After the completion of four session of Training for Futsal team Melli, Jesús Candelas, The Spanish coach of the team announced the names of the players included in the squad. The 14 players will be representing Iran in the Grand Prix tournament that is held in Brazil. Accordingly Ismail Abbasian, Mojtaba Nasirniya, Maysam Khayyam, Javad Asghari Moghaddam, Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh, Farhad Tavakoli, Vahid Shafie, Ghodrat Bahodory, Ali Kiaei, Alireza Vafaei, Farhad. Fakhim, Masoud Daneshvar, Hossein Tayebi and Mojtaba Hassanzadeh are the 14 players selected for the competition.
Before the announcement of the squad , in Jesús Candelas. excluded five Giti Pasand players from the squad.
The team will depart Tehran on the 13th October enroute to Sao Paolo Brazil. The first action for the team before starting the Grand Prix tournament is a couple of war up games against unidentified opponents. The Grand Prix competition will start on the 22nd October with Brazil, Argentina, Japan and Iran playing in the group.
On this occasion, Candelas was interviewed by Mehrnews about his impression and the prospects of the Team. Candelas who has been at the helm for just over a years now, believes that Iran’s Team Melli and Futsal in in general is progressing nicely towards world recognition. He believes that the current team will be mature enough and tactically sound. With or without him, Candelas believes that within 4 years Iran will be challenging for World Level titles or at least playing in the final games.
Candelas said that he was not bemused by the absence of 5 Giti Pasand player who were the backbone of the team. However , the Spaniard said that we have to do play with the best that is available for us not cry over spelt milk. About his main concern of this current selection and participation against the best futsal teams of the world, Candelas said “the only concern I have is the player’s psychological status and mentality. They need to believe in themselves, believe in their abilities and give the best performance in front of the most powerful opponents. If they maintain the self-belief, we can become winners”
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