The head coach of the Iranian national football team, referring to the importance of the team’s four matches in the qualifying round of the World Cup, said: “Due to the sensitive conditions of the matches, my players have no right to make any mistakes.”

Dragan Skocic, the head coach of Team Melli has sent a clear and strong message on the eve of submitting his final list of players for the upcoming qualifiers of FIFA World Cup 2022.  “What I want from my players is discipline, not motivation. I do not need to mention motivation, because when someone represents his country, he must be motivated.”

He continued: “When we play for the Iranian national team, we have 80 million reasons to be motivated.”

“I strictly forbid everyone in the national team from thinking or talking about our group matches in the future,” said the Croat team coach, referring to the focus of team members on the first match of the return leg.

Skocic continued: “Our only mental concern at the moment is playing against Hong Kong, as other issues will only distract us. When everything is in order, everything will certainly be easy, but we must maintain the right mentality in a situation where everything is against us.”

“We have no right to make any mistakes, I want my players to show their personality, they have the full capacity to succeed,” Skocic said, referring to his message to Team Melli players.