... and this time, for ghotbi:
the very first issue that came up was the planned 4 friendly games BEFORE the NK game. with 2 of them in China, one chinese nat'l team, the other a club.
and 2 in Iran.
There was a time we'd die for test games. Now, I cant imagine saying this, but this is way too many. becoz I'm thinking situation specifically and not in general terms.
Fact 1- we've had a very long club season and naturally all players will be fatigued and dead tired. we dont want to make the same mistakes of WC06 once again here.
these players NEED their rest and recovery period before being able to be put through HIGH-STRESS and STRAIN games . now, consider THREE such games in rapid succession!
Fact 2- 4 of our clubs, even after IPL season ending, will be involved with ACL games, and almost all 4 will be playing for their survival ( at least 2 of them: ss and saba ) or for better positioning in advancement or warding off the 3rd placed teams ( the other 2: pp and sepahan ).
Fact 3- these same clubs along with others will have the hazfi games too which is very crucial for the likes of pp and saba and sepahan if they dont get the IPL third rank.
Fact 4- Travel in asia is one massive head ache. now, add IRI's proverbial screw ups and cheapskate behavior and you'll agree traveling between the two extreme ends of Asia is one hazardous mother.
Fact 5- with new coach, ALL players would want to be either called up or even get poll position in starting line up. That means they will push themselves beyond their limit in these test games, to impress and stamp their authority. this only ADDS to the fatigue, stress and strain borne on their physique.
Now, given all the above, is it wise to hold 4 friendly games before NK, given the ACL, HAzfi, IPL, fatigue, .... factors?
I dont think so.
Now, martin may rise up & say "he has to get to know the players and .... "
and I will tell him ( as I did elsewhere ) these are NOT normal situations and given the circumstances there ought to be some compromises done. we wont get everything or anything perfect in this situation, even if we tried.
secondly, it's not as if our players are total strangers to him. he's lead some, played against many and has watched ( and now, shd observe ) the rest of legionnaires. given he's a coach, he shd be able to assess each player's capability, character and position on his data and videos and info from his assistants ( Mr. Mohasses ... ).
but if you want to do that at the cost of over-working the tired legs of all ur players, I dont think it's very wise.
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He seems to want to take ALL his squad to china and most probably to NKorea. and that doesnt make sense given the above discussion either.
why drag a bunch of players you're not going to use to east asia, china, then to NKorea in a few days, then back to Iran in 3 days, and then drag them back to east asia, SKorea in 3-4 days after that?
a perfectly normal and well-rested professional athlete will shows signs of fatigue with such a schedule. imagine our dead tired, semi-pro ( at best ) players!!!!
the very first issue that came up was the planned 4 friendly games BEFORE the NK game. with 2 of them in China, one chinese nat'l team, the other a club.
and 2 in Iran.
There was a time we'd die for test games. Now, I cant imagine saying this, but this is way too many. becoz I'm thinking situation specifically and not in general terms.
Fact 1- we've had a very long club season and naturally all players will be fatigued and dead tired. we dont want to make the same mistakes of WC06 once again here.
these players NEED their rest and recovery period before being able to be put through HIGH-STRESS and STRAIN games . now, consider THREE such games in rapid succession!
Fact 2- 4 of our clubs, even after IPL season ending, will be involved with ACL games, and almost all 4 will be playing for their survival ( at least 2 of them: ss and saba ) or for better positioning in advancement or warding off the 3rd placed teams ( the other 2: pp and sepahan ).
Fact 3- these same clubs along with others will have the hazfi games too which is very crucial for the likes of pp and saba and sepahan if they dont get the IPL third rank.
Fact 4- Travel in asia is one massive head ache. now, add IRI's proverbial screw ups and cheapskate behavior and you'll agree traveling between the two extreme ends of Asia is one hazardous mother.
Fact 5- with new coach, ALL players would want to be either called up or even get poll position in starting line up. That means they will push themselves beyond their limit in these test games, to impress and stamp their authority. this only ADDS to the fatigue, stress and strain borne on their physique.
Now, given all the above, is it wise to hold 4 friendly games before NK, given the ACL, HAzfi, IPL, fatigue, .... factors?
I dont think so.
Now, martin may rise up & say "he has to get to know the players and .... "
and I will tell him ( as I did elsewhere ) these are NOT normal situations and given the circumstances there ought to be some compromises done. we wont get everything or anything perfect in this situation, even if we tried.
secondly, it's not as if our players are total strangers to him. he's lead some, played against many and has watched ( and now, shd observe ) the rest of legionnaires. given he's a coach, he shd be able to assess each player's capability, character and position on his data and videos and info from his assistants ( Mr. Mohasses ... ).
but if you want to do that at the cost of over-working the tired legs of all ur players, I dont think it's very wise.
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He seems to want to take ALL his squad to china and most probably to NKorea. and that doesnt make sense given the above discussion either.
why drag a bunch of players you're not going to use to east asia, china, then to NKorea in a few days, then back to Iran in 3 days, and then drag them back to east asia, SKorea in 3-4 days after that?
a perfectly normal and well-rested professional athlete will shows signs of fatigue with such a schedule. imagine our dead tired, semi-pro ( at best ) players!!!!
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WOW .... now, where did I hear that before ...??? hmmmm...... 
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