Gareth Southgate and his team of superstars from England will be taking on the troubled side of Iran, who are in the news not for their football, but rather because of the protests going on in their nation. The Iranina side is managed by Carlos Queiroz, who has had a very long career of management which started way back in 1989.
He has managed sides like Portugal national side and Real Madrid as well apart from Colombia and an 8 year stint with Iran from 2011-19, which was also Iran’s golden run. and has coaches sides like
In his pre match conference, Queiroz said, “It is the most important game of our lives, first of all because it is the next one, and the next game is always most important for the life of coaches and players,”
This will be the first time that England will be playing against Iran and also the first time that Queiroz will be managing a side against England. “It is a unique opportunity, even for me, and I have 200-and-something international games. It is the first time I have the opportunity to play against the England national team,” he said.
On the other hand Gareth Southgate, England manager, talked about his team taking the knee. “We’ve discussed taking the knee and we feel we should. It is what we stand for as a team, and we have done for a long period of time. We believe it is a strong statement that will go around the world, for young people in particular to see that inclusivity is very important,” he said.
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