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Iran's Morteza Pouraliganji celebrates their victory as China's Wu Lei looks dejected after their World Cup qualifier in Tehran on Tuesday. Photo: CFP
China's head coach Marcello Lippi said he is satisfied with the team's performance in three games since he took the reins in October nike air max 270 flyknit uk , but also noted the team need more improvement.


"To date I am satisfied with the team's performance in the three games, but we do need more improvement," Lippi said after the team suffered a 1-0 defeat to Iran on Tuesday.


Since being appointed head coach of the national team, Lippi has led the -Chinese national team to one win, one draw and one defeat.


Lippi's team held Iran, Asia's No.1 team in the FIFA rankings www.airmax270uk.com , to a scoreless draw before halftime, but the situation changed dramatically less than a minute after the game resumed.


China's left back Jiang Zhipeng came under fire for deflecting a header to -Mehdi Taremi, offering the Iran forward a close-range shooting chance, which -resulted in the game's only goal.


Making things worse, midfielder Wu Xi injured his nose when blocking a shot, forcing Lippi to make his last substitution after replacing starters Zhang Yuning and Zhang Xizhe in the 46th minute.


"The two substitutions at the beginning of the second half meant we didn't play well in the first half nike air max 270 uk sale ," Lippi told reporters through an interpreter after the match. "Wu's injury worsened the situation."


Wu, captain of Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning, was sent to hospital immediately, as initial reports suggested he broke the bridge of his nose.


"We did well in defense, but it's unlucky we didn't have many chances to score," the Italian noted.