^^ All of the above!
I just read an article on Footbalitarin about CQ saying Japon, S. Korea, and Australia have a better chance of getting to semi-final than Iran! The writer criticizes CQ for not knowing we had a long history in Asian football before he became a coach! What he doesn't mention is that TM didn't win much (besides Asian Games) before CQ. Honestly, we dominated in the years leading up to the revolution but didn't achieve much in Asia ever since 1978. Not even with the best collection of starts during Daei, Begheri, Mahdavikia, Hashemian, Azizi, etc playing around the same time. I remember watching Iran play had become like torture with Branko at the helm! TM had no tactics, no discipline, and no energy in the field! The lost to Bahrain is one of my most painful memories of TM. Why can't these people shut the fuck up and let the guy do his thing! Mark my words, I don't see Iran ever having a coach as good as CQ when he is gone!