We Should Forget Our Matches against USA, Iran Captain Marouf Says
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian national volleyball team captain Saeid Marouf said the team will forget about two losses against USA and should do their best against Poland.
Iran will play Poland in Czestochowa on Friday and Saturday in Pool B.
“It is good to be here in Poland. It's always great to play in this country, because we know how everyone in Poland loves volleyball," Marouf said in pre-match news conference.
"I think we are in different situations. Poland has won two times against Russia - we lost two matches against USA."
“If we want to do something special in our matches, we must be in our best shape. Poland is playing as host and is the strongest team in the pool in my opinion, and we are not in our top shape yet. I expect that we will play our best and that we will forget about our matches against USA,” he added.
“We will play our first six matches abroad and then we have six matches at home. If we want to qualify for the Finals, we have to take some points from here or Russia. In this moment, the victory is not the most important thing, but we need to get some points and grow mentally before our next games. We will do our best and I think the fans will be happy with what they see in Czestochowa," Iran captain concluded.
