Good game all things considered. Early goal helped a lot. You have to give credit to GN for putting so much emphasis on Saman, making him fix CM and putting so much trust in him. This is something previous coaches did not do and it was a big mistake. The guy is levels above anything we have in midfield, a true bazi saz. 3 of the goals today were solely down to him. Shame he did not call up hosseinNejad as at least we would have a bazi-saz replacement off the bench for saman in the last 15-20 mins of group games to get him some rest.
Ratings:
Beiro - 7. Couple good saves, still don't think his game with feet is actually that improved, even if he tries to play it cool. One good exit, maybe could have been a bit more proactive on the goal.
Moharrami - 8. Great game by him. Involved heavily in 2 of the goals, very good in possession and solid defensively. Impressive and hope he keeps his spot as tournament progresses. Ramin is a better shout for the RW role in front of him.
Shoja - 7. Was having a solid game prior to injury. Nice goal. Hope injury is not that major.
Kanani - 7.5. Some good blocks, jangandeh, looked quick in moments that he needed to cover.
Hajsafi - 6. Solid first half bar a couple over ambitious passes, but then really poor especially late in second half. Palestinians had quite a few dangerous attacks down his side. Speed wise he is totally gone.
Ezatolahi - 6.5. Bad header on the goal but found him solid enough overall. Got sloppy in the second half like a lot of our team.
Ghoddos- 9. MOTM. Brain of the team on the ball and immensely influential off the ball. Covered a ton of ground, constantly popping up in the right place at the right time, first to many loose balls, made runs in behind. Really did everything. How this guy was given such little trust and instead somebody like nour who is 1/10th the player propped up instead is beyond me. Of course, playing all those regular mins in brentford certainly has aided his fitness, form, and confidence.
ARJ - 5.5 Hes just so bad in possession. Nice lay off on the ghayedi goal but if he performed even 1/2 how you would a player of his eu experience/pedigree to perform in front of a team like palestine he could have had 3-4 assists. Really how he messes up so many simple passes is beyond me. Helped defensively as usual.
Taremi - 6. Very lax game by him. Seemed like he was saving himself. Still had a couple very high quality runs/passes.
Ghayedi - 7. Nice half from him. Smart, quick cross on the 1st goal and a lovely one touch finish for the 3rd. For teams like Palestine, HK, and even UAE he is a reasonable option. Do not see him able to impact higher level games anywhere near as much, Torabi is a much better option then.
Ansarifard - 4.5. Beautiful finish and almost nothing else. Guy struggled to hold one single ball, clearly out of form, he has become so stiff and lost all agility. I think out of the 8 or so balls he was asked to hold up he literally did not hold 1. Rightfully subbed at half.
Subs:
Azmoun - 7. Scored his goal, seemed a little out of sync but not abnormal seeing as he just arrived yesterday. Good that he got some mins and took some hard hits, thankfully none seemed major.
Majid - 6.5. Think he is getting unneccesary criticism. Defense went to shit bc of hajsafi, not majid. Some good aerial wins and a few times good step outs to intercept. Will probably get another start at least with shoja injury.
Mohebbi - 5. Couple good runs and a whole lot of awful decision making. General wont be happy with that. But I do not understand how he leapfrogged a much superior player in all aspects (Torabi) to be such a consideration for xi.
Ramin - N/A. Good to see he is fit.
Omid - N/A. Used all his "tajrobe" in that retarded shot at the end lol.
GN - 8. This was not an easy game as Palestine's recent results vs good opposition show. But he set up the team well, trusted the squad and got off to a good result. Could tell he was pissed at the drop off in the second half which he mentioned post game too.
Going forward would like to see introduction of Torabi, Ramin on the wings and elimination of ARJ and Karim (they play like 2 people who barely play at club level). Keep Moharrami at RB. Milad probably needs to be rotated with hajsafi who still looks suspect, or give Aria Yousefi the Hong Kong game there.
Ratings:
Beiro - 7. Couple good saves, still don't think his game with feet is actually that improved, even if he tries to play it cool. One good exit, maybe could have been a bit more proactive on the goal.
Moharrami - 8. Great game by him. Involved heavily in 2 of the goals, very good in possession and solid defensively. Impressive and hope he keeps his spot as tournament progresses. Ramin is a better shout for the RW role in front of him.
Shoja - 7. Was having a solid game prior to injury. Nice goal. Hope injury is not that major.
Kanani - 7.5. Some good blocks, jangandeh, looked quick in moments that he needed to cover.
Hajsafi - 6. Solid first half bar a couple over ambitious passes, but then really poor especially late in second half. Palestinians had quite a few dangerous attacks down his side. Speed wise he is totally gone.
Ezatolahi - 6.5. Bad header on the goal but found him solid enough overall. Got sloppy in the second half like a lot of our team.
Ghoddos- 9. MOTM. Brain of the team on the ball and immensely influential off the ball. Covered a ton of ground, constantly popping up in the right place at the right time, first to many loose balls, made runs in behind. Really did everything. How this guy was given such little trust and instead somebody like nour who is 1/10th the player propped up instead is beyond me. Of course, playing all those regular mins in brentford certainly has aided his fitness, form, and confidence.
ARJ - 5.5 Hes just so bad in possession. Nice lay off on the ghayedi goal but if he performed even 1/2 how you would a player of his eu experience/pedigree to perform in front of a team like palestine he could have had 3-4 assists. Really how he messes up so many simple passes is beyond me. Helped defensively as usual.
Taremi - 6. Very lax game by him. Seemed like he was saving himself. Still had a couple very high quality runs/passes.
Ghayedi - 7. Nice half from him. Smart, quick cross on the 1st goal and a lovely one touch finish for the 3rd. For teams like Palestine, HK, and even UAE he is a reasonable option. Do not see him able to impact higher level games anywhere near as much, Torabi is a much better option then.
Ansarifard - 4.5. Beautiful finish and almost nothing else. Guy struggled to hold one single ball, clearly out of form, he has become so stiff and lost all agility. I think out of the 8 or so balls he was asked to hold up he literally did not hold 1. Rightfully subbed at half.
Subs:
Azmoun - 7. Scored his goal, seemed a little out of sync but not abnormal seeing as he just arrived yesterday. Good that he got some mins and took some hard hits, thankfully none seemed major.
Majid - 6.5. Think he is getting unneccesary criticism. Defense went to shit bc of hajsafi, not majid. Some good aerial wins and a few times good step outs to intercept. Will probably get another start at least with shoja injury.
Mohebbi - 5. Couple good runs and a whole lot of awful decision making. General wont be happy with that. But I do not understand how he leapfrogged a much superior player in all aspects (Torabi) to be such a consideration for xi.
Ramin - N/A. Good to see he is fit.
Omid - N/A. Used all his "tajrobe" in that retarded shot at the end lol.
GN - 8. This was not an easy game as Palestine's recent results vs good opposition show. But he set up the team well, trusted the squad and got off to a good result. Could tell he was pissed at the drop off in the second half which he mentioned post game too.
Going forward would like to see introduction of Torabi, Ramin on the wings and elimination of ARJ and Karim (they play like 2 people who barely play at club level). Keep Moharrami at RB. Milad probably needs to be rotated with hajsafi who still looks suspect, or give Aria Yousefi the Hong Kong game there.
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