I didnt watch the first half, thanks to the time-change.
but I have a few points to make on the 2nd:
1- most importantly, this serial losing streak does a lot of damage to the morale of the team and slowly I'm beginning to worry about facing the 4th or 5th rated asian team, singapore !!!!!! (now that's one tragic statement that I never ever thought I'd say
)
I still think we can beat singapore in singapore and that, by normal standards, is still my belief. but I cant hide my worry about this trend of defeats in TM
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now, to the game;
2- what's ghotbi trying to say, by filling up the team with as many lefties as possible, even at the cost of misplacing them all over the pitch?
that he's had a palpable effect on the team?
but what about QUALITY?
I dont say zeneiedpour or madanchi or feshangchi or hajsafi or ... are bad players.
all are DESERVING player who shd be in TM.
but to put in as many as possible irrespective of their uses or style? what's the point in that?
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3- our midfield was absolutely DEAD (in 2nd half)!
except madanchi who was active and industrious, the rest were just dummies filling the roster to make 11 on the pitch.
ando, zandi, rezaei, feshangchi, zeneiedpour, ... all were absolutely disastrous in creating any opportunity.
"creativity" too sareshoon bekhoreh .... they were also useless in taking control of the middle of the pitch also!!
they had lost the middle through and through!!
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4- what is ghotbi's stupid insistence on using midfielders as LB's ? hajsafi, madanchi, feshangchi, ... !!
what's wrong with ashjari, for example? is he injured or retired or ... ? why be vindictive and keep ashjari out of the team that CLEARLY suffers from lack of a LB who can defend ?
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5- by now every coach must have understood if you press TM up front, they'll crumble!
it's clearly seen:
press the midfield even a little bit, and they'll pass back to defense or even GK !!!!!
then maintain the press ( and since our midfield is so low on intelligence to create space ) and the ONLY thing that will result is the useless lobs from defense , which can be dealt with very easily!
this has happened in daei's time as well as ghotbi's.
but at least in daei's time we did see the slightest bit of variation (nothing dramatic enough to make the team efficient, unfortunately). but in ghotbi's team that seems to be very prevalent !
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6- again, the idiotic & retarded insistence on "single forward formation" .... no matter if we're ahead or behind, no matter if we want to force a draw or push for a win, no matter at home or away, no matter against a weak opponent or a strong one, no matter if we're playing a physical team or a technical team, no matter .... !!!
just ONE template for every freaking scenario!
the result:
poor strikers are left alone, ALWAYS CROWDED and outnumbered ... despite some good quality forwards we may have!!
I didnt see ansarifard's goal and it is good to see a striker score. but as we say "ba yek gol bahar nemishe". the prevalent scene is that our forwards are always outnumbered and crowded, therefore are pretty much taken out of the game!!
even when meydavoodi was brought in for zandi, he was kept so far away from the frontline that made him invisible and useless.
and I dont blame the poor lad for this. the fault lies elsewhere (formation)
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7- is it still to early to sing: "nananaaa-na , nananaaa-na , hey-hey-hey good-byeee" ?
but I have a few points to make on the 2nd:
1- most importantly, this serial losing streak does a lot of damage to the morale of the team and slowly I'm beginning to worry about facing the 4th or 5th rated asian team, singapore !!!!!! (now that's one tragic statement that I never ever thought I'd say
)I still think we can beat singapore in singapore and that, by normal standards, is still my belief. but I cant hide my worry about this trend of defeats in TM
-------------
now, to the game;
2- what's ghotbi trying to say, by filling up the team with as many lefties as possible, even at the cost of misplacing them all over the pitch?
that he's had a palpable effect on the team?
but what about QUALITY?
I dont say zeneiedpour or madanchi or feshangchi or hajsafi or ... are bad players.
all are DESERVING player who shd be in TM.
but to put in as many as possible irrespective of their uses or style? what's the point in that?
----------------
3- our midfield was absolutely DEAD (in 2nd half)!
except madanchi who was active and industrious, the rest were just dummies filling the roster to make 11 on the pitch.
ando, zandi, rezaei, feshangchi, zeneiedpour, ... all were absolutely disastrous in creating any opportunity.
"creativity" too sareshoon bekhoreh .... they were also useless in taking control of the middle of the pitch also!!
they had lost the middle through and through!!
-----------------
4- what is ghotbi's stupid insistence on using midfielders as LB's ? hajsafi, madanchi, feshangchi, ... !!
what's wrong with ashjari, for example? is he injured or retired or ... ? why be vindictive and keep ashjari out of the team that CLEARLY suffers from lack of a LB who can defend ?
-----------------
5- by now every coach must have understood if you press TM up front, they'll crumble!
it's clearly seen:
press the midfield even a little bit, and they'll pass back to defense or even GK !!!!!
then maintain the press ( and since our midfield is so low on intelligence to create space ) and the ONLY thing that will result is the useless lobs from defense , which can be dealt with very easily!
this has happened in daei's time as well as ghotbi's.
but at least in daei's time we did see the slightest bit of variation (nothing dramatic enough to make the team efficient, unfortunately). but in ghotbi's team that seems to be very prevalent !
-------------------
6- again, the idiotic & retarded insistence on "single forward formation" .... no matter if we're ahead or behind, no matter if we want to force a draw or push for a win, no matter at home or away, no matter against a weak opponent or a strong one, no matter if we're playing a physical team or a technical team, no matter .... !!!
just ONE template for every freaking scenario!
the result:
poor strikers are left alone, ALWAYS CROWDED and outnumbered ... despite some good quality forwards we may have!!
I didnt see ansarifard's goal and it is good to see a striker score. but as we say "ba yek gol bahar nemishe". the prevalent scene is that our forwards are always outnumbered and crowded, therefore are pretty much taken out of the game!!
even when meydavoodi was brought in for zandi, he was kept so far away from the frontline that made him invisible and useless.
and I dont blame the poor lad for this. the fault lies elsewhere (formation)
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7- is it still to early to sing: "nananaaa-na , nananaaa-na , hey-hey-hey good-byeee" ?
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