Will Daei be happy with the refs for once?!

Towards the end of his playing career Saipa and Team Melli coach Ali Daei gained a reputation for sticking around too long and refusing to retire.

As a coach he is quickly making a reputation for himself as a complainer! Almost in every single game that his club side Saipa have lost he has blamed the referees, the pitch, the weather, you name it! But while Saipa has been struggling at home, they have been shinning in AFC Champions League Group B where they are leading the pack by three points.

Daei did not pass the opportunity to “complain” about his team’s 1-1 tie with The Iraq Air Force team, but he was also focused on tomorrow’s game against Kuwait SC. Should Saipa gets all three points tomorrow, they’ll go through with one match to spare, and that perhaps will make coach Daei happy enough to spare the refs for a change.