A series of blaring loudspeaker announcements repeatedly silenced Iran coach Carlos Queiroz on Sunday -- just as he was urging his team to express themselves in their Asian Cup semi-final against Japan.
"Shut up!" The 65-year-old Portuguese said to giggles after the fifth interruption, before he was finally able to conclude his remarks on Monday's game at Al Ain's Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium.
"What's important is, we have a great team, great players, but we cannot lose our identity," he said.
"We need to be ourselves and play with confidence and trust."
"Mr. Williams made a mistake, just like anyone else."
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