I really do not know who that head-coach Rykoff (I searched for him on the web) is, must be a very old foreign based head-coach for Team Melli.
I am very sure you are aware of this, Iranian players are horrific hard to grind and shape, each and everyone wants to be the core of the team "the shining star of the heaven", not only Iranian players stand out, this mentality applies to many other nations and their players, but it's 100 times worse with Iranian players.
CQ has managed to take them down from their high horses and got it in their minds and heads that they are not more important than the TEAM and only that is a huge step for TM and its players.
Although a hard core Red-Fan, aint no like Branko Ivanković, he is a chicken-heart jagoff, he is not the man of the stormy and ragged days!
My first and best experience of TM is back in WC 1998 France, the famous and nostalgic clash between Iran and United State 2-1, I remember Iran had a domestic head-coach. (by the way I started to follow TM after this WC in France)
all dudes mustachio