World Cup Qualifier: Qatar - Iran; Info, Updates and Live Reports (23.03.2017)

[Lorestani]

LINE UP ANNOUNCED FOR TM:

بیرانوند، میلاد محمدی، احسان حاج صفی، سعید عزت اللهی، مرتضی پورعلی گنجی، کریم انصاری فر، پژمان منتظری، مهدی طارمی، علیرضا جهانبخش، سردار آزمون و وریا غفوری

Beiro, Mohammadi, Montazeri, PAG, Ghafouri, Ezzatolahi, Hajsafi, Taremi,Jahanbaksh, Azmoun, Ansarifard.

Holy shit...4 forwards.

I told you not to be surprised to see Karim start.

[Ghermez Agha]

I love this lineup so much well done CQ expect a very fast paced game from us today.

[lml]

Maybe it's a 4-4-2

[inarsenewetrust]

Beiranvand

Ghafouri PAG Montazeri Mohammadi

ARJ Hajsafi Ezatolahi Taremi

Ansarifard
Azmoun


-pleased to see this attacking lineup. Ansarifard has been in good form , glad to see him get the start. Gucci unlucky to miss out but I guess the idea is that two very physical, fast, strong, aerial threats in Sardar and Karim for 60-70 mins, and then the last half hour gucci's speed and poaching in and around the box will be more effective since qatari defenders are tired out...

Just hope taremi doesnt pull any bs. This isnt PP where he will get a million and one chances. And ezatolahi hasnt been in excellent form for anzhi. But at least hes been playing, hopefully he regains his form today.

[Shah Abbas]

FFS, Taremi is NOT a winger!

[Malavani]

Maybe it's a 4-4-2

I'd be really surprised tbh... wouldn't that put too much pressure on Hajsafi and Ezatolahi ?

[lml]

[Karimi 8]

Beiranvand

Ghafouri Montazeri Pouraliganji Mohammadi

Ezatolahi Hajsafi

Jahanbakhsh Azmoun Taremi

Ansarifard

Will it look like this? I doubt CQ will use two strikers so... Btw lets be fair with Taremi, he wasn't that bad in last TM games when he played as a winger

I would assume that it'll look like this, but Karim and Sardar's position will be switched

[ehsan singapore]

karim has to deliver , he has yet to deliver for tm , and if he dont deliever we will have azmoun and gucci up front 2nd half

[Ghermez Agha]

FFS, Taremi is NOT a winger!

I'd much rather have him as a winger than as a striker he can run non stop on the flank and his creativity will be higher in demand than his finishing abilities - makes total sense. He must have done well there in training for CQ to use it in a game this is not the first time either that he is tried in this position.

[inarsenewetrust]

theres no way that either ansarifard or azmoun will be playing midfield guys. Maybe plan is to high press with both of them, ARJ, Taremi

[YeCheesi Tala]

The Era of Hajsafi's TM has started Mark my words he will be one of the greatest captains of TM.

[Omid177]

When will people understand that Ansarifard is overrated? What else has he to screw up?
I hope he proves me wrong today but this guy was always useless!!

[lml]

I'd be really surprised tbh... wouldn't that put too much pressure on Hajsafi and Ezatolahi ?

not if the wide players and the strikers do their jobs

[persiangodfather]

since when hajsafi been playing CM?