Reza Shekari

[Tehranto]

For those who follow Shekari a lot, can he play the CM position or is he purely a CAM/Shadow Striker type of player?

For U19, he was a shadow striker/CAM, but he can definitely play CM as well - with his skill set - interesting to see what he played at Rubin.

[amirfigo]

he is born to be a CM. too slow for further up or the sides. reminds me of vicente iborra even though reza is more light-footed

[Iranianarsenal11]

he is born to be a CM. too slow for further up or the sides. reminds me of vicente iborra even though reza is more light-footed

Iborra is a CDM isnt he? Lol

[amirfigo]

im from germany, dont know what exactly u guys mean by cdm/cam etc.
iborra has played defensive and offensive roles at sevilla, thats why he scored a lot. to meake the story short just like pogba who can play in a deeper role or more offensive. reza is best suited for the central role like fabregas. hes a gifted player but too slow for up front as i stated. by the way its not important if cdm/cam/bullshitcm... football is not a static sport

[Iranianarsenal11]

im from germany, dont know what exactly u guys mean by cdm/cam etc.
iborra has played defensive and offensive roles at sevilla, thats why he scored a lot. to meake the story short just like pogba who can play in a deeper role or more offensive. reza is best suited for the central role like fabregas. hes a gifted player but too slow for up front as i stated. by the way its not important if cdm/cam/bullshitcm... football is not a static sport

CDM is a defensive midfield (like Ezzatolahi) while a CAM is an attacking midfielder, such as Shojaei... I hope we can find a way to contribute Shekari into our midfield as a Fabregas or Iniesta like player.. thatd be huge

[Gotham]

im from germany, dont know what exactly u guys mean by cdm/cam etc.
iborra has played defensive and offensive roles at sevilla, thats why he scored a lot. to meake the story short just like pogba who can play in a deeper role or more offensive. reza is best suited for the central role like fabregas. hes a gifted player but too slow for up front as i stated. by the way its not important if cdm/cam/bullshitcm... football is not a static sport

Have you not played a game of FIFA before?

CDM = center defensive mid
CAM = center attacking mid

[amirfigo]

look he could play as a CAM but not for iran as we play a defensive minded tactic and on the counter, so we need players with speed at that position. i would take him to the world cup cause he is special. can always do something in given time even if its as little as 5min, for example a long rage shot, making a solo dribbling...

[amirfigo]

fifa is for the amateurs... always pro evo! but didnt play for ages as im too old

[Gotham]

You played PISS? (ahem, sorry I meant PES) No wonder you didn't know the terms

But you're never too old for some footy video games every now and then. If you have kids, it helps get closer to them too. I have a friend whose dad plays FIFA and unsurprisingly, they get along pretty well (almost treat each other as good friends).

[Iran_19]

He is another confused kid, his game need lots of work but he lost TWO best years of his developments because of the conflict with Zob and the rest of the story and those two years were HUGE at this age. Is a good thing that he plays with U21 but Sardar made the team with Kazan at 18, what happened later to Sardar is something else but a talent like Shekari should at least get few minutes with Kazan first team at this age, base on his potential. I don't want be mean but most of young generation of footballers in Iran are really K0s-Maghz!!!

[DR Strangemoosh]

You played PISS? (ahem, sorry I meant PES) No wonder you didn't know the terms

But you're never too old for some footy video games every now and then. If you have kids, it helps get closer to them too. I have a friend whose dad plays FIFA and unsurprisingly, they get along pretty well (almost treat each other as good friends).

dude, this isn't 2011-2016! PES is back in front again

Enjoy it.

[DR Strangemoosh]

Shekari gets his 2-year update on the Guardian's top 50 young players:

https://www.theguardian.com/football...world-football

The driving attacking midfielder has just made his debut for Zob Ahan in the Iranian league after impressing for Iran at various age levels. He is seen as a more offensive successor to the legend that is Javad Nekounam. Some think he could even prove to be better than the man who spent six years in La Liga and played more than 150 times for his country. Shekari has been called up by the Under-23 team despite the fact that he is 17. Iran produces plenty of talent but it is not always nurtured the way it should be. Shekari could be different. John Duerden @JohnnyDuerden
Watch Reza Shekari in action

October 2016 update The “Iranian Yaya Touré”' has been attracting interest from European clubs, including a stint training with FC Basel. There is rumoured interest from Leicester City.

October 2017 update The midfielder was signed by Russian side Rubin Kazan on the last day of the transfer window in August.

[inarsenewetrust]

Shekari gets his 2-year update on the Guardian's top 50 young players:
https://www.theguardian.com/football...world-football
The driving attacking midfielder has just made his debut for Zob Ahan in the Iranian league after impressing for Iran at various age levels. He is seen as a more offensive successor to the legend that is Javad Nekounam. Some think he could even prove to be better than the man who spent six years in La Liga and played more than 150 times for his country. Shekari has been called up by the Under-23 team despite the fact that he is 17. Iran produces plenty of talent but it is not always nurtured the way it should be. Shekari could be different. John Duerden @JohnnyDuerden
Watch Reza Shekari in action
October 2016 update The “Iranian Yaya Touré”' has been attracting interest from European clubs, including a stint training with FC Basel. There is rumoured interest from Leicester City.
October 2017 update The midfielder was signed by Russian side Rubin Kazan on the last day of the transfer window in August.

" Iranian yaya toure " . Literally no comparison there.

I watched Shekari's game. Good in moments, drew fouls as usual, but was caught out bc of pace . Russian youth league is actually fairly decent ( much better to watch than most actual RPL matches LOL ), rubins team is quite strong . He gave up possession far too many times, but he will improve in this environment I believe. He will be forced to up defensive aspect of his game because most RPL teams and Rubin dont play with a CAM , so he will play CM . Eventually if he can break through for Rubin in CM role, hopefully within the next 2 years, he will be a MASSIVE asset to TM . Him and Ezatolahi in midfield would have a perfect balance of defense and offense, and Shekari's skill ( sort of like Cazorla ) , if he ups his speed on the ball, will allow us to bypass opposition press which currently no midfielder on TM is able to do . Overall, he has much to work on, especially on defensive aspect, physical aspect, and speed of play, but he is in a far better place to succeed now. Rubin's youth coach is also a very famous ex player who was part of their CL squad when they beat barca ( I think captain ?)

[Tehranto]

" Iranian yaya toure " . Literally no comparison there.

I watched Shekari's game. Good in moments, drew fouls as usual, but was caught out bc of pace . Russian youth league is actually fairly decent ( much better to watch than most actual RPL matches LOL ), rubins team is quite strong . He gave up possession far too many times, but he will improve in this environment I believe. He will be forced to up defensive aspect of his game because most RPL teams and Rubin dont play with a CAM , so he will play CM . Eventually if he can break through for Rubin in CM role, hopefully within the next 2 years, he will be a MASSIVE asset to TM . Him and Ezatolahi in midfield would have a perfect balance of defense and offense, and Shekari's skill ( sort of like Cazorla ) , if he ups his speed on the ball, will allow us to bypass opposition press which currently no midfielder on TM is able to do . Overall, he has much to work on, especially on defensive aspect, physical aspect, and speed of play, but he is in a far better place to succeed now. Rubin's youth coach is also a very famous ex player who was part of their CL squad when they beat barca ( I think captain ?)

Thank you for your insightful comments. Where did you watch it?

[inarsenewetrust]

Thank you for your insightful comments. Where did you watch it?

youtube. Rubin's official channel has the full game in two separate vids.