What can I say for a meaningless and insignificant game that was wasted by putting in the main team players instead of trying out our options? ( shall we call ali daei, Ali Ivanko-Daei-ovic from now on? )
I have a few points to make only.
1- I’d like to say one thing about our first goal :
Thank God sadeghi was incapable of stopping the easiest of passes ( that my 5 year old nephew could ) , which rolled onto Nekunam to take his shot.
Thank god for sadeghi’s useless presence in the path of the ball.
Coz if HE had been able to stop that slow ball, we would not have scored that goal !
So I suggest we put this one as an “assist” by sadeghi ( through his incompetence and inability ). Anyone agrees with crediting him with the “assist” ?
BTW, very nice shot by Nekunam. Mashalaeh. That;s what we want to see more from the team.
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2- the game was absolutely inconsequential. We could have lost 23-0 and still nothing would have happened to our advancement.
So I ask why the hell did Daei put in 3 def-mids in the middle ?
What was he so scared of?
What instilled such mortal fear in him that he played all 3 defensive mids he had : nekunam, ando & sadeghi ?
Where was Daei’s well known guts and hunger ?
Wait. There’s more to it.
3 def mids against the WEAKEST team in the group, IN TEHRAN !!!!!!!!!!!
I may have to start calling Branko gutsy, judging by this wimpy arrangement.
3- No wonder we didn’t have creativity in the middle!
No wonder our team, in transition looked like novices and amateurs, desperate to make something out of nothing !
No wonder our forward, Meydavoodi, was never fed properly except one occasion!
3 def mids and NO PLAYMAKER !
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4- I don’t know what happens to the yellow cards in this round, but if they do count, I’d like to ask daei “was it worth it for you to play all the big guns in the game so they get yellows or get injured ?”
we couldn’t have played the likes of gholamnejad or khalatbari or shiri or … anyone who was on the bench ??
we HAD TO risk injuries and suspension becoz we desperately NEEDED the points of this game? Really ?
for example, what kind of logic says Shiri shd come at minute 92 for merely 30 seconds?
What was the purpose of that subbing?
To waste time ? in THIS game?
You mean Shiri didn’t even deserve to play a half in a meaningless game, against the weakest team in our group?
If not, then why the hell did you call him?
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5- The players:
- saedghi, as usual, was one of the poorest performers.
- Zandi, as usual , was out of commission after the first 50-55 minutes
- Zareh , for a change, had his best game, … which means, by any standard you look at it, was at best, an average game …. But, against a very impotent and weak team … which doesn’t change the fact that he has been one of our poorest performers, along with sadeghi.
- Ando is still struggling and frankly, with nekunam getting his groove back, I don’t see any point in playing ando in the team. Unless we feel we have to “fill our team with big NAMES” !!!!
- The serial of "pathetic set pieces" continues at TM !!
horrible corners and freekicks !
God knows when daei will address this.
or if he even notices it !!!!!!!!!!
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6- Rahmati – wasn’t troubled except on a couple of occasions. But on those occasions, he reacted wonderfully.
Excellent reflexes. He proved he is our best keeper at the moment.
A note on Rahmati:
If a year ago, we had come and said lets put Rahmati in the team ( not even give him the starting position ), I am sure there’d be an outcry and mass ridicule aimed at those who suggested such a thing.
Why?
Becoz everyone was convinced he is a useless case and we don’t need such players in TM. I remember the names he was called and how everyone made fun of him.
Today … after a year of proving his worth, by playing well and winning all round accolade, he was justifiably called to the camp and with Va’ezi’s injury, he took the center-stage and was given the chance to show hi worth. He was shown the trust of the coach and with a couple of games, he cemented his position in the goal, so much that now, we don’t dare replace him with another.
The very same Rahmati who was vilified and ridiculed. Strange, right?
Now, THIS is what we are saying about a coach shd show his trust in the player and shd allow him time to show his capabilities.
Mere 15-20 minutes here and there will never give the player the time or chance to prove himself.
Instead of allowing Rahmati to start game after game, had Daei given him one half and then discarded him for another, today, we would NOT have benefited from Rahmati’s wonderful reflexes and saves.
Now, I hope all those ppl who didn’t want to understand what we were talking about ( mobaali, enayati, kazemian, …. ) recognize this fact and comprehend what it means to a player to see his coach TRUSTS him and gives him TIME to settle in and show his worth.
