Im not saying that if Karimi played we would have beat Mex and Portugal, but if Karimi was 100% fit and match fit, this WC would have been different for us.
It was obivous that Karimi was not match fit, and it was obivous he still is injured the way he was favoring his ankle.
But the thing that we ALL KNOW here is that Karimi is the engine of our team, he is our entire attacking game plan, and if he is injured, so is our team, and this was evident in the 2 matches.
The thing is, with Karimi out, we need somebody like Shojaei or Mobali in there, a play-maker, somebody to switch the ball, give a through pass, give a dribble or something, but I guess Branko thinks otherwise.
I feel bad for Ali, this WC was his to shine and we was unlucky enough to sustain a serious injury a few months before the WC. Poor guy...
It was obivous that Karimi was not match fit, and it was obivous he still is injured the way he was favoring his ankle.
But the thing that we ALL KNOW here is that Karimi is the engine of our team, he is our entire attacking game plan, and if he is injured, so is our team, and this was evident in the 2 matches.
The thing is, with Karimi out, we need somebody like Shojaei or Mobali in there, a play-maker, somebody to switch the ball, give a through pass, give a dribble or something, but I guess Branko thinks otherwise.
I feel bad for Ali, this WC was his to shine and we was unlucky enough to sustain a serious injury a few months before the WC. Poor guy...
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