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MohammadNabi denies any contact with Safet Sucis

The Secretary General of FFIRI has denied any contact by his federation with the current coach of Bosnia & Herzegovina , Safet Susic.

In an earlier interview with a local website , Susic has claimed that he was contacted by two executives from Iran’s football federation offering him the job of Team Melli head coach. Susic , whose contract has been renewed with the BiH federation on Wednesday, has apparently turned down Iran’s job.

“I defy Susic to name those two executives he claimed that contacted him. We are currently negotiating with Queiroz  who remains our priority for the job of Team Melli head coach and we have another meeting with him on July 15th. I don’t know about anyone in FFIRI contacting Susic. Those supposedly two executives could have been agents or brokers working on their own, but nothing to do with us.”

 

Safet Susic turns down Iran’s job

Sarajevo – The coach of Bosnia and Herzegovina confirmed today that the job of Iran’s football team Head coach was offered to him by two Iranian federations executives, but he has turned it down.

In today’s meeting of the Executive Committee of the Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina , in Sarajevo a decision will be reached whether the current national football team coach Safet Susic gets a new contract and stay in that position or not. 

Susic contract expired last week, and after the team’s failure in the World Cup , the public’s opinion prevailed that he will leave the team. Even Dušan Bajević  was mentioned as his successor, but the popular coach left the option open to remain at the forefront of BiH. Reportedly has the support of the leaders of the football federation.

” I never said no to go, or that I want to go, even though I am free and my contract has expired. First, I’ll see what happens in negotiations with the leadership of the federation. Everything will probably be known after the meeting. For two days I’m going to France because of personal obligations. Will I go as coach of BiH or not, I do not know ” Susic declared.

Safet Susic had an offer from Iran to take over the national team after the departure of the Portuguese Carlos Queiroz.

” It is true that the two executives called me and offered me Iran’s coaching job, but I told them I’m not interested. About other offers, I can not speak about them , because first I want to see what happens in negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina ” said Susic.

He achieved the greatest success in the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the World Cup Qualifications rounds .Although the national team failed to qualify from the group stage. Susic said he was disappointed by the results in Brazil.

“Had it been otherwise, and we all lost the three games played , it would have been a disaster, I would probably chose to abandon everything. I think all in all we played bad, except for an encounter with Nigeria. After the victory over Iran, I think we left a good impression. The last game showed that we have a lot of young players with whom it would be nice to do in the future ” said Susic.

Bosnia defeats Iran 3-1

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC (Associated Press)
AP – Sports

SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) — Bosnia-Herzegovina ended Iran’s hopes of advancing to the knockout stages with a 3-1 victory in Group F on Wednesday, registering its first World Cup win in the process.

The Bosnians, who were already relegated from the tournament, took a commanding 2-0 lead with goals from Edin Dzeko in the 23rd and Miralem Pjanic in the 53rd before Iran hit back in a desperate late bid to qualify for the second round.

Reza Ghoochannejhad gave some hope to the Iranians with a tap-in goal in the 81st, but Avdija Vrsaljevic replied immediately with his low shot from the edge of the area to restore the two-goal lead.

Iran needed a win to have any chance of advancing.

”Sorry to our opponents, but this was also an important win for us so we could hold our heads up high leaving this tournament,” Bosnia-Herzegovina coach Safet Susic said. ”Throughout the match we were those who wanted to win more.”

The Bosnians were already out of contention at their first World Cup following consecutive losses to Argentina and Nigeria.

Iran coach Carlos Queiroz brought in strikers Khosro Heydari and Karim Ansari Fard in the second half but the shift in system only netted one goal.

Playing at its fourth World Cup, the Iran squad faced criticism for its dour defensive tactics after a 0-0 draw against Nigeria. The Iranians also spent much of their game against Argentina packing the defense, but created several chances on counterattacks and nearly caused a major upset before conceding a late winner by Lionel Messi.

”I was a bit surprised by Iran, they needed a win and they were calculating,” Susic said. ”That backfired for them. Maybe they could not change their habits.”

Queiroz said he could not change the defensive style with the players he had available.

”Susic has his opinion,” Queiroz said. ”The next time I will give him the opportunity to train Iran and I’ll train Bosnia, and we will see.”

 

”He has players who play in Roma and Manchester City, and whom do I have?” he asked, referring to Pjanic and Dzeko and Iranian players who mostly play in Iranian and smaller European clubs.

”You squeeze an orange and then you see that you have players who cannot be squeezed no more,” he said.

”We played to the limits of our mental and physical capacities, and I’m very proud of my players,” Queiroz said.

Bosnia created most of the chances in the match, with Dzeko – criticized for missing several opportunities during Bosnia’s earlier two matches – firing a volley over the bar in the third minute, and then heading straight at the Iran goalkeeper from close range.

He opened the scoring in the 23rd with a low shot from 20 yards (meters) that deflected in off the post.

Pjanic doubled the lead a half hour later with an angled shot from inside the box. Iran’s only genuine chances came after its only goal of the tournament came in the last frantic minutes, with Ghoochannejhad’s close-range shot narrowly missing late.

Queiroz said he believes that Bosnia was the best team in the group.

”The best team of the group did not qualify, with all my respects to Argentina and Nigeria,” he said. ”Today, they played on another level.”

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Lineups:

Bosnia-Herzegovina: Asmir Begovic; Toni Sunjic, Emir Spahic, Sead Kolasinac; Avdija Vrsajevic,Anel Hadzic (Ognjen Vranjes, 61st), Miralem Pjanic, Muhamed Besic, Tino-Sven Susic (Sejad Salihovic, 79th); Edin Dzeko (Edin Visca, 84th), Vedad Ibisevic.

