Guys, those of you who remember the 1978 edition of Team Melli remember Iran's right back Hassan Nazari. Mr. Nazari now lives in Dallas and has a very successful youth coaching career. Here is an interview in which he talks about Iran's performance in the Asian Cup. He makes a few very good points regarding the make up of the team.
Very nice article. We all know what the problems are though (lack of quality friendlies, a good coach,...). But no one seems to do anything about it.