Ali Latifi, a former national player and ex-player of Esteghlal, said we were lucky, but Queiroz’s fear prevented us from advancing. He became the head coach of the national team through connections.
Ali Latifi, a former national player and ex-player of Esteghlal, told Jamaran that if Mr. Queiroz had not been the head coach of this team, I am sure we would have advanced because we have participated in the World Cup six times.
The fear that Mr. Queiroz has and the lack of a plan caused these results.
I reviewed all the World Cups we participated in, and the weakest group we were in during these six tournaments was this time, and for various reasons, this was the only time we should have advanced.
Including the fact that we had a coach who was the head coach of our team for nearly 10 years. Nine years is a dream period for any coach in the world, and they can build any team, but Mr. Queiroz did nothing useful for our football in these nine years.