Today, Rahmati, is the perfect case that proves this point.
I have a few points to make only.
1- I’d like to say one thing about our first goal :
Thank God sadeghi was incapable of stopping the easiest of passes ( that my 5 year old nephew could ) , which rolled onto Nekunam to take his shot.
Thank god for sadeghi’s useless presence in the path of the ball.
Coz if HE had been able to stop that slow ball, we would not have scored that goal !
So I suggest we put this one as an “assist” by sadeghi ( through his incompetence and inability ). Anyone agrees with crediting him with the “assist” ?
BTW, very nice shot by Nekunam. Mashalaeh. That;s what we want to see more from the team.
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2- the game was absolutely inconsequential. We could have lost 23-0 and still nothing would have happened to our advancement.
So I ask why the hell did Daei put in 3 def-mids in the middle ?
What was he so scared of?
What instilled such mortal fear in him that he played all 3 defensive mids he had : nekunam, ando & sadeghi ?
Where was Daei’s well known guts and hunger ?
Wait. There’s more to it.
3 def mids against the WEAKEST team in the group, IN TEHRAN !!!!!!!!!!!
I may have to start calling Branko gutsy, judging by this wimpy arrangement.
3- No wonder we didn’t have creativity in the middle!
No wonder our team, in transition looked like novices and amateurs, desperate to make something out of nothing !
No wonder our forward, Meydavoodi, was never fed properly except one occasion!
3 def mids and NO PLAYMAKER !
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4- I don’t know what happens to the yellow cards in this round, but if they do count, I’d like to ask daei “was it worth it for you to play all the big guns in the game so they get yellows or get injured ?”
we couldn’t have played the likes of gholamnejad or khalatbari or shiri or … anyone who was on the bench ??
we HAD TO risk injuries and suspension becoz we desperately NEEDED the points of this game? Really ?
for example, what kind of logic says Shiri shd come at minute 92 for merely 30 seconds?
What was the purpose of that subbing?
To waste time ? in THIS game?
You mean Shiri didn’t even deserve to play a half in a meaningless game, against the weakest team in our group?
If not, then why the hell did you call him?
-----------------------------
5- The players:
- saedghi, as usual, was one of the poorest performers.
- Zandi, as usual , was out of commission after the first 50-55 minutes
- Zareh , for a change, had his best game, … which means, by any standard you look at it, was at best, an average game …. But, against a very impotent and weak team … which doesn’t change the fact that he has been one of our poorest performers, along with sadeghi.
- Ando is still struggling and frankly, with nekunam getting his groove back, I don’t see any point in playing ando in the team. Unless we feel we have to “fill our team with big NAMES” !!!!
- The serial of "pathetic set pieces" continues at TM !!
horrible corners and freekicks !
God knows when daei will address this.
or if he even notices it !!!!!!!!!!
-----------------------------
6- Rahmati – wasn’t troubled except on a couple of occasions. But on those occasions, he reacted wonderfully.
Excellent reflexes. He proved he is our best keeper at the moment.
A note on Rahmati:
If a year ago, we had come and said lets put Rahmati in the team ( not even give him the starting position ), I am sure there’d be an outcry and mass ridicule aimed at those who suggested such a thing.
Why?
Becoz everyone was convinced he is a useless case and we don’t need such players in TM. I remember the names he was called and how everyone made fun of him.
Today … after a year of proving his worth, by playing well and winning all round accolade, he was justifiably called to the camp and with Va’ezi’s injury, he took the center-stage and was given the chance to show hi worth. He was shown the trust of the coach and with a couple of games, he cemented his position in the goal, so much that now, we don’t dare replace him with another.
The very same Rahmati who was vilified and ridiculed. Strange, right?
Now, THIS is what we are saying about a coach shd show his trust in the player and shd allow him time to show his capabilities.
Mere 15-20 minutes here and there will never give the player the time or chance to prove himself.
Instead of allowing Rahmati to start game after game, had Daei given him one half and then discarded him for another, today, we would NOT have benefited from Rahmati’s wonderful reflexes and saves.
Now, I hope all those ppl who didn’t want to understand what we were talking about ( mobaali, enayati, kazemian, …. ) recognize this fact and comprehend what it means to a player to see his coach TRUSTS him and gives him TIME to settle in and show his worth.
Today, Rahmati, is the perfect case that proves this point.
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