and Uzbekistan in few weeks when our domestic players are only used to Asian level of football.

We should have arranged friendlies with UEFA calibre of teams, even if it were Albania or Latvia they are stronger than the likes of Uzbekistan.

We'll probably beat Syria or Uzbekistan with 1-0, 2-0 and learn nothing from our weaknesses.

The Syria and Uzbekistan games are not on FIFA days. We can't get even the bad UEFA teams on non-FIFA days.

[Under Lahaf]

Spain 6 - Argentina 1

that result by itself should tell us how much TM needs to do to be ready and to obtain a respectable result (if that's possible, then again Spain 6- Argentina 1 )

[Roozbeh-G2006]

Its not upto CQ to always come in and set up friendlies, its upto IFF, and we are still all scratching our heads trying to understand is it incompetence or actual politics? are federations shunning us or is it because IFF does not ( still) understand how to arrange friendlies?... Your views?..either way, if we cant play the likes of Italy, France or Argentina before a World Cup, we are doomed in preparation !!

Totally.
I also believe because our football playing standard is below par, good teams decline to play us unless they are paid handsomely. If IFF wants to avoid paying ridiculous fees to play likes of Brazil, Argentina and their ilk and in fact get nothing from playing them other than entertainment, I would say they are far better to invest the money in the domestic leagues and the provision of modern and updated infrastructure throughout the country and not just the capital, (at least main cities) that would achieve much more than occasional friendlies. Once the infrastructure and our league and football playing improves in standards, I guarantee it would be Argentina and Brazil and all other top teams would want to play with TM.
P.S And must add we would also see many more of our players playing in Europe for big teams.