QUEIROZ: “Team Melli’s ship has sunk to the bottom”

Carlos Queiroz continued his crusade of doomsday scenarios for Iran’s Team Melli and once again expressed his pessimistic viewpoint on the team fortunes, unless all concerned listen to his demands and abide by his rules!

Team Melli’s ship has sunk to the bottom” is how he describes the fortunes of the National Team with millions of die-hard fans inside and outside of Iran! In an interview with Radio Varzesh, the head coach of the team, added that ” It is going to be a very difficult job to float the team  once again. Of course, I hope that Mehdi Taj and the other management committee members are capable of saving the team!”

In his usual antagonistic and aggressive gloves off attitude Queiroz continued to criticize and blame the administrations and authorities for lack of some basic facilities and dearth of resources for Team Melli predicting struggling and shaky paths towards the World Cup.

Carlos Queiroz leading Team Melli training.
Carlos Queiroz leading Team Melli training.

Queiroz continued his claims about how he is trying to lead Team Melli towards success while how the rest are not doing their job properly by failing to provide funds and facilities. Queiroz even criticized his staunchest backer in FFIRI the former President Ali Kaffashian. “Kaffashian did not listen to me, and now it is too late. We have wasted one and a half years due to lack of preparation and failure in obtaining a proper high class training facilities for Team Melli. My only apprehension now is to think of how to win the next match and then think of the next one after that”

Queiroz also took a swipe at some unnamed journalist who has lied about him (Queiroz) turning down an opportunity for a friendly match against Italy and Greece and labeled that person a dishonest fabricator.