KOREA - CHINA
I watched the full first half and then, the highlights of the korea china game and I am quite happy all round, for :
1- korea's win helps our case. In fact if korea gets as many points as possible from the other teams (except us, naturally) it'd serve our target better
2- china's offense is very inexperienced and cant really cause massive problems for us. As long as we keep in mind their pace.
3- Korea's defense is very suspect and physically not imposing enough. So someone like Azmoun ot even RGN shd get the better of them. Especially if we put these defenders under pressure. They are error prone.
4- korea's offense follows their age old tradition of wing play and crossing into the box. They have always been keen on wing play. That makes them predictable. That also means our fullbacks (rezaian, mohamadi, ansaro, aghaei, ... ) need to be on their toes.
First they shd not allow space for their wingers to freely cross. Secondly our opposite fullbacks must always be alert and stick to their man (on the far post) to restrict their movement.
This way, the job of our CD's is tracking any attacker from the middle, which shdnt be that hard. Problem arises when our fullbacks allow space to the winger to aim and cross without putting pressure. But even bigger problem is allowing space for the opposite wingers.
Given Mohamadi's small size, I wouldnt suggest using him at LB against korea. We'd need someone with decent physique and height to block crosses coming from right flank.
Also against Korea, I think CQ's choice of keeper shd be the one who judges crosses and balls from flanks better ... rather than a mere shot stopper. Some keepers are good in one and not the other. Beiranvand seems better equipped to deal with crosses than haghighi imo.
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Keeping fingers crossed for a good showing against ghaters tonight.
More to come
I watched the full first half and then, the highlights of the korea china game and I am quite happy all round, for :
1- korea's win helps our case. In fact if korea gets as many points as possible from the other teams (except us, naturally) it'd serve our target better
2- china's offense is very inexperienced and cant really cause massive problems for us. As long as we keep in mind their pace.
3- Korea's defense is very suspect and physically not imposing enough. So someone like Azmoun ot even RGN shd get the better of them. Especially if we put these defenders under pressure. They are error prone.
4- korea's offense follows their age old tradition of wing play and crossing into the box. They have always been keen on wing play. That makes them predictable. That also means our fullbacks (rezaian, mohamadi, ansaro, aghaei, ... ) need to be on their toes.
First they shd not allow space for their wingers to freely cross. Secondly our opposite fullbacks must always be alert and stick to their man (on the far post) to restrict their movement.
This way, the job of our CD's is tracking any attacker from the middle, which shdnt be that hard. Problem arises when our fullbacks allow space to the winger to aim and cross without putting pressure. But even bigger problem is allowing space for the opposite wingers.
Given Mohamadi's small size, I wouldnt suggest using him at LB against korea. We'd need someone with decent physique and height to block crosses coming from right flank.
Also against Korea, I think CQ's choice of keeper shd be the one who judges crosses and balls from flanks better ... rather than a mere shot stopper. Some keepers are good in one and not the other. Beiranvand seems better equipped to deal with crosses than haghighi imo.
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Keeping fingers crossed for a good showing against ghaters tonight.
More to come
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