Iran vs. Qatar - [Match Thread] | Asian Cup 2023 | Wednesday, February 7th |

[vatanparast]

Last time we lost to Qatar in an official match was in 1997

1 + 9 + 9 + 7 = 26.

We have 17 total wins.

26 + 17 = 43.

43 from right to left is 34


3 represents the number of times we have won the cup so far. 4 represents the number of wins we will have after this cup.

No offense but did you just watch a beautiful mind? Lol

[vatanparast]

Maybe but they put Japan under a lot of pressure. It was clearly a tactic to try and capitalize on the aerial dominance we had in any way possible. While Japanese defended most of the throws well the cumulative effect of having to set up and defend so many definitely contributed to our domination in the second half (Japan has to pull everybody back into their box, set up defensive coverage schemes, etc)

eventually from long diagonal in the air they failed to clear their lines and we got a pk

Ghalegohi is stuck in direct play long balls. If we win he will get the credit for the team Carlos built.

[Damavand]

[diz]

This year provides our best ever chance to win the AC.
I'm not discounting either qatar or jordan. But come on. usually the semis are vs. top professional, well organized and experienced teams like SK, Jpn, KSA, ... .
Neither jordan nor qatar are on par with those teams.

If we let this chance slip, through complacency or overconfidence or just simple laziness or lack of focus, we can never forgive ourselves.
I doubt ever again we'd have such a route to the trophy.
Just as long as we make use of all our experience, talent and stay focused for 90+ min (even if the refs get in our way)

To be fair, we already had our final…against Japan. Qatar/Jordan will be our QF and SF, which we should win handedly barring AFC/ref shenanigans

[Ardalan]

Dar in didaar bazikonhaaye bozorgemoon bayad neshoon bedan ke yek sath balaatar az in Qatarihaa hastand: JB bayad paaskaarie khod raa neshoon bede, Saman baazisaaze team baashe, Taremi dar pooshesh va daryaafte toop bi-naghs baashe, va Sardar rooye zarbeye sar va harkat dar omgh keifiyate khod raa neshoon bede.

[Hosseini]

Saeed's comments were out of line. Doing that only will antagonize Arabs and AFC even more, not to mention not even true since being Arab doesn't appropriate to being anti Iran on the field. The ref is of Iranian origin anyway. So inappropriate to say in a press conference. Please only have Alireza talk at these events, he's the only one with a measured, smart approach to the media.

[Artaxerxes]

Less than 24 hours to kick off dear hamvatans, what is your desired starting 11 for tomorrow?

Mine is:

Beiro

Ramin Shoja Kanaani Ehsan

Arj Ezzat Ghoddos Mohebbi

Azmoun Taremi

Classic 442

Subs to consider: Torabi, Ghayedi, Gholizadeh, Milad ,Moghanlou, Omid, Cheshmi depending on the scoreline and gamepicture.

[perspolis#1]

Akram Afif looks like he belongs in the 1970s Bronx a very tough neighborhood.

So does Almoez Ali.

Pedro won class president in Napoleon Dynamite and Lucas Mendes sounds like he plays for Barcelona.

We are the underdogs.

[Pluto2000]

Ghalegohi is stuck in direct play long balls. If we win he will get the credit for the team Carlos built.

Who in that team did CQ build? Mohebi? Shoja? Kanaani? Ghoddos? Azmoun was in Russia through parental connections...so who did he build? Maybe ARJ and Ezatolahi? Lets stop this CQ dick riding train come on man.

[TM4LIFE]

I have a bad gut feeling about this one, I had a similar feeling before the Syria game. What is common to both is that there are psychological elements to the matches that no matter how much the players and staff will deny their impact, are ever present and will work against us. Against Syria it was this focus on the QF game before we got to it, as well as playing into the hands of an underdog team that was looking to add to the trend of upsets. Against Qatar is the fear of non-footballing impacts on the match, which clearly has already gotten to the players based on Ezatollahi's comments. They need to just keep their head down, play a clean, physical, hungry game and leave no room for doubt in the game. This same exact Qatar team got thrashed by us a couple months ago in the heat and I worry that may also lead to underestimating them. We need to treat Afif same way we did Kubo, with defensive reinforcements and constant physical harassment. The key to this game will be how our forwards link up and take their chances. When they lose focus and make poor decisions like they did against Syria, it will start to shift the momentum against us. Lets get a goal in the first 30 minutes and we will be in good shape.

[Ostad_Goosfand]

Best for our players to not worry about Arab vs Persian gulf. It is not your job. Your job is to win

our Boys just need to focus on the game, we are easily more talented than either of these teams and can beat them handily. We should however not underestimate as they will fight tooth and nail to beat us. First thing first focus on Qatar. Jordan game will be a war but we gotta focus on Qatar as the stadium will be hostile. The 4-0 means nothing . Have to win this one in first half

[Artaxerxes]

I have a bad gut feeling about this one, I had a similar feeling before the Syria game. What is common to both is that there are psychological elements to the matches that no matter how much the players and staff will deny their impact, are ever present and will work against us. Against Syria it was this focus on the QF game before we got to it, as well as playing into the hands of an underdog team that was looking to add to the trend of upsets. Against Qatar is the fear of non-footballing impacts on the match, which clearly has already gotten to the players based on Ezatollahi's comments. They need to just keep their head down, play a clean, physical, hungry game and leave no room for doubt in the game. This same exact Qatar team got thrashed by us a couple months ago in the heat and I worry that may also lead to underestimating them. We need to treat Afif same way we did Kubo, with defensive reinforcements and constant physical harassment. The key to this game will be how our forwards link up and take their chances. When they lose focus and make poor decisions like they did against Syria, it will start to shift the momentum against us. Lets get a goal in the first 30 minutes and we will be in good shape.

I agree whit you, but I belive and surely hope that the Syria game taught us a lesson, and we now have Taremi back more hungry than ever.

[perspolis#1]

Totally unbiased take Iran-Jordan would be the much better final.

Qatar defending their title at home against Jordan sounds too lopsided.

Iran a team that has not been in the final for 48 yrs playing a team thats never won it is much more riveting.

[nisfejahan]

Ghalegohi is stuck in direct play long balls. If we win he will get the credit for the team Carlos built.

The team that CQ built was terrible under Wilmotz. Then Skocic got great results, and all of a sudden it was the team that CQ built. Then we underperformed at WC under CQ. Now that we are getting results, it is the team that CQ built again?!!!

As much as I appreciate the discipline and organization that CQ brought to TM in his first stint, it is the results that matter. Both Skocic and GN got results. That is what matters. The rest is nothing.

[shayan_esteghlali]

The Syria game was a blessing in disguise. Players wont make the same mistake, being the second game also helps.. seeing Korea lose to Jordan will make them more focused and less likely to take Qatar lightly