Iran U-23 Volleyball Coach Akbari Laments His Team’s Bad Luck
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran coach Peyman Akbari lamented his side’s bad luck due to injury during the FIVB Men’s U-23 World Championship.
Iran was defeated against Argentina 3-1 (25-17, 16-25, 25-23, 25-21) in the first game of 5-8 semifinals on Sunday.
“I congratulate Argentina for their win. Unfortunately, we were unable to win today. Day by day, our bad luck gets worse; today our team captain obtained a shoulder injury and the day before yesterday our middle blocker was injured,” Akbari said in the post-match news conference.
“We keep losing our best players and therefore, it is quite hard for us to play at our best."
"I believe that our losses were due to these reasons and none others. For tomorrow, I strongly hope that we can continue with the remaining ten players without any further injuries and losses," he added.
