China coach Zhu promises nice game agaisnt Iran

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-07-15 15:39


China national soccer team coach Zhu Guanghu speaks during a pre-match news conference at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup soccer tournament in Kuala Lumpur July 14, 2007.[Reuters]
China coach Zhu Guanghu has promised that no matter what the result would be, their game against Iran at the AFC Asian Cup on Sunday should be nice for the fans.

"My view is that after 90 minutes our performance will greatly impress the spectators," said Zhu at the pre-match conference here on Saturday.

"We have been studying Iran for long and collected a lot of information about the team. They are the strongest rivals within Group C, and we will use different tactics from the first match (against Malaysia) to take them.

"Our basic strategy is to play every team hard."

Zhu admitted that Iran's right flank onslaught, which produced big power against Uzbekistan, will test China's left side defense, but he had some preparations for this.

The stunning defeat of tournament favorites Australia by Iraq yesterday impressed the 58-year-old boss. He said China should learn something from Iraq.



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