Alireza Jahanbakhsh @ AZ Alkmaar | 2016/17

[Babak agha]

He's done it in multiple previous interviews

His English is way better than his Dutch! Morst foreign players here do speak Dutch (good enough), but aren't confident enough to speak Dutch on national TV and rather speak English.

[pres80]

He actually always speaks dutch in the post match interviews when the reporter speaks dutch. This is the first time I have seen him speak english when the reporter speaks dutch.

[BacheLot]

He should really leave AZ, they even lost against bottom dwellers NEC, this team is lost and JB is the one of the fewer players who standout in an underperforming team

im surprised they havent dumped their hapless coach a long time ago..!!? figured they would give him one last chance at winning the cup and get rid of him after that loss..!!
JB mentioned multiple times that the team had not gotten over their cup loss and werent playing anywhere near their potential vs nec and that speaks volumes of their coach's abilities..!!
that team needs a shock badly , eventhough not much left of the season, id boot out the coach and try to at least get some spark flying to help them at least close the season strong and hopefully qualify for Europa..!! as things going, most likely they will loose out on Europa spot as well, and in that case Alireza really needs to look to get the fk outa dodge this summer..!

[Kiarash]

Alireza Jahanbakhsh @ AZ Alkmaar | 2016/17

^ He's on 9 goals and 8 assists now, these are good stats for a winger. I'm sure he will have the calibre of teams like Atlanta, Deportivo La Coruna, Bournemouth and Hamburg chasing him.

The question is, does he sees a future in AZ? After all he signed for 5 years and it's just his 2nd season. He thought he would achieve lots of success with AZ but in reality they are just a 4-8th ranked Eredivisie team. Perhaps food for thoughts.

[Malkay]

I'm almost certain he'll leave in the summer if he gets an offer from a top flight English or Spanish club. He didn't go to Brighton because he didn't want to play championship level football. He'd have earnt more there than at AZ.

We just have to accept that if he moves he'll probably be a squad player at least for the first season. He can't walk into any premier league starting xi. This in turn could be problematic next summer.

[pres80]

^ He's on 9 goals and 8 assists now, these are good stats for a winger. I'm sure he will have the calibre of teams like Atlanta, Deportivo La Coruna, Bournemouth and Hamburg chasing him.

The question is, does he sees a future in AZ? After all he signed for 5 years and it's just his 2nd season. He thought he would achieve lots of success with AZ but in reality they are just a 4-8th ranked Eredivisie team. Perhaps food for thoughts.

Unfortunately they are a top 4 team with a bottom 4 defense.

They could have achieved a lot more with an even average defense.

[BacheLot]

he apparently has 9-11 mil transfer price tag hanging over him and still 3 years left on his AZ contract.
fair to assume if he goes it'll likely be to a EPL mid tabler ..? other leagues dont spend that kind of money on players with still some questions hanging over their head..!
and i also doubt he would be a regular starter in EPL but he has the work ethic to strive towards and achieve it..! he has the Pace and tenacity for EPL but not so sure he can handle the physicality of it and stay healthy enough to make a big impact..?

[pajamNL]

Unfortunately they are a top 4 team with a bottom 4 defense.

They could have achieved a lot more with an even average defense.

bolded part ; ?

They are NOT. Top-4 Eredivisie this season is clearly made up by the traditional 3 (Ajax, PSV, Feyenoord) AND FC Utrecht.

After the best 3 in the Eredivisie you have teams such as Vitesse, FC Twente (before money problems and probaly after it), AZ, SC Heerenveen and even FC Utrecht and/or FC Groningen fighting for the 4th till 8th spot.

The you have teams like PEC Zwolle, Heracles, ADO Den Haag, Willem II that CAN have a great season and bother them for those spots or fight for 10th till 14th spot.

relegation teams are teams like Sparta, Roda JC and NEC. Next season probaly also VVV and maybe Cambuur.

[PersianLegion]

I'm almost certain he'll leave in the summer if he gets an offer from a top flight English or Spanish club. He didn't go to Brighton because he didn't want to play championship level football. He'd have earnt more there than at AZ.
We just have to accept that if he moves he'll probably be a squad player at least for the first season. He can't walk into any premier league starting xi. This in turn could be problematic next summer.

He was actually very close to join Brighton Albion, he traveled there and practiced in their facility but he changed his mind in last moment. Brighton Albion was a team close to relegation zone of Championship league at that time (20th), he had also knee injury that caused him to not play for AZ almost half of the season. So he considered the tight schedule of Championship league, the fact that this league was physically challenging and not well for his recovery, as well as Brighton being a bottom dweller to not join them. He didn't looked down on Championship league. I am sure if he gets a good offer from Championship clubs he will consider that. Playing in Eredivisie more than couple of years for a player like JB is equal to stagnation.

[Kiarash]

Jahanbakhsh should take the gamble to play in the EPL even if he's not gonna feature regularly for that club. If he stays at AZ I foresee another Rostov scenario where Azmoun is actually regressing after a strong season.

[puddha]

Jahanbakhsh should take the gamble to play in the EPL even if he's not gonna feature regularly for that club. If he stays at AZ I foresee another Rostov scenario where Azmoun is actually regressing after a strong season.

I respectfully disagree. JB work ethics and humility is worlds apart for Sardar. JB won't allow himself to believe in the hype being said about himself. He does not seem to be the person to be contempt in the status quo. I don't think NEC or AZ being any different than Rostov in terms of coaching or quality of team, however, in almost every games, JB is active, creative, makes the difference for the team. Sardar just looks uninspired. Barring injury, i see him to always strive to better himself. And he is very loyal to those that have helped hime progress.

[lml]

Only english clubs would be willing to pay that price
lower/mid table clubs in other leagues have to be more careful with their money and if they do spend it they have to be very sure. JB is promising but is not a sure thing from an outsider's perspective
If he doesn't go to Wolfsburg or something, he'll have to choose between staying in the Erdevise for another season or going to EPL. Personally I don't want to see him lost in the haze of the EPL

[Kiarash]

Tonight's games in the EL semi final:

Lyon - Ajax (1-4 aggregate)
Manchester United - Celta Vigo (1-0 aggregate)

[lml]

Last erdevise game coming up
If he can get 1 goal he'll have 10 erdevise goals in 25 erdevise starts which is quite good
but it's a tough game against utrecht

[Kiarash]

Last erdevise game coming up
If he can get 1 goal he'll have 10 erdevise goals in 25 erdevise starts which is quite good
but it's a tough game against utrecht

And there will be also play-offs for an Europa League ticket.