aside from the saudis (4 spost) who usually get at least 3 teams to advance from the group stage, and with both uzbek (2 spots) teams doing well this year, not to mention the two qatari (2 spots) teams, I think Iran (4 spots) will be slowly feeling the heat , especially if any one of mes and sepahan dont advance ( and I'm being generous and taking both zob and ss advance as granted).
and if either of uzbeki or qatari teams going further than pre-quarters, AFC will be justified in allotting a 3rd spot to that country. where will that spot come from?
My guess is thankfully the uae teams (4 spots) have done horribly for the past 2 consecutive seasons, so uae will be the prime candidate for reduction.
but come next season and if at least 2 of our teams dont advance, I'm afraid we may get a spot reduced.
as it stands, IPL may introduce sepahan, zob and perhaps PP as 3 of its rep's. if ss wins the hazfi, then we'd have 4 strong contenders. but IPL i one thing, ACL is a totally different beast.
and if either of uzbeki or qatari teams going further than pre-quarters, AFC will be justified in allotting a 3rd spot to that country. where will that spot come from?
My guess is thankfully the uae teams (4 spots) have done horribly for the past 2 consecutive seasons, so uae will be the prime candidate for reduction.
but come next season and if at least 2 of our teams dont advance, I'm afraid we may get a spot reduced.
as it stands, IPL may introduce sepahan, zob and perhaps PP as 3 of its rep's. if ss wins the hazfi, then we'd have 4 strong contenders. but IPL i one thing, ACL is a totally different beast.
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