Mehdi Taremi @ FC Porto | 2023/24

[Prowess]

We’ve discussed this in great detail in this thread and others over the last 2 years: mehdi is more than his goals/scoring. He is an assist beast. He is a defensive workhorse. He is a motivator to his teammates. If SC is benching him because of a dry spell, he is a weak coach who lacks overall vision for his team. Let’s see any other Porto striker do half of what Mehdi does on the entire field.

Well-said. Any high IQ coach would easily recognize all the attributes he brings onto the field outside of scoring. He’s also a selfless player, who combines well with intelligent selfless teammates, which Porto has clearly lacked this season.

Even though his monetary value has gone down, there are definitely good clubs still interested in him. In fact, I would argue now clubs are more likely to buy him than before because he’s cheaper now.

Porto has only screwed itself when they could’ve made more money if they sold him earlier, especially since he has mentally been ready to leave for awhile now.

[Essi]

Porto down 1-0. Handball by Joa Mario. Costa saved but they scored on the return.

[Essi]

Wow, almost immediately 2-0 but Costa saved their ass.

[Prowess]

Its really funny that Porto lost Otavio, Uribe, Fabio Vieira, Vitinha, Sergio oliveira who all made Mehdis life on the pitch easier and he thanked them by banging in goals night in night out, but never replaced this players whit players of the same calibre wich made Mehdi to do their old job in the midfield and his own job as a goalscorer , this extreme workload mixed whit the Milantransferdrama has now took its full effect on Mehdi and the averege Portagal portodonkey fan dont get this 1+1= 2 calculation and instead turn their back on the player that gave them so much for the last three years.

I really hope Mehdi goes to Italy in january.

That’s because typical fans do not have particularly high soccer IQ. They merely see a player not scoring, and will turn against him. It definitely becomes easier when the player is older and has an Iranian passport.

Taremi’s statistical struggles this season is a clear case study of what happens when a good striker lacks good midfield support.

Hopefully they’ll finally let him go in January.

[milad_b]

Kon ceicaaooo haya kon Porto Fc o raha kon.

[Essi]

Taremi is already warming up lol after 35 minutes. Porto are on heavy pressure. It's been 2-3 very great chances for Victoria to increase their lead.

[Essi]

His son is totally lost. He should be subbed out. Victoria very near to score again.

[BacheLot]

porto are lucky not to be down 3 or 4-0
diogo has saved 4-5 1 v 1s already

Mehdi is certainly not the problem with Porto this season ... and they suck totall asss w/o him

[diz]

Lol down 0-1 in first half. Brilliant lineup SC!

[Essi]

Just when I wrote, Concecioa Junior assisted Zaidu with header. 1-1

[BacheLot]

goozoo zaidou pushes off and gets a header goal .. 1-1 it looked foul b4

[Essi]

Halftime 1-1. Porto really lucky.

[BacheLot]

Mehdi needs to come in for Franco who's totally invisible and completely lost in the scheme of the game..!!
feisty SC jr just seems too short n lightweight and often getting manhandled out there... already on Yellow so a red card liability if game stays tight..!
Jao Mario really suckking asss this year... dont know what happened to this guy this summer he looked a promising LWB/LWinger last year..!

Porto are real lucky not be down 3 or 4-1 down at HT..!! even their equalizer shoulda been waived off due to Zaidou pushing off his man marker before heading it in...!!
some dodgy reffing decisions and Diogo costa has saved their koons countless times in first half ..!!

[Essi]

second half started, no subs yet.

[BacheLot]

mehdi and khoreno are getting ready to sub in ... 1-1 around 55'