FIRST HALF;
- Pejman and ando are too nervous and for the beginning of the game, they seem lost. However, ando regained some composure, while pejman seems to be overwhelmed still! So much that he doesn’t even do what he does normally and daily!
- Shojaei cant seem to get past anyone, no matter how many times he tries to dribble. Why doesn’t he stop and start passing for a change? He keeps trying to out-brazilian the Brazilians with stupid back heels & dribbles and has failed in almost ALL of these attempts. High time he played a simple passing football and not try to show off (and looking like a fool as a result)
- Gholami’s goal was correct and Iran was undone by stupid refs clearly favor the Brazilians. The ref keeps calling for Brazilians, even all those 50-50’s and some calls were blatant wrong!
But I feel bad for gholami who shd have registered as a scorer in his 3rd cap. Even the ESPN coms’ attested to this.
- Alvez’s goal was a PERFECT freekick and no keeper in the world could have saved that. No fault of rahmati.
- Hajsafi has been very poor. But we all knew that even before the game started. Says a lot about ghotbi’s understanding of football and coaching abilities!
- 45+ minutes and not a single shot tried by Iran! And we have neku, ando, hajsafi, z-pour, … all of whom can take shots!! Depressing!
- this brazil is a very poor version of the actual brazil.
extremely poor in fact, given their normal game. as far as the quality of the game is concerned, it's rather a poor game to watch (for a neutral) ... except a few occasions.
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SECOND HALF:
- Nekounam was very unlucky as his little chip hit the post and didnt go in.
very unlucky.
- Nosrati had quite a good game and wasn’t affected by the occasion, unlike many MANY other TM players who were nervous and lost.
- Hosseini also had an ok game except a couple of occasions. So had Heidari, coming up with a few very nice blocks and intercepts and one save on our goal line.
- Remarkable stupidity by ghotbi for keeping the useless shojaei in and taking out gholami!!! Just remarkable how ghotbi is blind to form and performance of players and all he sees is superficial carp “on paper”!!!
- Pejman seems to have settled into the game after his nervous first half. I think he slowly got used to playing against big teams and big names (if not big players).
- Shojaei is still on the pitch and still causing one turnover after another with moronic insistence of trying fancy stuff!!! Sick to see him on while a player like meydavoudi sits on the bench!!!
- Brazil’s second goal – again a typical goal scored on TM with all our def-mids failing to do their job and cover their men (all those in favor of more def-mids take note). Here, a) Ando was nowhere to be seen, b) pejman was too far on the left side , c) neku was easily dribbled and became a spectator
- We had to wait for 78 minutes to see our first shot! Pathetic!
- It has become a very boring game and the pace nor quality of both teams is acceptable.
- Bagheri was an absolute zero except the final pass. I think if he had come in with 5-7 minutes left to the game would have been better, than bringing him (instead of meydavoudi) in minute 70-75. A waste of substitution.
- Mobaali was another zero and didn’t do anything worthwhile.
- Third brazil goal – YET ANOTHER reminder of how unsuitable hajsafi is for LB. God knows how many games ghotbi needs to use his freaking brains to use someone else. Enough lajbazi, you bloody moron.
- Rahmari had 3-4 magnificent saves that forced the ESPN commentators praising him to high heaven
- this was either brazil reserves or olympic team. thank god it wasnt their main team.
- Pejman and ando are too nervous and for the beginning of the game, they seem lost. However, ando regained some composure, while pejman seems to be overwhelmed still! So much that he doesn’t even do what he does normally and daily!
- Shojaei cant seem to get past anyone, no matter how many times he tries to dribble. Why doesn’t he stop and start passing for a change? He keeps trying to out-brazilian the Brazilians with stupid back heels & dribbles and has failed in almost ALL of these attempts. High time he played a simple passing football and not try to show off (and looking like a fool as a result)
- Gholami’s goal was correct and Iran was undone by stupid refs clearly favor the Brazilians. The ref keeps calling for Brazilians, even all those 50-50’s and some calls were blatant wrong!
But I feel bad for gholami who shd have registered as a scorer in his 3rd cap. Even the ESPN coms’ attested to this.
- Alvez’s goal was a PERFECT freekick and no keeper in the world could have saved that. No fault of rahmati.
- Hajsafi has been very poor. But we all knew that even before the game started. Says a lot about ghotbi’s understanding of football and coaching abilities!
- 45+ minutes and not a single shot tried by Iran! And we have neku, ando, hajsafi, z-pour, … all of whom can take shots!! Depressing!
- this brazil is a very poor version of the actual brazil.
extremely poor in fact, given their normal game. as far as the quality of the game is concerned, it's rather a poor game to watch (for a neutral) ... except a few occasions.
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SECOND HALF:
- Nekounam was very unlucky as his little chip hit the post and didnt go in.
very unlucky.
- Nosrati had quite a good game and wasn’t affected by the occasion, unlike many MANY other TM players who were nervous and lost.
- Hosseini also had an ok game except a couple of occasions. So had Heidari, coming up with a few very nice blocks and intercepts and one save on our goal line.
- Remarkable stupidity by ghotbi for keeping the useless shojaei in and taking out gholami!!! Just remarkable how ghotbi is blind to form and performance of players and all he sees is superficial carp “on paper”!!!
- Pejman seems to have settled into the game after his nervous first half. I think he slowly got used to playing against big teams and big names (if not big players).
- Shojaei is still on the pitch and still causing one turnover after another with moronic insistence of trying fancy stuff!!! Sick to see him on while a player like meydavoudi sits on the bench!!!
- Brazil’s second goal – again a typical goal scored on TM with all our def-mids failing to do their job and cover their men (all those in favor of more def-mids take note). Here, a) Ando was nowhere to be seen, b) pejman was too far on the left side , c) neku was easily dribbled and became a spectator
- We had to wait for 78 minutes to see our first shot! Pathetic!
- It has become a very boring game and the pace nor quality of both teams is acceptable.
- Bagheri was an absolute zero except the final pass. I think if he had come in with 5-7 minutes left to the game would have been better, than bringing him (instead of meydavoudi) in minute 70-75. A waste of substitution.
- Mobaali was another zero and didn’t do anything worthwhile.
- Third brazil goal – YET ANOTHER reminder of how unsuitable hajsafi is for LB. God knows how many games ghotbi needs to use his freaking brains to use someone else. Enough lajbazi, you bloody moron.
- Rahmari had 3-4 magnificent saves that forced the ESPN commentators praising him to high heaven
- this was either brazil reserves or olympic team. thank god it wasnt their main team.
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