2016 AFC Champions League

[04041374]

What Sepahan played was not even Azadegan level.

[teammelli91]

Bad week so far for our clubs in the Champions League.

Let's see what happens with Zob Ahan tomorrow.

Teraktor still has a chance but Sepahan needs help. Anything less than a win away in Uzbekistan is early elimination from 2016 ACL.

[Gotham]

Well, maybe we can make the QF again if we're lucky before we're completely knocked out again.

[_Navid_]

Quoting my post from last month here. This is the annual traditional pattern of our teams in the ACL. Anyone who has followed the previous years souldn't be surprised with today's results.

However having followed the ACL closely for over 10 years now I have noticed our teams always perform great in the first week and two an extent in the second week but perform very poorly in the 3rd and 4th weeks. The general pattern on average has been WDLLDW or something like that. I hope we don't see the pattern again this year and our team continue with solid performances.

[Ghermez Agha]

Honestly this is the worst game I've ever seen of Sepahan

Nah their 4-1 or 4-0 loss in KSA (I believe to al ahli) 3 years back was worse, they at least were in it today.

[04041374]

Nah their 4-1 or 4-0 loss in KSA (I believe to al ahli) 3 years back was worse, they at least were in it today.

I remember that week, I think it was the darkest ACL week in history of Iranian football, but this game was worse, because Sepahan couldn't create a single goal opportunity at home. The field was very bad though.

[04041374]

As if it can't get any worse

According to ISNA, Sepahan fans have thrown a grenade towards the Sepahan bench.

http://90tv.ir/news/227131/%D8%A7%D9...B1%D8%A7%D9%86

[Ali Doust]

Are we still not allowed to criticize our teams? Is it still too early? You know what, Ill just wait till all 3 teams have been officially eliminated before I say anything just so I don't hurt anyones feelings.

[babak_iran]

i knew we would lose as soon as we conceded the first goal. The pitch was just horrible for us in the 2nd half and we coudn't do anything with all the puddles and wind on the pitch. Our only hope was in the first half that we could have done anything in these conditions, but after conceding the first goal I just knew we would lose under these conditions. Uzbeks are more used to playing in this conditions. Unfortunately it rains once a year in Isfahan and mother nature chose the worst time to rain and be windy on this matchday. Overall no excuses, we played poorly in the 2nd half and deserved to lose. If Sepahan can't beat this team in Tashkent then our hopes for going through to the next round is over.

[MrMerci]

Quoting my post from last month here. This is the annual traditional pattern of our teams in the ACL. Anyone who has followed the previous years souldn't be surprised with today's results.

Novid Nostradamus

[PSGman#19]

i knew we would lose as soon as we conceded the first goal. The pitch was just horrible for us in the 2nd half and we coudn't do anything with all the puddles and wind on the pitch. Our only hope was in the first half that we could have done anything in these conditions, but after conceding the first goal I just knew we would lose under these conditions. Uzbeks are more used to playing in this conditions. Unfortunately it rains once a year in Isfahan and mother nature chose the worst time to rain and be windy on this matchday. Overall no excuses, we played poorly in the 2nd half and deserved to lose. If Sepahan can't beat this team in Tashkent then our hopes for going through to the next round is over.

I would be happy if it rains 365 days a year in Iran. We desperatly need it

[Nader25]

gand zadan....copy sale pish shod ke Ozbaka servicesemoon na serviceshoon kardan....batar az hame Sep hast ke dar khane intori bakht.
Saw only 20 minutes of trakhtor game...happy not having seen the whole game....
khaily ebtedaee bazi kardan Trakhtoriha...passkarihaye ebtedaee, shoot zaanihaye ebtedaee....combination play haye ebtedaee.....
eh hoosele nadaram...halemoon ro gereftan,
Not because that Trakhtor lost the game, but mainly that they played a very primitive football (style gol kochiki).

[PSGman#19]

I watched 5 min of Sepahan game (which is far from enough). I noticed Sepahan like 99.99% of iranian teams play a too much direct football, kicking/passing the ball in front and praying the guy in front will deal with it.
Watching team like Barcelona, PSG or others and you see how it is important to build from behind and be patient : if every teammates are marked in front, pass to teamates you have behind so the players in front can move/the one behind can build the next actions.
The problem is iranian teams don't work team work/collective at all and their stupid pass in front without any thinking, 95% leading to turnovers

[04041374]

Good news for Tractor Sazi

The game between Al-Hilal and Al-Jazira ended 1-1, so Tractor remains head to their group. If they win against Pakhtakor in the return leg, they will most likely make it to the next round.

[Kiarash]

Watching team like Barcelona, PSG or others and you see how it is important to build from behind and be patient : if every teammates are marked in front, pass to teamates you have behind so the players in front can move/the one behind can build the next actions.

Of course, because the teams you mentioned are one of the world's best. We're talking about Asian football here...