Daei fired as Iran coach after loss
USA Today/Associated Press
29-Mar-2009 (2 comments)

Iran's state television says that Ali Daei has been fired as the national soccer coach after his team lost to Saudi Arabia in a World Cup qualifier.The report on Sunday said that Daei was dismissed after "weak results in the World Cup qualifiers." He was appointed in March 2008.On Saturday, Iran lost 2-1 to Saudi Arabia in front of 100,000 people in Tehran, resulting in fans chanting for Daei's resignation.Iran is fourth in the five-team Group B of Asian World Cup qualifiers with six points from five games. North Korea leads the group with 10 points, followed by South Korea with eight and Saudi Arabia with 7.

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Javad Yassari

Ali Daei gets the axe

by Javad Yassari on Sun Mar 29, 2009 08:25 AM PDT

Here we go again--firing a coach after a loss.  Whether he is a good coach or a bad coach cannot be determined in any one game, because it takes a good coach several years to build up a good national team. The question does remain whether Ali Daei is a good coach, but this is the same treatment ALL Iranian National Team coaches have suffered.



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IRANdokht

Dear Javad

by IRANdokht on Sun Mar 29, 2009 08:54 AM PDT

I don't think this is exclusive to Iranians or even soccer coaches.

by the way did you see his interview after the game? 

IRANdokht


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