Iran vs Panama Player Ratings | Post Match Discussion

[pdot]

1. CQ's formations were not good today. He had Dejagah playing the free role in CM and we were getting caught with counters all the time. Panama did to us, what we did to Argentina. They countered and waited for their opportunities.

2. The only player that was good was Ghoddos. He scored a nice goal for his first Iran goal. 8/10. The rest 7 or less. Ansarifard a 5 and I take 1 point off because he dove.

3. Beiravand sometimes looks like he doesn't care. He is way too non-chalant. As a keeper it is a worrying sign.

4. Dejagah is in bad shape. He was gassed after the first half.

[Ata]

Beiranvand - 5 Not so much to do, but feels shakey sometimes.

Ghafouri - 5 still have some problems in positions, very avrage, will have major problems against quick player
Cheshmi - 3 he is not working well in that position, coming late in to situations and making bad decisions, shouldnt play in defence anymore
Pouraliganji - 5 didnt do so much right, he is lost without a leader like Hosseyni.
Aghaei - 6 I understand why CQ wants him their and he did good, good back up for Mimo

Abdollahzadeh - 7 he did good and he is not afraid to get into situations, finally someone to fill Andos spot
Ezzi - 7 - He played well and wins a lot in the air, i was happy with him today
Dejagah - 8 MOTM. he is a blessing for our attack, great passes, dribbles and decisions in almost every attack.

Ghoddos - 5,5 he scored and im happy for that, got a few good touches but he needs to get more involved
Taremi - 5 he was okay, and he takes risks, thats good, but his stuff didnt work today, he needs Azmoun at his side.
Ansarifard - 5 he is just to unlucky, he is involved in the goals and thats good

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Hosseini - 6 solid
Rezaeian - 5 bad crosses, okay position
Karimi - 4 not good today, didn work for him
Jahanbakhsh - 4
Amiri -
Azmoun - 5 making som good stuff, not enough

[Ando Teymourian]

Don't understand the Ansarifard negative ratings. He was very involved, directly caused both goals, and build up play was great. Missed some chances in front of goal (he created those chances himself), but so what, that is football.

There is no way Taremi (as much as I like him) can get a better rating in today's match than Karim. He was just as wasteful, was not nearly as involved, and was not as good on the build up.

[Omids]

It feels like TM played at 60% today. They surely had a more aggressive mindset and started well. we could have scored at least 1 more in the 1st half and were not that clinical in front of goal. We got to understand we have so many new players in the mix and also a new play style, surely it is not going to be pretty all the time. I think this was a good friendly to try a more aggressive mindset and formation. And in the 2nd half CQ put in more aggressive players. I think it was a good game to make TM more versatile in game plans. This surely was take the game to the opponent rather than a counter attacking football. Areas that need improvement today was distribution from the backs and finishing in front of goal.

And one thing is clear, Tameri loves to scissor kick.

[EKBATAN]

I feel like ppl are now just trying to find something wrong with his performance , even when he does fine. What he did on the pk is called guessing and it is the most common tactic used by goalkeepers. He went the right way. His exits were good. He was also very good against Russia and stopped one certain goal

he hasnt really been tested this game and none of the 10 qualifier games we played. Because of our good defense, i havent really seen him make good saves. His kicks and distribution is good, but im not sure he would make those big saves if the time comes

whats the deal with Haghighi? how come he doesnt play?

[irani8perspolis]

Beiranvand - 6 (average performance)

Ghafouri - 5.5 (had some good combination play, but lost the ball stupidly too many times and bad crosses)
Cheshmi - 4.5 (horrible IMO, terrible fouls, no composure)
PAG - 5.5 (below average from him, wasn't as good as usual)
Aghaei - 4 (worst player on the pitch, lost every aerial duel, provided no attacking threat, cannot take a clean touch)

Ezzatollahi - 6.5 (decent from him, won the ball many times, but also a lot of fouls, he is arguably our most important player with the job he has, needs to improve pass completion)
Abdollahzadeh - 7 (I was very impressed, he was one of the best players today, kept the ball very well, showed he had great technique and defensively did well)
Dejagah - 8.5 (MoM by far, absolute class performance by him, he controls the game, people won't realize what a player he was for us until he is gone)

Ghoddos - 7.5 (made an impact, great goal, but disappeared a little bit after his goal)
Taremi - 6.5 (decent, had his usual dangerous game)
Ansarifard - 6 (link up and dribbling was great, direct influence in both goals, but please Karim just score)

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Hosseini - 6
Rezaeian - 6 (this game showed the Rezaeian is a head above Ghafouri)
Karimi - 6 (he is solid in the middle, him and Abdollahzadeh would be a good pairing for our first WC)
Jahanbakhsh - 5.5
Amiri - 5.5
Azmoun - 6

We are on a different level compared to Panama, however we let the get back in the game, it should have been 4-0 at half an hour, we have to take our chances even more.

