Given the consternation in Qatari football about the focus on off-pitch issues by sections of the international media during the World Cup, perhaps it is no surprise that Carlos Queiroz was appointed as the country’s head coach in February. The spiky septuagenarian was last seen on the global stage attacking western journalists for asking non-football questions, actions that went down well in parts of the world, including Doha.
Given the on-pitch disaster that unfolded at the World Cup with three losses in three games, the federation may think they should have appointed him a little…
