HONG KONG (Reuters) - Iran's coach believes Alireza Jahanbakhsh will be fit for the Asian Cup tournament that kicks off this week, keeping the Brighton & Hove Albion winger in the squad hit by injuries. Jahanbakhsh joined the Premier League side last summer from AZ Alkmaar where he finished the 2017-18 season as the leading scorer in the top Dutch division. But a hamstring injury has limited the 25-year-old's impact for the English team and raised questions over his involvement in the Asian Cup which Iran last won in 1976. Iran impressed during the World Cup in the summer against Morocco, Spain and Portugal and Queiroz believes his team have been unfortunate not to carry that form into the Asian Cup. "But we have a settled group with good foundations and good knowledge between all of them and we just need to turn these difficulties into belief and hope.

Source: The Star January 01, 2019 16:07 UTC