Originally posted by Keano
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Honestly, khoshtip, Khali mokhlesim. I can truly say this without any hesitation that you're the most well and warm mannered, cordial, and respectable member on these boards who does not resort to nasty personal attacks to convey their point of view and for that, I truly respect you.
Pooladi did well, statistically, but then again, realistically - as was evident by where he ended up, he wasn't good enough to get picked up by anyone. Same goes for Hajsaffi. Haghighi, Ashkan, and Ghoochannejad were all legionnaires to begin with. Haghighi managed to stay in Europe. But Ashkan and Gucci both regressed significantly in terms of their club status.
I disagree with people who downplay Iran's place in the world football community. Few years ago Japan was "all that" in Asian football and I vehemently opposed such views and attributed them to hype. Iran is the best team in Asia despite all the financial, logistical and infrastructural handicaps we have against teams like Japan and Korea. We're better than the best of them in Africa and North America, most of the 2nd tier and all of the 3rd tier Europeans teams. I'd say our accurate ranking in football is in the low 20s. And we should play like it.
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