Team Melli squad (March 2016)

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Goal: Sosha Makani (Perspolis), Alireza Beiranvand (Naft), Rashid Mazaheri (Zob Ahan), Alireza Haghighi (Maritimo), Mohammad Reza Akhbari (Tractor Sazi)

Defence: Mohammad Ansari (Perspolis), Ezzat Pourghaz (Malavan), Hossein Kanaani (Malavan), Morteza Pouraliganji (Al Sadd), Jalal Hosseini (Naft), Pejman Montazeri (Al-Ahli), Milad Mohammadi (Terek Grozny), Ehsan Hajsafi (FSV Frankfurt), Vouria Ghafouri (Naft), Ramin Rezaeian (Perspolis)

Midfield: Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal), Ahmad Nourollahi (Perspolis), Kamal Kamyabinia (Perspolis), Mehdi Torabi (Saipa), Dariush Shojaeian (Gostaresh Foolad), Saeid Ezatollahi (FC Rostov), Vahid Amiri (Naft), Ehsan Pahlevan (Zob Ahan), Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Perspolis), Masoud Shojaei (Al Gharafa), Ali Ashouri (Esteghlal Khuzestan)

Attack: Sardar Azmoun (FC Rostov), Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (Esteghlal), Mehdi Taremi (Perspolis), Mohsen Karimi (Esteghlal), Ashkan Dejagah (Al Arabi), Karim Ansarifard (Panionios), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (AZ Alkmaar), Reza Ghoochannejhad (Charlton Athletic), Mehrdad Mohammadi (Rah Ahan)

http://ffiri.ir/news/detail/%D8%A7%D...5812/news.aspx

19 players will show up on Monday, legionnaires and ACL representatives (Zob Ahan, Tractor, Sepahan) will be considered on the final 23 men squad on March 19th (next week)

[TheBoss]

Good list.

Thanks for all you do, 04041374!

[_Navid_]

Other than Susha Makani, amazing list!!!!

[Kiarash]

I don't understand the inclusion of the following players:

1.Morteza Poolaliganji.
You would think that CQ has to punish this money greedy player at one point, but he isn't. Not to mention that his form has been shit lately, and he has been making sooti's left and right in a weak Qatari League. His call-up is unacceptable.

2.Masoud Shojaei.
Shojaei? Really? It's time for new and fresh blood, and Shojaei is way past his prime. He isn't useful in the long run because he will be way too old when the 2018 World Cup comes, why not inviting a younger CAM like Rahmani? There is no point in calling up Masoud anymore.

Also, I wonder who will replace Hosseini and Montazeri because we really lack youngsters in the CB department. Testing younger CB's in these 2 matches would have been ideal since we are already through, most likely.

Other than that, nothing special about this list.

[PSGman#19]

I don't understand the inclusion of the following players:

1.Morteza Pouraliganji.
You would think that CQ has to punish this money greedy player at one point, but he isn't. Not to mention that his form has been shit lately, and he has been making sooti's left and right in a weak Qatari League. His call-up is unacceptable.

2.Masoud Shojaei.
It's time for new and fresh blood, and Shojaei is way past his prime. He isn't useful in the long run because he will be way too old when the 2018 World Cup comes, why not inviting a younger CAM like Rahmani?

Also, I wonder who will replace Hosseini and Montazeri because we really lack youngsters in the CB department. Testing younger CB's in these 2 matches would have been ideal since we are already through, most likely.

Other than that it's an OK list.

The same. I hope Cheshmi will be excluded to life as his real national team is Esteghlal.

[MR.S]

Cheshmi isn't TM material

[MR.S]

i rate him at best as an average player

[TheBoss]

Cheshmi is injured anyway. Also, let's not forget, the moment, Bakhtiar and Soroush are eligible to play for TM, the like of Shojaie will never get invited.

I love Masoud as a person and respect his service but we do need some new blood.

[NFL]

Is Ando injured??

[Martin-Reza]

35 players, of course a good list, basically everyone who can kick a ball is there...

[04041374]

Is Ando injured??

Yes, he will be out for 3 weeks.

[lml]

Shojaei is only 31 and even if his form is inconsistent you need the old heads in the team to usher in and pass down experience to the younger and newer members.

[sarbaz]

No Bakhtiar Rahmani ????

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No Bakhtiar Rahmani ????

He is not eligable to play just like most of the Sarbaz players.

[Kiarash]

Shojaei is only 31 and even if his form is inconsistent you need the old heads in the team to usher in and pass down experience to the younger and newer members.

Montazeri (32), Teymourian (33), Hosseini (34)...we have enough experienced players. Out of all our oldtimers, Shojaei is arguably the most inconsistent. Time to drop him, his presence in Team Melli will only hinder younger players from developing.