Iran: Alireza Haghighi; Pejman Montazeri, Jalal Hosseini, Amir Hossein Sadeghi, Mehrdad Pooladi; Andranik Timotian, Javad Nekounam, Ehsan Haji Safi (Alireza Jahanbakhsh, 63rd); Masoud Shojaei(Khosro Heydari, 46th), Ashkan Dejagah (Karim Ansarifard, 68th), Reza Ghoochannejhad.

Susic: We won’t sacrifice a player to man-mark Messi

No Miralem Pjanic, no Edin Dzeko, no problem for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Even without the mercurial Roma midfielder and the €32m Manchester City striker, Safet Susic’s side comfortably saw off Brazilian club Santos U-21s 5-1 in an unofficial friendly on Monday – their last before the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™. It was the Bosnians’ fourth successive victory and will send them into Group F high on confidence.

Following the game, FIFA.com caught up with Susic to discuss the performance at the Vila Belmiro, the fitness of Pjanic and Dzeko, and his plans to combat Lionel Messi in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s opener against Argentina.

Safet, were you pleased with your team’s performance in the victory over Santos U-21s?
Safet Susic: I think it wasn’t bad at all. It was a good match, with many opportunities for both sides, many goals, many beautiful pieces of play. I think we should be satisfied.

Have the recent results boosted Bosnia and Herzegovina’s confidence? 
Definitely, definitely. The self-confidence we had lost after the two defeats has come back. The boys are now, evidently, in a very good mood. During the matches they even tried out some things that they had previously practised with fear. It is evident that they played in a relaxed way, that the [recent] results have helped to regain self-confidence, to bring the morale to a high level.

It is a dilemma for me, but to sacrifice a player just to man-mark Messi, I don’t think it would be good for us.

Bosnia and Herzegovina coach Safet Susic

What is the state of Pjanic’s and Dzeko’s fitness? 
Nobody is seriously injured. The four players I spared was to not take any risks. Dzeko is not even injured, he is just a bit tired. The other three players, they have minor injuries. If the match against Argentina was tomorrow, everybody would be ready.

Do you plan to man-mark Lionel Messi? 
It is a dilemma for me, but to sacrifice a player just to man-mark Messi, I don’t think it would be good for us. We have a player who would be ideal for man-marking Messi – this player is [Muhamed] Besic – but this guy is so well prepared physically that it wouldn’t be good for us to make him track Messi. Messi sometimes stands for several minutes, not participating in the match. It would therefore be a shame to sacrifice a player [to mark him]. Messi will probably enjoy plenty of freedom, but each time he gets the ball, somebody needs to be near him. But I don’t think we have ever played a match having dedicated a player to man-mark a specific opponent, and it’s going to be the same [against Argentina].

Bosnia and Herzegovina coach slaps sex ban on Edin Dzeko and co.

By Cyrus Engineer

‘No sex in Brazil’:THINGS are going from bad to worse for Manchester City star Edin Dzeko.

After losing to Liverpool and drawing at home to Sunderland, the Citizens’ Premier League title bid is all but over.

And now Dzeko’s international manager has issued a SEX BAN ahead of this summer’s World Cup in Brazil.

Bosnia and Herzegovina coach Safet Susic has decided he does not want his players wasting their energy romping with their WAGs in Brazil.

“There will be no sex in Brazil,” he said.

 

[quote] “I am not interested what the other coaches do, this is not a holiday trip, we are there to play football at the World Cup” Bosnia and Herzegovina coach Safet Susic [/quote]
“They can find another solution, they can even masturbate if they want. I am not interested what the other coaches do, this is not a holiday trip, we are there to play football at the World Cup.”
Susic wants “military discipline” from his squad during their first ever World Cup.

As well as Dzeko, Bosnia and Herzegovina boast Stoke keeper Asmir Begovic and Roma playmaker Miralem Pjanic in their ranks.

The men from the Balklands get their campaign underway on June 15 against Argentina in Rio de Janeiro.

They will also face Nigeria and Iran in a group they hope to qualify from.

‘We’ll attack to get to World Cup last 16’

Bosnia-Herzegovina will stick to the formula that got them to the World Cup finals in Brazil and attack their rivals in a bid to get out of their qualifying group, coach Safet Susic said on Tuesday.

The Bosnians, for whom Brazil is their first major tournament as an independent nation, scored 30 goals in 10 qualifiers and former Yugoslavia forward Susic believes their attacking approach is the best way to get out of Group F against Argentina, Nigeria and Iran.

“We will play the way we have always played because it would be wrong to change our approach now, although we are aware that our style may be a tactical gamble,” Susic told the national team’s official website (www.reprezentacija.ba).

“When you have players like (Miralem) Pjanic, (Zvjezdan) Misimovic, (Edin) Dzeko and (Vedad) Ibisevic, it would be unfair to the game itself and the fans not to unleash all that talent.”

The Bosnians open their campaign against Argentina at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on 15 June, then meet Nigeria in Cuiaba on 21 June and lock horns with Iran in Salvador four days later.

Having lost 2-0 to the Argentines in a friendly in November, Susic conceded the former double World Cup winners were strong favourites to win the group, but was also confident that Bosnia would join them in the tournament’s knockout stages.

“Argentina are by far the best team in the group and will probably clinch it, but I think we have a realistic chance of going through with them because Nigeria and Iran are not better than us,” he said.

“I honestly believe we have the quality to reach the last 16 and that is our objective in the World Cup.”