PRE-MATCH DISCUSSION | vs. Qatar - Asian Cup 2015

[Camran khan]

Not sure if this was already posted, but...

TM is playing in Red tomorrow.

Speaking of uniforms, apparently AFC representatives have told Nabi that they have an issue with the Cheetah imprint on our white jerseys being "too dark" - in pure AFC fashion and exactly half way through the 1st round!

Don't they pre-approve these things before the tournament starts?! At any rate. Nabi has given them an answer in pure IFF fashion: this is the only uniforms we have and can't do anything about it!

wtf, why are they too dark? What difference does it make, is there a rule for how dark prints on jerseys can be?

[Bi-honar]

wtf, why are they too dark? What difference does it make, is there a rule for how dark prints on jerseys can be?

Yeah, you can't have any type of specific imprints (other than simple geometrical designs and logos) for international matches as per FIFA rules, as far as I know.

FIFA actually made an exception for Iran for the WC since it was for a good cause and it took a long time to get that approved, making the TM jersey the first one in the history of WC to have a large animal imprint on it (as far as I know).

If you recall, the Cheetahs were much lighter though which was the compromise everyone reached at the time. I was actually wondering how we were getting away with it this time.

[Camran khan]

Yeah, you can't have any type of specific imprints (other than simple geometrical designs and logos) for international matches as per FIFA rules, as far as I know.
FIFA actually made an exception for Iran for the WC since it was for a good cause and it took a long time to get that approved, making the TM jersey the first one in the history of WC to have a large animal imprint on it (as far as I know).


If you recall, the Cheetahs were much lighter though which was the compromise everyone reached at the time. I was actually wondering how we were getting away with it this time.

I think Cote d'voire or how it is spelled used to have an elephant on their jersey, but theirs was barely noticable either.
And I wonder how our new red jerseys will look

[Abtin]

Though I'm counting on Iran to win all 3 matches

[kami_kakashi]

PRE-MATCH DISCUSSION | vs. Qatar - Asian Cup 2015

No, we will only be qualified for sure if we win and Bahrain loses or draws.

No, tie break is head to head between two teams so if we win we will have 6 points and better head to head against Bahrain so we will qualify.

[Ali.Karimi79]

اشکان دژاگه در گفت*وگو با خبرنگار ورزشی خبرگزاری تسنیم، درباره دیدار فردا (پنج*شنبه) مقابل قطر اظهار داشت: بازی فردا برای ایران آسان نیست و با توجه به اینکه در لیگ قطر بازی می*کنم، آگاهی دارم که این تیم پتانسیل بالایی دارد با این حال تلاش می*کنیم مانند بازی اول در این دیدار نیز پیروز شویم.

وی در مورد اینکه قول گلزنی در این دیدار را می*دهد یا نه، گفت: تمام تلاشم را می*کنم که یک گل قشنگ بزنم تا آن دسته از تماشاگرانی که به ورزشگاه می*آیند و تیم ملی را تشویق می*کنند، خوشحال شوند. تماشاگران ایران در بازی نخست مقابل بحرین به خوبی ما را تشویق کردند.


According to footballitarin, Dejagah told TASNIM News that he will score against Qatar because of our people


Well, never heard of him saying such things. If it's not bs i hope he can keep his promise

remember his debut against Qatar?

[Bi-honar]

No, tie break is head to head between two teams so if we win we will have 6 points and better head to head against Bahrain so we will qualify.

Not if we win and Bahrain wins as well Kami jaan.

Under that scenario, it would still be mathematically possible for 3 teams (Iran/UAE/Bahrain) to end up with 6 points each in which case, all of them will have equal points against one another and it will come down to goal difference!

But for that to happen, Bahrain have to win both of their next two games and UAE has to beat us. Unlikely scenario to unfold exactly in that manner, but it is mathematically possible and therefore we won't qualify until the end of the last game - unless Bahrain doesn't get the 3 points of course.

[Taz]

What's Ghafouri like defensively? He hasn't really been tested so far in a TM shirt so I'm not sure but he better not be one of those full-backs who make up for their defensive deficiencies with their attacking strength because he's up against one of the best players in the tournament tomorrow in Khalfan. Hopefully Khalfan keeps cutting in and gets managed by Ando.

[ShirFarhad]

No, tie break is head to head between two teams so if we win we will have 6 points and better head to head against Bahrain so we will qualify.

Not if we win and Bahrain wins as well Kami jaan.
Under that scenario, it would still be mathematically possible for 3 teams (Iran/UAE/Bahrain) to end up with 6 points each in which case, all of them will have equal points against one another and it will come down to goal difference!
But for that to happen, Bahrain have to win both of their next two games and UAE has to beat us. Unlikely scenario to unfold exactly in that manner, but it is mathematically possible and therefore we won't qualify until the end of the last game.

Exactly. The tie break will then be the goal difference between the three teams. If that's equal (e.g. 2-0 wins), the number of goals scored against Qatar will be be counted next.

But we don't have to worry about that because we will win both matches hopefully.

[Z Joon]

PRE-MATCH DISCUSSION | vs. Qatar - Asian Cup 2015

What's Ghafouri like defensively? He hasn't really been tested so far in a TM shirt so I'm not sure but he better not be one of those full-backs who make up for their defensive deficiencies with their attacking strength because he's up against one of the best players in the tournament tomorrow in Khalfan. Hopefully Khalfan keeps cutting in and gets managed by Ando.

He's is the best RB defensively in the squad imo

[GolfePersique]

Not if we win and Bahrain wins as well Kami jaan.
Under that scenario, it would still be mathematically possible for 3 teams (Iran/UAE/Bahrain) to end up with 6 points each in which case, all of them will have equal points against one another and it will come down to goal difference!
But for that to happen, Bahrain have to win both of their next two games and UAE has to beat us. Unlikely scenario to unfold exactly in that manner, but it is mathematically possible and therefore we won't qualify until the end of the last game.

as long as we beat qatar tmrw, even if bahrain win their next 2 matches, we'll still qualify based on head to head result.

[ShirFarhad]

as long as we beat qatar tmrw, even if bahrain win their next 2 matches, we'll still qualify based on head to head result.

That's not true.

If Bahrain beats UAE by 3-1 and Qatar with whatever score, and we lose our match against UAE with 2-0, Bahrain and UAE will qualify.

[Bi-honar]

as long as we beat qatar tmrw, even if bahrain win their next 2 matches, we'll still qualify based on head to head result.

No, if we lose to UAE in the next game, the head-to-head will be between all 3 teams, not just us and Bahrain. In that case, each of the 3 teams will have one win and one loss against the two other team.

[Bi-honar]

The good thing about this whole thing is that there's virtually no chance of gauv bandi for this 2nd game.

UAE are certainly not going to throw the game to Bahrain and take a 90% risk of getting eliminated after such a brilliant start and there's no reason for Bahrain to throw the game to UAE because UAE's in the best position to advance with Iran any way.

[Global]

about Qatar /

1- forget about Qatar match against UAE , that is not Qatar performance at all.
2- remember , they draw with us at Azadi , the current Qatari team is better .
3- they will play a very strong game against TM , for the following reasons:
A- TM is the best team in the group , and first Asia ranking , so they will play strongly in this match.
B- they lost the first match , and they have to win this match and Bahrain match to pass.

accordingly , the match will be very very hard for TM , so we have to take it very very serious .

my advise to TM coach to watch Qatar match against KSA ( Last Gulf Cup final) to discover the strength and weakness of the Qatari team .

Global