Taremi Prefers Facing Egypt Over Playing Against Uzbekistan
Mehdi Taremi, the player for the Iranian national team and the Greek club Olympiakos, spoke about his country's upcoming match against Uzbekistan in the final of the UAE friendly tournament tomorrow, Tuesday.
Taremi stated that the Uzbek team is a distinguished one with excellent players, but both teams have grown weary of the frequent matches between them in recent times.
He pointed out that he would have preferred to face another team at this time, such as the Egyptian team, which lost to Uzbekistan in the first match.
The Iranian national team and its Uzbek counterpart faced each other in the World Cup qualifiers as well as in the Central Asian Football Association Championship.
Taremi stated that the Uzbek team is a distinguished one with excellent players, but both teams have grown weary of the frequent matches between them in recent times.
He pointed out that he would have preferred to face another team at this time, such as the Egyptian team, which lost to Uzbekistan in the first match.
The Iranian national team and its Uzbek counterpart faced each other in the World Cup qualifiers as well as in the Central Asian Football Association Championship.