[KeonKish]

Beiranvand - 6

Ghafouri - 6
Cheshmi - 5.5 good at distribution but needs to be careful with fouls.
Pouraliganji - 6
Aghaei - 6 Fought hard but his positioning was off many times.

Abdollahzadeh - 7- Considering how new he is, has done very well.
Ezatollahi - 6.5 better in the air, improving
Dejagah - 7.5 best distributor we had today, makes smart choices on the pitch.

Ghoddos - 7, great goal, great runs into space, looked much better this game than last. Needs to contribute more to defence.
Taremi - 5 Could have been better, dumb bicycle kick into nasa HQ
Ansarifard - 6.5 Much less invisible than normal, assisted ghoddos, won penalty, constantly made runs and was dangerous the whole time. he waited a bit too long on one occasion but still showed good improvement.

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Hosseini - 6
Rezaeian - 6 much better offensively than ghafour, better player when we need possession.
Karimi - 6
Jahanbakhsh - 5
Amiri - 5
Azmoun - 5



Overall Positives: We showed more planned attacking, especially in the first half, a lot of smart and quick movements, could have scored many more goals with some luck. Ghoddos and karim were much better.

Negatives: distribution from MF was subpar by ezatollahi and Abdollahzadeh.

We could feel that main players were missing from this team. We are so much stronger defensively with mohammadi, the dude is easily worth 2 players in defence.

We also see that youth does not necessarily outplay class, montazeri and hosseini would have had this team in their pockets.


Overall CQ made too many substitutions in the second half for us to expect any sort of fluidity or clean tactics from our players.

[Iran_19]

Chesmi should get back to his original position as DM. Waste of spot as CD. I don't get why CQ insist to play him there.

[Ali Doust]

Chesmi should get back to his original position as DM. Waste of spot as CD. I don't get why CQ insist to play him there.

Because of his stature and the fact that we are lacking in depth in the CB position compare to the DM position where we have at least 3 sold players in that position as of right now.

[Ghermez Agha]

Abdolahzadeh was quite good at DM he has been so MIA the last few years it's encouraging to see him be brought back in, CQ must really like him.

Cheshmi belongs as a DM I can see why he can be used there from time to time but I think CQ should give it a rest at this point. He's a bit overly aggressive and careless in the box area which would concern me a lot with stronger opposition.

What's most shocking is how CQ is still opting to even waste his time using beiro it would have been much more useful to have mazaheri and abedzadeh split the 90 mins.

Im never one to be a downer but I was really unimpressed by the team overall in this game. Ghoddos, abdolahzadeh and dejagah were the only real bright points for me.

[zereshk-ali]

Given the depth we have in attacking mid in this squad Jahanbaksh's name should be top of the list to be cut. More often than not he's the worst attacking player on the pitch for us. Poor passing, poor delivery on crosses, corners and free kicks. We have better options.

I don't understand the negative comments about Ansarifard. His hold up play was excellent and looked a lot sharper and more mobile on the ball than I've seen him previously. Looked to be a lot more comfortable in the central striking role.

Ghoddos showed some touches of class - a few first time flicks and a couple of intelligent passes. Already starting to gel with the team; he will get better.

I was impressed by Abdollahzadeh's work rate and close control. Seemed to work well as a duo with Ezatollahi. I think CQ is starting to realise that Hajsafi should be no more than a squad player.

Despite being quieter than he normally is Taremi has that x-factor that can damage opponents. He reminds me a lot of Thomas Muller, the type of awkward player you would hate to play against and more often than not is involved in creating or scoring a goal from what seems to be a non threatening situation. The step over dummy and run that won the free kick on the edge of the box, both in the 1st half we’re prime examples.

Apart from the penalty I thought Cheshmi was ok. Not as good as he has been but he'd still be my choice for 4th cb. It would be nice to have Montazeri back though.

We still need to figure out who is our 2nd choice left back. Aghaei started well first half but was exposed 2nd half.

Such a shame that Shojaei's passing and playmaking would give us another dimension in the squad. He gives us that bit of magic that not even Dejagah or Ghoddos can provide.

[inarsenewetrust]

Given the depth we have in attacking mid in this squad Jahanbaksh's name should be top of the list to be cut. More often than not he's the worst attacking player on the pitch for us. Poor passing, poor delivery on crosses, corners and free kicks. We have better options.

I don't understand the negative comments about Ansarifard. His hold up play was excellent and looked a lot sharper and more mobile on the ball than I've seen him previously. Looked to be a lot more comfortable in the central striking role.

