Iran vs. Hong Kong - [Match Thread] | World Cup 2026 Qualifier | November 16th |

[Nokhodi]

The words to describe TM today:

complacent
lackadaisical
goshad

[mehdi13]

GN can't beat Hong Kong at home more than 2/0 (52min) with a full force line up??

Akhe oon hammale bisavade ablahe khepel shode morabbi? Your expectations are too high… i’m looking forward to his second AC failure in January…

[Nokhodi]

What's with all the slipping? Did it rain just before the game?

[mahestan]

UZB won 3-1. We need to score another one to top the group.

[perspolis#1]

Omid ebrahimi being subbed in for Ghoddos.......

Dinosaur Iranian football we are seeing

This is from the era of Mayelikodan and this is from before Jannati being able to qualify for AARP/Social security

[mahestan]

Mohebi out for Torabi
Ghoddos out for Ebrahimi

Ebrahimi our oldest player?

[Nokhodi]

Idiot GN subbing out our best player Ghodoos for Ebrahimi.

It's a messed up cycle we have. Critics keep destroying him, so he is less likely to take any risk. He doesn't take any risks so critics keep criticizing.
If he risks and f***s up critics will whip him too.

[Nokhodi]

Omid ebrahimi being subbed in for Ghoddos.......

Dinosaur Iranian football we are seeing

This is from the era of Mayelikodan and this is from before Jannati being able to qualify for AARP/Social security

Bichere Mayelikohan would have subbed in all the u23s by now.

[perspolis#1]

Bichere Mayelikohan would have subbed in all the u23s by now.

Bless him he would but the long balls and the lack of crisp trapping his teams had is what I meant lol

[Iranianarsenal11]

ARJ needs to be dropped completely from Team Melli. What an awful footballer

[Equalizer]

You wanted “beautiful attacking football”, used titles like “general”, and bashed CQ every chance you got. Well, enjoy!

[DR Strangemoosh]

Wow Alireza is so poor! What the hell happened to him

One game he plays OK the other game he is absolutely atrocious.

[The]

Clown shit to leave Sardar, Mehdi, and other stars on this late in the game vs HK.

Like bro if you can't beat HK with your bench, just quit coaching.


and of course JB got injured unnecessarily.

[perspolis#1]

HOW IS THERE NO ONE IN IRAN WHO KNOWS HOW TO TAKE A SET PIECE

[Nokhodi]

You wanted “beautiful attacking football”, used titles like “general”, and bashed CQ every chance you got. Well, enjoy!

I don't blame the tactics today. Selection is maybe poor (Hajisafi, AJ, Mohebbi), but GN is not at fault that players are missing open nets or slipping over their shelangs.