On the eve of the qatar tourney and from what it looks like, the possible dismissal of ghotbi, in his worthless honor, I'd like to start a discussion on our own assessment of the past 3 TM coaches.
it's rather simple.
what we liked about him and what we didnt.
sort of a pros and cons from OUR personal point of view.
in order of appearance:
1- GN
2- Daei
3- Ghotbi
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1) GN
LIKES:
- for starters I think his record and stats beats the other 2 men.
- I guess he did show a bit of variation in his formation and tactics, which is always a positive for me
- initially he looked quite adventurous and aggressive and that paid dirt for the team. he, like EVERY OTHER VATANI COACH we've had, lost his nerves and become overtly cautious only in the middle of asia cup games, and the highlight of his catious mind was the korean game. where we dominated the koreans but poor substitutions and gameplan for the final stretch of the game resulted in the draw and .... the rest is history
DISLIKES:
- as mentioned above, his later-stage cautiousness which cost us the asia cup
his poor substitutions in the korean game was just the last nail on the coffin
- his insistence on khatibi and eneyati beyond reasonable limits. I understand and agree we could have had them in the team. but too much reliance on them was wrong.
- his unpolished and naive behavior and speeches really was unbecoming of a nat'l team coach
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2) DAEI
LIKES:
- He had bundles of experience and exposure to top grade football.
- he oozed with charisma which would have made him a very dominant coach, especially among the new generation
- he showed variety in tactics and formations
- for the LB, he brought in ashjari, who was miles of improvement over that zareh chap
(he did bring in other players like khalatbari and rezaei and ... . but that is a normal trend in any TM as coaches bring in the in-form players of the time. so he did the normal thing. not doing it would have been a negative mark)
- the team was rejuvenated and with fresh blood coming in, we looked like a team on the rise. aside from his personal shit with a few players, the doors of TM was open to all of the league.
- his appetite and hunger & desire to achieve (seen mostly in earlier stages of his tenure. near the end, he was too confused or unprepared for this stage)
DISLIKES:
- his mixing of his personal issues with a few players (karimi, mobaali, ..) really deprived the team of more strength and efficiency at a time that we needed it the most.
- much like other vatani coaches, lost his nerves during the WCQ's final round and became overtly cautious. culminating in the horrible choices he made during the saudi game and the south korea in tehran. poor substitution choices, single forward even in games we needed to win or were behind, .... etc.
- inflexibility to deal with criticism, even those constructive ones that would have helped him and TM a lot if he had the ears (and the sense).
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3) GHOTBI
LIKES:
- he is refined and his calm and respectful demeanor shd be a model to our vatani coaches
- he also, like daei, kept the doors of the team open to all players in form. for me, I'd even add: he brought kazemian and mobaali back to TM deservedly.
DISLIKES:
- his insistence on a set formation, no matter what the situation and circumstances of the team or game. referring to the signle forward line up, even when we needed to win (hint at uae and north korea games in wcq's)
- his lack of variation in tactics as the team plays a monotonous game with no real spikes in performance. this monotony would have been ideal if we were playing GOOD football. but we're playing poor quality football and we just cant seem to be able to raise it!
- senseless benching of the league's top performer, khalatbari with no explanation
- his lack of appetitie for goals and convincing victories. he just lacks the hunger or the fire in the belly (showed in GN and Daei) to over-achieve. any meager, paltry result will do for him!!
- garbage promises (we know all of those about WCQ', the south korean game, now, the asia cup) that only show his naive, immature nature that wants to please ppl no matter how ridiculous the promise. or just a charlatan who thinks he can fool the ppl with empty but big promises. take ur pick
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in the end let me say for all our vatani coaches there is a red line where they lose their sense of adventure and lose their nerves and become cautious and passive. each and every one of them has shown this.
this line depends on the importance of a crucial occasion (asia cup, wcq, ... ) and exists for everyone.
the problem is for some the line is reached very early and in not so dire occasions like ghotbi, and for some it takes a while to reach that line and the team enjoyed a longer spell of aggressive, positive and offensive style like GN
it's rather simple.
what we liked about him and what we didnt.
sort of a pros and cons from OUR personal point of view.
in order of appearance:
1- GN
2- Daei
3- Ghotbi
=======================
1) GN
LIKES:
- for starters I think his record and stats beats the other 2 men.
