Iran coach: The team faces the strongest England team since 1966.
China News Service, Doha, November 20 (reporter Wang Xi) at the pre-match conference of the Doha World Cup Group B England against Iran held on the 20th, Iranian coach and Portuguese Quiroz said that the opponent of Iran’s first group match, it will be the most powerful England team since 1966.
“This is the most important game in our lives.” Quiroz said that this would be the first time in the history of the Iranian team to face the world’s strong England team. Such an opportunity is really rare, and the Iranian team will show its strength as much as possible in the game.
Queiroz admits that England is extremely powerful. Coach Southgate helps the team to successfully alternate between new and old. A new generation of England will also be the only World Cup champion for the team since 1966, the most talented and competitive team. In particular, this England team is unprecedentedly united and its skills and tactics are very practical, which makes them the most dangerous opponents of any team.
Although it is thought that the strength is obviously higher than the opponent, Southgate dare not take it lightly for the first game of the World Cup. He said that the process of the first game was doomed to be difficult, especially the injury became the biggest problem facing the England team. According to Southgate’s confirmation, England Defense General Carl Walker and midfield player James Madison will both miss the first group match, which will make England face a big test in the first match.
It is worth mentioning that the current England captain Harry Kane is only one step away from the old captain Rooney’s national team goal record. Before that, Kane had scored 51 goals for England, only 2 goals short of Rooney’s goal record. In this regard, he said that he hoped that he could achieve this goal in Qatar as soon as possible, “I just want to focus on the competition. I know our teammates will create opportunities, and I just need to prepare for the upcoming opportunities.” (Finished)