TEHRAN, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Iran national soccer team forward Sardar Azmoun believes that Dragan Skocic can help Iran qualify for the 2022 World Cup, Tehran Times daily reported on Tuesday.
The Croatian coach replaced Marc Wilmots in early February after the Belgian left Iran following successive failures in the World Cup qualification group stage.
Iran have a tough task ahead at the 2022 World Cup qualification after suffering two defeats against Bahrain and Iraq under coaching of Wilmots. After back-to-back appearances in 2014 and 2018, Iran seeks to secure a third consecutive participation for the first time.
"I think we can book our place at the 2022 World Cup because Skocic is a better coach than Wilmots," Azmoun said.
"We talked to each other before the coronavirus outbreak and I understood he has a winning spirit. It's a pity that Iran sits behind Iraq and Bahrain in the table. I hope we return to top of the standing with support of our fans," he added.
"Wilmots has gone and it's time to forget what he has done in our team. Iran will definitely return to their good days with this good guy," the Zenit forward added. Enditem
