The personal facebook page of Daniel Davari , Team Melli’s goalkeeper , has been littered with attacks on the German-Iranian keeper after his feeble display against Guinea.
Some over-zealous Iranian fans have resorted to the personal facebook page of Davari to display their anger and disapproval of Queiroz selection of this young keeper and target Davari to some verbal abuse. After some personal problem developed between Queiroz and Rahmati , believed to be originally initiated by Queiroz attempts to recruit Davari , the Esteghlal Keeper quit Team Melli in protest considering Queiroz approach to Davari as a vote of no confidence in his ability. Such move by Esteghlal &Team Melli veteran goalkeeper , conveniently played into Queiroz hands as the Portuguese coach finally managed to get Davari into Team Melli as a possible long term replacement to Rahmati and Ahmadi, while refusing to name Rahmati in the team’s squad again.
Davari’s poor handling of two shots against Guinea leading to 2 goals, the first was a mild one that slipped under his arm, raised many question’s about Davari’s suitability for the World Cup and international arena, especially since the opposition was nothing like the powerful teams in Iran’s group in the World Cup. Many experts expressed their concern in the media , some believing that Davari’s selection criteria was due to Queiroz obsession with any players of Iranian origins or ancestry , who plays in Europe . That Davari plays in the Bundesliga, was good enough of a reason for Queiroz, some experts claim.
However , some fans went beyond the norm and etiquette. Unable to get to Queiroz , the person who is culpable for the selection of Davari, the wrath of some fans were directed at Davari personally the same way that these over-zealous fans have targeted Messi after Argentina was grouped with Iran in the World Cup draws.
That is not a good omen for Davari , who might find it difficult to come to terms with such events. Although many fans defended the German-Iranian keeper on his facebook page, it is remained to be seen if Davari can get over this unscathed.
Davari has made his debut against Thailand in the qualification rounds of the AFC Asian Cup last November, where he successfully managed a shut-out. He conceded 3 goals in his next two games including the Guinea match.