ZZ's last 2 games have been against two teams that have no hope to achieve anything, and teams that are inferior to ZZ tactically ans technically (peykan and wahda).
but the result of these two games eventually hurt ZZ.
1- with their draw against peykan, they lost 2 points that would have brought them within 1 win's distance from league leaders sepahan and with 4 games left anything could happen and they would have had a very good chance of catching up to sepahan for the championship.
but they lost focus and concentration in dying minutes and conceded!
2- they also gave away an easy game to uae with their nonchalant, careless attitude and game plan they lost the game they could have won if they maintained their drive and thirst seen in their previous games.
did their upcoming ss game have a bearing? maybe. but what's more important?
so clearly ebrahimzadeh needs to work with his lads to get over this easy attitude and put the hunger and drive in them. coz next round, it's not going to give them much room for mistakes.
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but this is seen in other iranian teams as well. whenever they play against weaker (on paper) teams, they somehow step into the field at 50% strength as if half of their minds is still sitting at home, resting!
zz's loss to wahda, TM's trip to uae, the return trip of uae to iran, .... etc etc only show how we tend to underestimate the opponents, who btw, due to the arab-iranian issues, are even MORE motivated to make their point!
when are we going to be mentally prepared for this?
but the result of these two games eventually hurt ZZ.
1- with their draw against peykan, they lost 2 points that would have brought them within 1 win's distance from league leaders sepahan and with 4 games left anything could happen and they would have had a very good chance of catching up to sepahan for the championship.
but they lost focus and concentration in dying minutes and conceded!
2- they also gave away an easy game to uae with their nonchalant, careless attitude and game plan they lost the game they could have won if they maintained their drive and thirst seen in their previous games.
did their upcoming ss game have a bearing? maybe. but what's more important?
so clearly ebrahimzadeh needs to work with his lads to get over this easy attitude and put the hunger and drive in them. coz next round, it's not going to give them much room for mistakes.
****
but this is seen in other iranian teams as well. whenever they play against weaker (on paper) teams, they somehow step into the field at 50% strength as if half of their minds is still sitting at home, resting!
zz's loss to wahda, TM's trip to uae, the return trip of uae to iran, .... etc etc only show how we tend to underestimate the opponents, who btw, due to the arab-iranian issues, are even MORE motivated to make their point!
when are we going to be mentally prepared for this?
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