Ghoddos showed some touches of class - a few first time flicks and a couple of intelligent passes. Already starting to gel with the team; he will get better.

I was impressed by Abdollahzadeh's work rate and close control. Seemed to work well as a duo with Ezatollahi. I think CQ is starting to realise that Hajsafi should be no more than a squad player.

Despite being quieter than he normally is Taremi has that x-factor that can damage opponents. He reminds me a lot of Thomas Muller, the type of awkward player you would hate to play against and more often than not is involved in creating or scoring a goal from what seems to be a non threatening situation.

Apart from the penalty I thought Cheshmi was ok. Not as good as he has been but he'd still be my choice for 4th cb. It would be nice to have Montazeri back though.

We still need to figure out who is our 2nd choice left back. Aghaei started well first half but was exposed 2nd half.

Such a shame that Shojaei's passing and playmaking would give us another dimension in the squad. He gives us that bit of magic that not even Dejagah or Ghoddos can provide.

nice analysis. I totally agree with Taremi Muller comparison in terms of playing style ( but taremi happens to be a certified retard, while muller doesnt come off as such). Ghoddos touch to karim from to goal was really classy, and karim did well to set him a good return ball. I think at this point aghaei has done the best at back up LB. Vouria was below the standard he set vs Togo, Russia today but thats okay. Him and Ramin have RB spot covered. Abdollahzadeh did better than hajsafi or ebrahimi so far. With saeid being suspended for the first WC match two of abdollahzadeh, Karimi, Ebrahimi, Hajsafi will have to start for that game, and I expect one of those 4 to partner Saeid for the remaining games.

[sirvan]

Given the depth we have in attacking mid in this squad Jahanbaksh's name should be top of the list to be cut. More often than not he's the worst attacking player on the pitch for us. Poor passing, poor delivery on crosses, corners and free kicks. We have better options.

I don't understand the negative comments about Ansarifard. His hold up play was excellent and looked a lot sharper and more mobile on the ball than I've seen him previously. Looked to be a lot more comfortable in the central striking role.

Ghoddos showed some touches of class - a few first time flicks and a couple of intelligent passes. Already starting to gel with the team; he will get better.

I was impressed by Abdollahzadeh's work rate and close control. Seemed to work well as a duo with Ezatollahi. I think CQ is starting to realise that Hajsafi should be no more than a squad player.

Despite being quieter than he normally is Taremi has that x-factor that can damage opponents. He reminds me a lot of Thomas Muller, the type of awkward player you would hate to play against and more often than not is involved in creating or scoring a goal from what seems to be a non threatening situation. The step over dummy and run that won the free kick on the edge of the box, both in the 1st half we’re prime examples.

Apart from the penalty I thought Cheshmi was ok. Not as good as he has been but he'd still be my choice for 4th cb. It would be nice to have Montazeri back though.

We still need to figure out who is our 2nd choice left back. Aghaei started well first half but was exposed 2nd half.

Such a shame that Shojaei's passing and playmaking would give us another dimension in the squad. He gives us that bit of magic that not even Dejagah or Ghoddos can provide.

If anything Guccis should be the first player to be cut. He scored some important goals 4 years ago, and that seems to be the only reason he's still invited. Given the depth we have in our main striker/second striker position. I rate Azmoun, Ansarifard,Taremi, Ghoddos and Kaveh Rezaei higher for the striker and second striker position. Gucci is pretty useless on the wings (unlike Taremi and Ghoddos) and in addition we have Torabi, Jahanbakhsh and Amiri for the wide or winger positions. Seeing how Gucci is a limited player who can't hold the ball, he should be cut for sure. At least Jahanbaksh has the ability to cross and assist goals with his good passing, if we had better wingers than Jahanbakhsh i would agree, but we don't (arguably Behnam Barzay he has the potential if he performs well)

[Nokhodi]

As far as I'm concerned everyone is looking way too much in the result.
What you see today will not be our World Cup starting line up or strategy.

We had Ghodoos, Dejagah and Taremi start. That won't happen against any decent team in the World Cup.
We have no depth in defense. Ideally CQ wants montazeri, hosseini, PAG and Mohammadi starting. However all but 1 are injured. He has no choice but to experiment. Cheshmi showed he was horrible again. CQ's other potential CB also got injured (Kanaani).
Mohammadi and Hosseini are crucial to TM and it's very clear the rest aren't that good.

Taremi still hustles and presses like crazy. He's very valuable to TM. Dejagah is at a level technically way higher than the rest of TM. He is the only one along with sometimes Taremi who can open up the game for us.

I was glad Hajisafi didn't start but that tells me CQ considers him as a starter which is shocking.

All in all, this was a friendly and we again learned a lot. