– No matter how much I can respect what you did on the field, your comments about Iranian culture, Iran’s national team and my players are a shame for football, Queiroz begins in an emotional post on Instagram late Sunday evening. The high-profile coach has obviously seen what Klinsmann, who for many years was a fan favorite in Tottenham and the Premier League, said after Iran’s emotional 2-0 victory against Wales on Friday. Klinsmann: – Part of their culture. Speaking to the BBC, Klinsmann criticized the Iranian players’ behavior towards the refereeing team, which he believes was under pressure from the Iranians throughout the match. – It is not accidental, it is part of their culture, the way they play. They influenced the referee, the fourth referee and the linesman, they were constantly in their ears, said former USA manager Klinsmann, adding: – Carlos fits the national team and the culture there very well. He failed in South America with Colombia, then failed to qualify with Egypt, and he came into the Iran job just before the World Cup, Klinsmann said. Queiroz was hired on the Iran job for the second time as recently as 7 September. Klinsmann’s use of Carlos Queiroz’s first name is also something the latter noticed. And obviously was provoked by. – Dear Jørgen. You took the initiative to call me Carlos, so then it’s right and reasonable that I call you Jørgen? Right? Even though you don’t know me personally, you ask questions about my character with a typical prejudiced judgment based on superiority, writes the head of Iran in the Instagram post. Iran’s press chief has also shared the post in a press group news is a part of, and it is clear that they want attention to be drawn to the case. – Expects you to withdraw Despite the fact that he is clearly provoked by the German’s statements, he invites Klinsmann to visit the Iran camp during the World Cup. – And despite your outrageous statements on the BBC trying to undermine our efforts, our sacrifices and the skills we have, we promise you that we will not judge your culture, roots or background and that you will always be welcome to the family spring, he writes. The invitation also comes with a but: – At the same time, we will follow with full attention what will be Fifa’s decision regarding your position as part of the “Qatar 2022 Technical Study Group”. Because we obviously expect you to resign before you visit our camp, he ends the post with. Klinsmann is part of Fifa’s newly formed analysis group, where he, together with Arsene Wenger and several others, will contribute with analyzes of the World Cup matches from Qatar. It suggests to Queiroz that he is no longer fit. Klinsmann has not yet commented on the criticism from Queiroz. – Completely tasteless accusations news’s football expert Carl-Erik Torp has just finished commenting on Argentina’s victory against Mexico when he is made aware of the Iran boss’s Instagram post. Torp believes the entire post oozes that Queiroz has taken the criticism personally. – I think Klinsmann’s comments have hurt his pride. And I think he’s fighting that fight in public now because he feels it’s right. He feels unfairly treated and wants to stand up for his country, says Torp. – But what about the timing, does it make sense to spend time hitting back at expert opinions in the middle of a World Cup group stage? – Yes, and I understand that he does. These are completely tasteless accusations that Klinsmann is making, and I think it can energize his team that he stands up to this. It is about people, people he works with every day, and he will not accept that they are referred to and treated in that way. Now he has posted an extremely direct message and given a clear message that this is not how they want to be referred to, and I think he is done with the matter now. It would be strange not to comment on it, says Torp. Carl-Erik Torp understands that the Iran boss is spending energy on this in the middle of a World Cup. Photo: news In any case, it is not the first time Queiroz has stolen headlines with his direct style in the World Cup. – How much will you pay me? When Sky News before the World Cup asked him a question about whether he is comfortable representing a regime that suppresses women’s rights, he replied: – How much would you pay me to answer that question? Tell your boss that if you make a good offer, I can give you an answer towards the end of the WC. And then he got up and left the press conference. And when he got tired of the fact that there were almost only political questions after the meeting with England, he replied: – Why don’t you ask (Gareth) Southgate what he thinks about England and the USA withdrawing from Afghanistan and leaving all the women there alone ? The outspoken coach and Iran end the group stage in the World Cup with a match against the USA on Tuesday at 20:00. Victory sends them through to the round of 16, but a draw could also be enough.
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