In offense:
1- We dont have a freekick specialist anymore. Someone with decent degree of accuracy in both direct and indirect kicks.
For direct, we simply dont have anyone. Neku used to have one stock kick (hardly any vatiation) which he had moderate success with. But after him, we just are lost in direct kicks. Ebrahimi has a powerful shot. But he's hardly used.
Yes, sometimes Ando, or JB do come up with decent indirect kicks or corners. But consistency is not there
2- As many have also mentioned, we lack reliable and consistent ''playmaking'' in the team. It is partly due to CQ's system (where a playmaker's position is sacrificed for the extra def-mid), also partly due to players (Dejagah's lack of form and fitness, Shojaei's non-existent form and slowness, ...).
My ideal formation is 4-4-2 (or to be more specific, 4-1-2-1-2 diamond, where there is a definite and specific post for a playmaker behind the two forwards). This formation allows for not only playmaking and attacking from depth and middle, but also from wings, supplying TWO targets who split the defenses into two, rather than where the sole forward needing to take on 2-3 defenders all by himself.
You could have deep lying players or even DM's who can take on playmaking duties. But they need to be consistent. We still dont have such players. Ezzi shows promise, but needs to train for such specific characteristics and become consistent. Ando and Ebrahimi also have shown mere flashes of playmaking from depth. But consistency is missing. That's why we may need an out-n-out playmaker. Shojaeian or Rafiei or Rahmani are our best bet for such a player. Lets hope the former can deliver and the latter two can regain their top form to be included in our following games.
In Defense:
1- LB seems to still persist. Mostly because CQ puts too much emphasis on ''experience'' rather than ability or form. otherwise we'd not have seen Hajsafi at LB again.
2- pace of our central defenders also is a problem, which is not getting any better with them aging. Perhaps PAG can help in there.
1- We dont have a freekick specialist anymore. Someone with decent degree of accuracy in both direct and indirect kicks.
For direct, we simply dont have anyone. Neku used to have one stock kick (hardly any vatiation) which he had moderate success with. But after him, we just are lost in direct kicks. Ebrahimi has a powerful shot. But he's hardly used.
Yes, sometimes Ando, or JB do come up with decent indirect kicks or corners. But consistency is not there
2- As many have also mentioned, we lack reliable and consistent ''playmaking'' in the team. It is partly due to CQ's system (where a playmaker's position is sacrificed for the extra def-mid), also partly due to players (Dejagah's lack of form and fitness, Shojaei's non-existent form and slowness, ...).
My ideal formation is 4-4-2 (or to be more specific, 4-1-2-1-2 diamond, where there is a definite and specific post for a playmaker behind the two forwards). This formation allows for not only playmaking and attacking from depth and middle, but also from wings, supplying TWO targets who split the defenses into two, rather than where the sole forward needing to take on 2-3 defenders all by himself.
You could have deep lying players or even DM's who can take on playmaking duties. But they need to be consistent. We still dont have such players. Ezzi shows promise, but needs to train for such specific characteristics and become consistent. Ando and Ebrahimi also have shown mere flashes of playmaking from depth. But consistency is missing. That's why we may need an out-n-out playmaker. Shojaeian or Rafiei or Rahmani are our best bet for such a player. Lets hope the former can deliver and the latter two can regain their top form to be included in our following games.
In Defense:
1- LB seems to still persist. Mostly because CQ puts too much emphasis on ''experience'' rather than ability or form. otherwise we'd not have seen Hajsafi at LB again.
2- pace of our central defenders also is a problem, which is not getting any better with them aging. Perhaps PAG can help in there.
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