(MENAFN) Iran national futsal team head coach Vahid Shamsaei has to learn from disappointing loss to Japan in the final match of the 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.
Shamsaei replaced Mohammad Nazemosharia in January following Iran’s bad results in the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup. Team Melli lost to Kazakhstan 3-2 in the rounds.
Under leadership of Nazemosharia, Iran ended in third place in the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup for the first time ever. Iran as well won AFC Futsal Asian Cup two times (2016 and 2018) under leadership of the coach.
Shamsaei, previous Iran futsal team forward, could not defend title with the star-studded team and the football federation is reportedly going its collaboration with the 47-year-old coach till 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Without hesitation, Shamsaei has to learn from the disappointing loss to Japan in the final and he just requires a little extra experience.
“If I continue with the team, I will definitely work on all our weaknesses. I don’t want to make any excuses, or say that it was a loss of opportunity. I’m ashamed that I couldn’t dedicate a win to our people,” Shamsaei informed the-afc.com.
“I told my players that I am responsible for the defeat. They showed their best with maximum effort. They didn’t want to lose the trophy and were crying, but they have to accept the result. If they want to make a good future for themselves, they will need to understand the defeat,” he also noted.
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