Speaking at the training session, the Portuguese coach said, “Some of the Iranian coaches are not honest unfortunately. They pretend their players are injured but we see them in the next match playing in the Iran Professional League.”
In a reference to the discipline of Iran’s clubs, Queiroz said, “I am not superman. I need help and I cannot change anything. I am so lonely. The Iranian coaches have to assist me.”
“I am a member of the Iranian football family. We are going to achieve some progress and everybody should do their part to help us.” the 59-year-old said.
“Iran’s league should reduce in number from 18 to 16 teams. In my opinion, we need a young team, with players under the age of 23 years old. If you have a better idea, let me know,” he said.
Iran is scheduled to play Qatar on February 29 in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium.
“I will play a strong team against Qatar. We are going to win the game and take a step closer to final round,” the former Real Madrid coach said.
Iran is already through to the final qualifying round, while Qatar and Bahrain are trying to book a place for the stage.