in recent times, arab teams have come to understand a compact defense and time wasting tactics work really well against us.
they have got the results , also, to prove it.
now, given the info above, we shd expect the syrian and uae teams to simply play for a draw against us, as they've done so far and successfully accomplished.
they have learnt our team doesnt deal with packed defending too easily and we get frustrated and near the end, lose all tactics.
so what shd Daei , as a coach whose back is against the wall now, do ?
he shd have plans for such circumstances.
we need to change a lot of things to get what we want now.
the whole game plan and strategy has to be overhauled.
but we know one thing: what we've been doing to face a compact defense hasnt been working.
neither the formation, nor the tactics.
unless you have a death wish or ur skull is filled with air you shd know that ur plans are not working, by now.
DRIBBLING attackers
we have guys like karimi, jabbari, shojaei, niki ... who can dribble past their markers.
play them more up front and near the 18.
one of the two things can happen:
A) they break through which will create an opportunity to either pass or score.
or
B) they get fouled which would either get a penalty or a free kick in a dangerous proximity.
which brings me to:
2- SET PIECES
when we have at least one ( ideally two, but nothing can allow for idealism given our present mentality at TM ) very good set piece kicker, we can make use of these tactics.
I remember saying this a billion times. there are whole TEAMS basing their tactics on set pieces and succeeding. why not us?
I know some ppl will complain why I bring him up, but lets face it. mobaali IS our best direct free-kick taker.
if daei still wants to continue his stubborn, branko-clone behavior, then might as well assign someone like khalili for the direct kicks at least.
seeing how we get SO MANY set pieces around the 18 but waste them one after another, just makes one wonder what would happen if we DID have a game-plan on them too!
we get at least 11-12 of them in each game and we use exactly NONE of tem.
there are teams that WIN games with set pieces , with half of that number of chances !
where is Daei's international experience here?
3- and the third matter is : LONG RANGE SHOOTING.
when we have ppl like nekunam, hajsafi & niki plus others ( read outsiders ) like madanchi, kazemian, & mobaali ... in the team who take good long rangers, it is most pitiable to see the post-game stats read : 1 shot in 94 minutes !
1 shot !
especially when you find it hard to penetrate, why not try shooting ?
it is as simple as 1+1=2.
you dont need an advanced phd in nuclear physics to figure it out. or even years of playing in europe, which daei has. or ....
4- USE THE WINGS
It shd be done more often and with regularity, which will spread the tight defense open and other attackers to come in.
Use players who can cross well.
and the good news is we DO have enough of these in Iran: niki, madanchi , rezaei, kazemian, kia, kaabi ... etc.
5- and need I stress on the need to change the formation that has NEVER WORKED for us ... and somehow, I'm sure will not magically work in the next 3-4 weeks?
unless daei or his supporters have a magic wand and wave it around.
CHANGE THE F**KING FORMATION f.f.s. !
get two forwards up there, which will increase our targets up front, and thus, our chances of scoring.
they have got the results , also, to prove it.
now, given the info above, we shd expect the syrian and uae teams to simply play for a draw against us, as they've done so far and successfully accomplished.
they have learnt our team doesnt deal with packed defending too easily and we get frustrated and near the end, lose all tactics.
so what shd Daei , as a coach whose back is against the wall now, do ?
he shd have plans for such circumstances.
we need to change a lot of things to get what we want now.
the whole game plan and strategy has to be overhauled.
but we know one thing: what we've been doing to face a compact defense hasnt been working.
neither the formation, nor the tactics.
unless you have a death wish or ur skull is filled with air you shd know that ur plans are not working, by now.
DRIBBLING attackers
we have guys like karimi, jabbari, shojaei, niki ... who can dribble past their markers.
play them more up front and near the 18.
one of the two things can happen:
A) they break through which will create an opportunity to either pass or score.
or
B) they get fouled which would either get a penalty or a free kick in a dangerous proximity.
which brings me to:
2- SET PIECES
when we have at least one ( ideally two, but nothing can allow for idealism given our present mentality at TM ) very good set piece kicker, we can make use of these tactics.
I remember saying this a billion times. there are whole TEAMS basing their tactics on set pieces and succeeding. why not us?
I know some ppl will complain why I bring him up, but lets face it. mobaali IS our best direct free-kick taker.
if daei still wants to continue his stubborn, branko-clone behavior, then might as well assign someone like khalili for the direct kicks at least.
seeing how we get SO MANY set pieces around the 18 but waste them one after another, just makes one wonder what would happen if we DID have a game-plan on them too!
we get at least 11-12 of them in each game and we use exactly NONE of tem.
there are teams that WIN games with set pieces , with half of that number of chances !
where is Daei's international experience here?
3- and the third matter is : LONG RANGE SHOOTING.
when we have ppl like nekunam, hajsafi & niki plus others ( read outsiders ) like madanchi, kazemian, & mobaali ... in the team who take good long rangers, it is most pitiable to see the post-game stats read : 1 shot in 94 minutes !
1 shot !
especially when you find it hard to penetrate, why not try shooting ?
it is as simple as 1+1=2.
you dont need an advanced phd in nuclear physics to figure it out. or even years of playing in europe, which daei has. or ....
4- USE THE WINGS
It shd be done more often and with regularity, which will spread the tight defense open and other attackers to come in.
Use players who can cross well.
and the good news is we DO have enough of these in Iran: niki, madanchi , rezaei, kazemian, kia, kaabi ... etc.
5- and need I stress on the need to change the formation that has NEVER WORKED for us ... and somehow, I'm sure will not magically work in the next 3-4 weeks?
unless daei or his supporters have a magic wand and wave it around.
CHANGE THE F**KING FORMATION f.f.s. !
get two forwards up there, which will increase our targets up front, and thus, our chances of scoring.
, that would make daei look bad !
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