Syria Match Will Be A Difficult Match: Ashkan Dejagah
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian national football team's midfielder said the match against Syria in the 2018 Word Cup qualifier will be difficult.
Dejagah has warned his Team Melli colleagues to focus on one game at a time despite holding top spot in Group A of Asia’s qualifying campaign after their impressive win over Korea Republic.
“I think we have had two difficult games, two tough games against Uzbekistan and Korea but we have to think step-by-step and the next game is a hard game, it’s in front of us against Syria,” the Qatar-based forward, who missed the 1-0 win over Uzbekistan in Tashkent due to a calf injury, told the-AFC.com.
“They’re also not an easy team to play and we have to focus on the next game and hopefully we can play the same way as we did against Korea. I think we’re in a good position but there are still a lot of games and a lot of points. We have to think step-by-step and the next game is against Syria and it will be difficult too.”
Syria have picked up just one win – against bottom-of-the-table China on Matchday Three – in their first four matches and the game will be played in Malaysia on November 15.
“We have a team with a lot of young players and they need a little bit more experience but we are trying our best and I think since the first game we have improved a lot,” Dejagah said.