- I guess he did show a bit of variation in his formation and tactics, which is always a positive for me
- initially he looked quite adventurous and aggressive and that paid dirt for the team. he, like EVERY OTHER VATANI COACH we've had, lost his nerves and become overtly cautious only in the middle of asia cup games, and the highlight of his catious mind was the korean game. where we dominated the koreans but poor substitutions and gameplan for the final stretch of the game resulted in the draw and .... the rest is history
DISLIKES:
- as mentioned above, his later-stage cautiousness which cost us the asia cup
his poor substitutions in the korean game was just the last nail on the coffin
- his insistence on khatibi and eneyati beyond reasonable limits. I understand and agree we could have had them in the team. but too much reliance on them was wrong.
- his unpolished and naive behavior and speeches really was unbecoming of a nat'l team coach
=====================
2) DAEI
LIKES:
- He had bundles of experience and exposure to top grade football.
- he oozed with charisma which would have made him a very dominant coach, especially among the new generation
- he showed variety in tactics and formations
- for the LB, he brought in ashjari, who was miles of improvement over that zareh chap
(he did bring in other players like khalatbari and rezaei and ... . but that is a normal trend in any TM as coaches bring in the in-form players of the time. so he did the normal thing. not doing it would have been a negative mark)
- the team was rejuvenated and with fresh blood coming in, we looked like a team on the rise. aside from his personal shit with a few players, the doors of TM was open to all of the league.
- his appetite and hunger & desire to achieve (seen mostly in earlier stages of his tenure. near the end, he was too confused or unprepared for this stage)
DISLIKES:
- his mixing of his personal issues with a few players (karimi, mobaali, ..) really deprived the team of more strength and efficiency at a time that we needed it the most.
- much like other vatani coaches, lost his nerves during the WCQ's final round and became overtly cautious. culminating in the horrible choices he made during the saudi game and the south korea in tehran. poor substitution choices, single forward even in games we needed to win or were behind, .... etc.
- inflexibility to deal with criticism, even those constructive ones that would have helped him and TM a lot if he had the ears (and the sense).
=========================
3) GHOTBI
LIKES:
- he is refined and his calm and respectful demeanor shd be a model to our vatani coaches
- he also, like daei, kept the doors of the team open to all players in form. for me, I'd even add: he brought kazemian and mobaali back to TM deservedly.
DISLIKES:
- his insistence on a set formation, no matter what the situation and circumstances of the team or game. referring to the signle forward line up, even when we needed to win (hint at uae and north korea games in wcq's)
- his lack of variation in tactics as the team plays a monotonous game with no real spikes in performance. this monotony would have been ideal if we were playing GOOD football. but we're playing poor quality football and we just cant seem to be able to raise it!
- senseless benching of the league's top performer, khalatbari with no explanation
- his lack of appetitie for goals and convincing victories. he just lacks the hunger or the fire in the belly (showed in GN and Daei) to over-achieve. any meager, paltry result will do for him!!
- garbage promises (we know all of those about WCQ', the south korean game, now, the asia cup) that only show his naive, immature nature that wants to please ppl no matter how ridiculous the promise. or just a charlatan who thinks he can fool the ppl with empty but big promises. take ur pick
==================
in the end let me say for all our vatani coaches there is a red line where they lose their sense of adventure and lose their nerves and become cautious and passive. each and every one of them has shown this.
this line depends on the importance of a crucial occasion (asia cup, wcq, ... ) and exists for everyone.
the problem is for some the line is reached very early and in not so dire occasions like ghotbi, and for some it takes a while to reach that line and the team enjoyed a longer spell of aggressive, positive and offensive style like GN
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