Today's derby once again ended with a tie, and for the most part had a boring match to watch. The question that often circulates among fans is whether these matches are fixed or not.
Obviously, the players are always reminded before the match not to excite too many spectators as things can get out of control. So, usually you see less contact between them and this match was no exception. A physical sport like football need to have contacts or else of course you would take away so much from the game, particularly the mental aspect of the game by being too "careful".
But, then again the question remains if about 40-50 people from players to staff are constantly, and for each match through the years are being told to finish the game with a tie. My answer is no, and almost impossible to carry such conspiracy for so long and among so many people.
Then what happened today? The answer is Vingada's first match with Perspolis and his game plan and strategy. He changed Perspolis formation to 3-6-1 to control the midfield and particularly asked four of the midfielders to stay back, sort of 3-4-2-1. Perspolis chose this strategy simply because Esteghlal has been doing well in offense and have scored over 60 goals so far!! and that is with a goal difference of 30!
I think it was a smart move by Vingada to control this match and avoid trouble and it paid off. Perspolis controlled the match very well till a primitive mistake by Haghighi gave Esteghlal the advantage. It was only then that we could watch an entertaining match as Perspolis had nothing to lose any more and took their best defender out to send a forward (a mistake to select Rezaei but that is it's own story).
After Esteghlal goal, there was no sign of "fixation" anymore and both teams had their share of scoring opportunities, and eventually it was Perspolis that scored. Anyone questioning the fixation should also review the scene when Nourouzi and Talebloo practically sacrificed their body to score and defend after Vahedi's header. I guess a fixation would require less sacrifice than that for a score ....
Vingada was the man of the match today but if he continues with this defensive style, he will collect plenty of trouble against Iranian fans that often fantasize offensive football for defensively weak Iranian football.
Obviously, the players are always reminded before the match not to excite too many spectators as things can get out of control. So, usually you see less contact between them and this match was no exception. A physical sport like football need to have contacts or else of course you would take away so much from the game, particularly the mental aspect of the game by being too "careful".
But, then again the question remains if about 40-50 people from players to staff are constantly, and for each match through the years are being told to finish the game with a tie. My answer is no, and almost impossible to carry such conspiracy for so long and among so many people.
Then what happened today? The answer is Vingada's first match with Perspolis and his game plan and strategy. He changed Perspolis formation to 3-6-1 to control the midfield and particularly asked four of the midfielders to stay back, sort of 3-4-2-1. Perspolis chose this strategy simply because Esteghlal has been doing well in offense and have scored over 60 goals so far!! and that is with a goal difference of 30!
I think it was a smart move by Vingada to control this match and avoid trouble and it paid off. Perspolis controlled the match very well till a primitive mistake by Haghighi gave Esteghlal the advantage. It was only then that we could watch an entertaining match as Perspolis had nothing to lose any more and took their best defender out to send a forward (a mistake to select Rezaei but that is it's own story).
After Esteghlal goal, there was no sign of "fixation" anymore and both teams had their share of scoring opportunities, and eventually it was Perspolis that scored. Anyone questioning the fixation should also review the scene when Nourouzi and Talebloo practically sacrificed their body to score and defend after Vahedi's header. I guess a fixation would require less sacrifice than that for a score ....
Vingada was the man of the match today but if he continues with this defensive style, he will collect plenty of trouble against Iranian fans that often fantasize offensive football for defensively weak Iranian football.
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