Ali Karimi @ Dinamo Zagreb | 2016-2017

[Tehranto]

He is very talented, ofc he is TM material if he is given the chance, the couple of call-ups CQ gave him should prove that. Too bad he is a bit slow to be a CAM/10 otherwise we could've easily had him play there as well, I think we should definitely test Shojaeian in that role.

The only issue is that AK and Ezzatollahi are basically the same types of players or pretty similar, which makes it quite hard to think that CQ will put them both in the starting 11 like most people here say, it might very well slow down our tempo so I don't think it will happen. But who knows he is capable of benching Ezzatollahi We'll see how he develops

Ezzatollahi is not slow. He is deceptively fast. Look at the 3rd goal of Rostov's last friendly against the Czech team, his speed and ability to disrupt basically created that goal - he was basically a box to box midfielder. This was a knack against Nekonaum, that he was slow. But it's not the pace it's the quick decision making that makes the difference.

[kia]

[Tehranto]

I envy Ali Karimi, the beautiful Croatian girls

Back to soccer - all our midfield needs is a disrupter and workhorse like Andranik Teymourian. Dariush Shojaeian has that ability, but he needs to move to a better team.

[TheBoss]

we also have Mehdi Torabi and Shekari

if both move to europe, we will have a beast of a midfield

[TheBoss]

we are going to have a tall midfield

Ezzatollahi is 6'3"

Reza Shekari is 6'2"

Mehdi Torabi is 6'1"

Ali Karimi is 6'1"

[BacheLot]

Haven't seen him in action enough to adequately judge his quality but he is still awful young & making very intelligent career decisions which is a huge plus ..!
The fact that he got offered a 5 years contract by one of the best E. European clubs is a good sign of the potential they see in him.

I hope it doesn't take him too long to break into Dynamos first team squad. ..!

Excellent transfer

Congrats everyone. ..!

[KeonKish]

I envy Ali Karimi, the beautiful Croatian girls

Back to soccer - all our midfield needs is a disrupter and workhorse like Andranik Teymourian. Dariush Shojaeian has that ability, but he needs to move to a better team.

Have you watched Ezatollahi play? Nobody will ever be teymourian but Ezatollahi is also a bully and gardankoloft on the field. Trust me, after one season of decent minutes he will be an animal. That league turns people into animals.


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[Kian Persepolis]

On his Wikipedia it says that he will wear #7

[persepolisfan]

Great transfer!! I hope he can acclamate to the style of play, which I'm sure he will.
I have a feeling that in the next year or so he will be phased into the TM midfield 3.

[kia]

we are going to have a tall midfield

Ezzatollahi is 6'3"

Reza Shekari is 6'2"

Mehdi Torabi is 6'1"

Ali Karimi is 6'1"

A lot of these players lie about their height. When I met the team years ago most of the players were shorter or the same height as me & I am only 5' 11". Think of it as a driver's license. People BS on their DL.

[Ghermez Agha]

This is fantastic news Dinamo is a great starting point for him and they have quite a few players from other European national teams which shows they have a pretty high level of football.

Btw for those saying he hasn't been invited to TM you're wrong, he's been invited 3-4 times by CQ and even featured in a friendly. Wiki is wrong on this so plz don't cite them as a source, can't remember soecifically which game it was but I remember back in 2013 he was used as a late sub. Anyway, I believe that he will now be a consistent call up to TM rather than just a guy that gets invited once every 2,3 camps and doesn't feature, he has a lot of potential and I have a lot of faith that he will maximize his potential in Europe.

As for his skill set, he is definitely not physically strong enough yet for me to be convinced he is a real DM, for now I'd say his natural position of CAM or CM suits him more but I have no doubt that he will get tougher in Europe, that's the beauty of playing there your game gets better in just about all aspects. Congrats to him and I can't wait to see him in action....I have a lot of Croatian friends so I will definitely be keeping up with him.

[persian-eagle-13]

CQ spoke and IPL players have listened!! If you play in Europe you will be in TM. Otherwise forget it!

[MR.S]

^
same here I couldn't find a single video to see how good he is

https://youtu.be/gjCWOdXH38c

[football.club]

Best possible transfer for Ali Karimi.
Dinamo Zagreb is a talent factory, they turn raw material into world class players

[Kiarash]

f you play in Europe you will be in TM. Otherwise forget it!

The clubs of Pouraliganji, Shojaei, Montazeri and Dejagah say something different.