Iran - Nigeria Still a game of fire in this World Cup, between two teams who know that if they fail to win this game then they will not have enough chances to qualify in the next stage of the event, since the group does not leave room for a lace to the easiest opponent.
In Iran the hero listens to Carlos Queiroz. The Portuguese coach managed a couple of trips with a scarf, taking away from his misery both his dramatic career, as well as the Iranians, who could not achieve an elemental victory in the years that followed the 2006 World Cup. Queiroz brought new air to the team, making great cuts in both the material and the way he plays in the court. He released the group from the burden of compulsory membership of large names such as Ali Karimi, putting blood in the group from the minor national, but most importantly he managed to persuade Iranians playing on European soil to accept the national invitation to overcome any bureaucratic issues pose participation in national Iran but also a simple trip to that country.
Thus, players such as Ghoochannejhad, Jahanbakhsh, Dejagah, Haghighi and Davari were included in Iran, who gave the team something more that they wanted in the aggressive field, the speed they did not have in the past years. They matched very well with Nekounam, Teymourian, Heydari, and Shojaei, and thus created a robust trunk that has produced results and perhaps the easiest qualification of history for Iran.
And Nigeria managed to reverse a negative situation created by the previous World Cup when they lost our national team and quickly returned home. The crisis in the group was great, the confidence in the stars was lost, the players were accused of having to play for the money only and they did not care about the national one and where everything seemed black and unpopulated the federation made the big decision. They gave the fates of nationality to a Nigerian, international Stephen Keshi. Keshi saw big stars like Aiyegbeni to reject calls to the national but did not put it down. He gathered as many players as possible, he built a chilly set and took Copa Africa 2013. There was also a qualification in the World Cup, which was not easy.
The Nigerians do not have the stars of the past, but mainly the personalities who make the difference to the group. Beyond Chelsea's Obi Mikel, the other players are players who work well in the set. Players like Odemwigie, Emenike, Musa, Moses, Nwofor are great talents, but they can not do anything more to get the team out of a difficult time.
Although I have written that in this World Cup as things go, and with the current referees, it is quite risky to play under, this game seems to escape the general rule. Iran is a very good team in its defense function. It is very difficult to get someone to score in Iran. At the same time they are extremely difficult to attack. Most goals come from set phases and not within the race. And the Nigerians are a group that does not like losing the toys. The seasons that were all ahead of the goal have passed. They prefer to keep their defense safe and then look for the goals.
Maybe this game is the first 0-0 of the event. It may be that the Iran score will open again with a set and tie Nigeria. If Nigeria scores first, then it will look to keep the score and avoid the dangers. I think it's very difficult to see more than 2 goals in the match, while I look at the draw, since I can hardly see a team stand out.
