TM NEWS - VOL 8

[The]

Their recent 5 matches include a draw with Luxembourg and Lithuania.

I get that we would like European friendlies, but come on guys, what are we even doing here?

[Hosseini]

Their recent 5 matches include a draw with Luxembourg and Lithuania.

I get that we would like European friendlies, but come on guys, what are we even doing here?

Luxembourg just beat Bosnia 2-0. Not a bad team

[oracle]

Their recent 5 matches include a draw with Luxembourg and Lithuania.

I get that we would like European friendlies, but come on guys, what are we even doing here?

Better than Uganda, and shakebooty err jambooty
oh wait our other friendly will be against african team team not announce yet.

[sam20]

Their recent 5 matches include a draw with Luxembourg and Lithuania.

I get that we would like European friendlies, but come on guys, what are we even doing here?

Our last 5 matches include lucky wins over Kenya and Uzbekistan, draw vs Russia & loss vs USA.

Only convincing victory was VS Kyrgyzstan who are MUCH worse than Bulgaria.

So what's there to complain about? This is a good friendly for us. Gotta be realistic.

[Rooyintan]

Uzbekistan has friendlies now with USA, Bulgaria, and Mexico lined up. They are taking their preparation extremely seriously and can do really well in the AC/WC, along with having a solid coach in Katanec, who if was left to lead Iraq during the WC 2022 qualifiers would have given us some serious problems in the final qualifying round

Actually, the reason TM is going to play Bulgaria, is because Uzbekistan managed to add Mexico as second friendly in their trip to USA, so they cancelled match with Bulgaria.

Mexico was negotiating with Saudi Arabia and South Korea, but instead lined up friendlies with Uzbekistan and Australia.

This year it seems that Japan, Qatar, South Korea, Uzbekistan, Australia, Thailand, India, Indonesia, Lebanon are the most organized out of all AFC members when it comes to arranging friendly matches.

FFIRI always chasing West Asia's Arabs or opt for teams who had matches canceled and comes in as replacement (versus Bulgaria as replacement for Uzbekistan), or teams left out with no friendlies (such as Kenya and Russia).

Before South Korea and Saudi Arabia snatch up the top ranked teams remaining from UEFA, CAF and CONCACAF, I hope that FFIRI be quick and finalize friendly with them. I can tell you that most of CAF's top teams have already friendlies arranged only few remaining which I don't want to name them.

[Rooyintan]

Bummer, Austria is gonna play Moldova. So TM only has CAF and CONCACAF top teams as options for friendly.

[taremiscores]

Biggest club in the world, and with good reason.

[DR Strangemoosh]

Biggest club in the world, and with good reason.

Great gesture by them

Would have agreed with you about the "with good reason" thing until their 2-year transition from no sponsor to unicef to Qatar, and all the various corruption and laundering charges over the last few years

Hoping our boy Mahdi is cool with this - westi kojayee haji?

[oracle]

Since it's a highy possibility tm will play s.k or iraq and the then qatar or uzbak or Oman on the way to final need to schedule few friendlies to get ready for those games.
I hope galenoie and iff know we won't play australia,ksa or Japan until the final
and prepare the right way.
Playing
China,Jordan,oman,vietnam would be a good preparation for ac.

[MucizeLions1992]

South Korea scares the shit out of me. I just have a feeling that they would comfortably beat us. I think beating Iraq would be so much more sweet

As somene who watched South Korea under Klinsmann they have been shit. At the minute Iran would be in my book maybe even slight favourites against South Korea.

[MucizeLions1992]

This would be a good friendly.

Bulgaria are shit. I watched them recently. Teams like Iraq, UAE, Bahrain or Jordan (let alone Uzbekistan) are hands down better than Bulgaria at the moment. I don't see how we would be happy to play them.

Peope should look at each team specifically and not at which confederation they come from. Just because Bulgaria are from fancy UEFA doesn't make them a decent team.

[Ardalan]

Bulgaria are shit. I watched them recently. Teams like Iraq, UAE, Bahrain or Jordan (let alone Uzbekistan) are hands down better than Bulgaria at the moment. I don't see how we would be happy to play them.

Peope should look at each team specifically and not at which confederation they come from. Just because Bulgaria are from fancy UEFA doesn't make them a decent team.

Are, Bolgharestaan sathesh kheili rafte paayin, amma man agar yek bare digare ba Eragh, Emarat va... dar yek baazie dostaani sherkat konim, miyaram balaa.

Khoobe ke hadde aghal ba yek teame jadidi baazi konim. Ye do se baazikon daarand dar Bundesliga va Serie A.

[Nokhodi]

Bulgaria are shit. I watched them recently. Teams like Iraq, UAE, Bahrain or Jordan (let alone Uzbekistan) are hands down better than Bulgaria at the moment. I don't see how we would be happy to play them.

Peope should look at each team specifically and not at which confederation they come from. Just because Bulgaria are from fancy UEFA doesn't make them a decent team.

dont worry we are in the Jordan tournament in October with Iraq, Qatar and Jordan.

[kian_khosh]

this has to be a crazy coincidence i just saw the bulgarian national team at amsterdam airport lmao

[oracle]

dont worry we are in the Jordan tournament in October with Iraq, Qatar and Jordan.

That is great news.
since iraq is potential qf match up and
Qatar is potential semifinal match up,
And Jordan is a tough cookie.
all 3 of these teams will prep us as well
For ksa potential final.
Also it be great to play china and vietnam
before the tournment start to get us ready
For s.k most probable qf match up and Japan
If play them in final.
For Asian cup we don't need to play algeria Uruguay o senegal.
bulgeria is fresh air to play in Europe soil.
if can get s.america or n.america team
to play after bulgeria it be fresh air as well.
in November tm will play 2 wcq matches as well,
and usually a month before Asian cup tm plays 3 friendly as well.
matches will be there for general to know his flaws.