I am sure we would have won AC without Ben Williams

[DireStraits]

Iran-Australia would have been the best two teams in final, but you have to give it to Aussies for their superb showing. I am only worrying that they can not replace Tim Cahil after he retires. he is a crucial player for them.

If he gets a red Card then what?
I have seen Iran Iraq game many times and every one knows if we didn't have a fake referee we should have won by 2 or 3.
What a semi final would have been between Iran and South Korea and if we won it would be the final of the all times. I bet it would be shown all over the world. These are aspects of AFC that brings the level of football down.
خبرگزاری رویترز نوشت: اخراج مهرداد پولادی توسط ویلیامز داور استرالیایی ثابت کرد فوتبال آسیا برای ارتقای سطح کیفی داوری خود کارهای فراوانی برای انجام دادن دارد.

به گزارش خبرگزاری تسنیم، با پایان شانزدهمین دوره از رقابت*های جام ملت*های آسیا و قهرمانی استرالیای میزبان، خبرگزاری رویترز انگلیس به بررسی اتفاقات و نکات این دوره از رقابت*ها پرداخته است.

رویترز در بخشی از این گزارش به حذف ایران پرداخته و نوشته است: حذف ژاپن مدافع عنوان قهرمانی جام ملت*های آسیا در همان شبی رخ داد که عراق در یک ماراتن دو ساعت و نیمه و در جوی پر تب و تاب در کانبرا بر ایران غلبه کرد وقتی که در ضربات پنالتی ۷ بر۶ ایران را شکست داد. این بازی شاید تحت تأثیر اخراج جنجالی مهرداد پولادی توسط ویلیامز داور استرالیایی بود که یک بار دیگر یادآوری کرد فوتبال آسیا برای ارتقای سطح کیفی داوری خود در منطقه، کارهای فراوانی برای انجام دادن دارد.

در ادامه گزارش رویترز که به تمجید از عملکرد سرمربی پرتغالی تیم ملی ایران پرداخته شده است، می*خوانیم: کاری که کارلوس کی*روش در تیم ملی ایران انجام داد، ارزش و اهمیت کیفیت مربیگری برای شکل دادن به استعداد*های خام آسیا را ثابت کرد.

[Oz1]

Iran-Australia would have been the best two teams in final, but you have to give it to Aussies for their superb showing. I am only worrying that they can not replace Tim Cahil after he retires. he is a crucial player for them.

We had Kewell and Viduka before him who were just as good in their day and at the moment there are some good young guys playing in Europe. People aren't worried here about replacing him because they always come through. Problem is there is always little depth which is Iran's problem too when they develop a star. Azmoun cant be replaced yet for example and there is pretty much no-one of his calibre available.

[persianallstars]

Foolad fans after they heard that Ben Williams was supposed to referee the match against Al-Hilal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDw9E8kt_As

after they heard that he refused....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ4-FuTqbcY

[Leopard]

[Leopard]

get a petition signing from Asian that says WE DON'T Want Williams

I am sure there will be more signatures than the populaton of Australia.

The willi guy officiated only 3 matches out of 27 total andtwo of the matches he took care of were Iran's matches. How can it be? It was planned

[Shayan_M]

Come on guys, cut this bullcrap! As someone else said: THERE IS NO IF IN FOOTBALL. Who tells u we would have won against South Korea or Australia? How can u be so sure they would have made the very same mistakes against us? Don't u think it could have been a different game? This is the typical iranian mentality. Blame everyone else but ourselves. This is the exact reason why our country is in such a mess.
Yes, Williams was an unprofessional d!ck and yes, we could have done better at this tournament, but we didn't. Take the loss like men. Iraq won fair and square.

[Rooyintan]

Ravshan Irmatov or Peter O'Leary would have been ideal choices for Iran vs Iraq.

[Dejagah#21]

Come on guys, cut this bullcrap! As someone else said: THERE IS NO IF IN FOOTBALL. Who tells u we would have won against South Korea or Australia? How can u be so sure they would have made the very same mistakes against us? Don't u think it could have been a different game? This is the typical iranian mentality. Blame everyone else but ourselves. This is the exact reason why our country is in such a mess.
Yes, Williams was an unprofessional d!ck and yes, we could have done better at this tournament, but we didn't. Take the loss like men. Iraq won fair and square.

Fair and square????? WTF are you a COMPLETE idiot

[persianfire]

Fair and square????? WTF are you a COMPLETE idiot

First of all, they didn't even win the match. (We were the only unbeaten team.)

Iran record : 3-1-0 / 10 points in 4 games
Iraq record : 2-1-3 / 7 points in 6 games

lol

[Damavand]

He is right, Iraq won fair and square with the help of the Referee.

[hzv]

فغانی: پولادی شیطنت کرد اما گناه را گردن ویلیامز انداختیم



اور بین*المللی کشورمان گفت: اخراج مهرداد پولادی در بازی ایران و عراق به*دلیل شیطنت خود این بازیکن بود اما ما گناه را به گردن داور مسابقه انداختیم.


ه*گزارش خبرگزاری تسنیم، علیرضا فغانی که پس از قضاوت در فینال جام ملت*های آسیا به کشور بازگشته است، میهمان برنامه دوشنبه شب ۹۰ بود که در خصوص قضاوتش در دیدار استرالیا و کره*جنوبی اظهار داشت: برخلاف صحبت*هایی که انجام شده، قضاوت در این دیدار یک هدیه نبود بلکه به خاطر عملکردی که داشتیم قضاوت فینال را به ما سپردند.

وی تصریح کرد: قضاوت این دیدار یک ریسک بزرگ بود و امکان داشت با یک اشتباه قهرمان جام تغییر کند و تمام خاطرات خوب تیم داوری ایران از بین برود اما خوشبختانه اینگونه نشد.

فغانی درباره حضورش روی سکوی قهرمانی جام ملت*ها و دریافت جایزه از شیخ سلمان نیز، گفت: من ۶ دفعه در مسابقات مختلف روی این سکو رفته*ام و امیدوارم که این افتخار نصیب داوران جوان و خوب کشورمان بشود.

داور بین*المللی فوتبال کشورمان با بیان اینکه داوری ایران استحقاق داشت که دو تیم داوری در جام ملت*های آسیا داشته باشد، خاطرنشان کرد: شاید اگر برخی مشکلات برای محسن ترکی رخ نمی*داد او می*توانست در جام ملت*ها قضاوت کند تا ایران دو تیم داوری در این مسابقات داشته باشد.

فغانی با اشاره به اینکه جای حسن کامرانی*فر در مسابقات جام ملت*های آسیا خالی بود، درباره احتمال حضورش در جام جهانی به دلیل قضاوت در فینال جام ملت*ها گفت: متأسفانه کامرانی*فر به*دلیل سنی که دارد نمی*تواند در جام جهانی قضاوت کند و امیدوارم کمک داوران جوان و خوبی که داریم بتوانند جای او را پر کنند.

وی ادامه داد: این را هم بگویم که قضاوت تیم داوری ایران در فینال جام ملت*های آسیا تضمین کننده قضاوت در جام جهانی نیست و ما باید از همین فردا کارمان را آغاز کنیم تا با کسب امتیازات لازم در جام جهانی هم حضور داشته باشیم.

فغانی همچنین درباره دیدار ایران و عراق و قضاوت جنجالی بنجامین ویلیامز که با اخراج مهرداد پولادی سرنوشت بازی را تغییر داد، عنوان کرد: شاید داور بازی یادش نبود که یک کارت زرد به مهرداد پولادی داده است اما این بازیکن هم باید مراقبت می*کرد. پولادی با اینکه یک کارت زرد داشت اما در بازی با عراق شیطنت کرد که داور هم به او کارت دوم را نشان داد.

داور بین*المللی فوتبال کشورمان افزود: تیم ملی در بازی با عراق به*دلیل بی احتیاطی بازیکن خودمان ۱۰ نفره شد اما بعد از شکست همه گناه*ها را به گردن داور مسابقه انداختیم.

فغانی با تمجید از عملکرد تیم ملی در جام ملت*های آسیا گفت: تیم ملی بسیار خوبی در این دوره از مسابقات داشتیم که همه یکدل و متحد بودند. بازیکنان نیمکت نشین هم یکدل بودند و حتی بازیکنانی که از تیم ملی خط خوردند یک بار علیه تیم مصاحبه نکردند؛ این همدلی تیم ملی را نشان می*داد.

[BacheLot]

to me, i think its fair assessment to claim
w/o that bs red card, we woula had about 80%+ chance of beating Iraq
slightly favored, perhaps about 55-60% chance of beating SK and at least making the final appearance
i just don't think we woulda matched up all too well vs the Hosts though, i doubt if our chances of winning the title game was any more than 40%

[Adesor Vafaseya]

^^

LOL to Faghani:

The Iraqi keeper was so innocent right? acting and pushing a player away? thats yellow for the keeper.
and how about the second yellow of that Iraqi defender in the second half that never came? where it was AN OBVIOUS FOUL preventing Iran from a counter! The Iraqi defender who was booked, should in all fairness and by FIFA regulation have received his 2nd yellow in 2nd half for a foul on Irans counter attack!
Then 10 men Iraq could never beat 10 men Iran!

No, Aghayeh Faghani, Ben Williams had controversial decisions in that game and destroyed the game!

Are you defending publicly your colleague at AFC, so AFC gives you more favours and final games whistles?, well let me tell you a secret
---> AFC doesn't give a damn about you or any Iranian ref. Don't be fooled by them, just because they gave you the finals ahead of Ravshan Irmatov, who is a much better ref!

[BacheLot]

[Rooyintan]

^^

LOL to Faghani:

The Iraqi keeper was so innocent right? acting and pushing a player away? thats yellow for the keeper.
and how about the second yellow of that Iraqi defender in the second half that never came? where it was AN OBVIOUS FOUL preventing Iran from a counter! The Iraqi defender who was booked, should in all fairness and by FIFA regulation have received his 2nd yellow in 2nd half for a foul on Irans counter attack!
Then 10 men Iraq could never beat 10 men Iran!

No, Aghayeh Faghani, Ben Williams had controversial decisions in that game and destroyed the game!

Are you defending publicly your colleague at AFC, so AFC gives you more favours and final games whistles?, well let me tell you a secret
---> AFC doesn't give a damn about you or any Iranian ref. Don't be fooled by them, just because they gave you the finals ahead of Ravshan Irmatov, who is a much better ref!

Faghani has to say these things otherwise AFC won't give him anymore matches to referee. That's why he has to be on the side of all referees

It is evident that BW wanted Team Melli out.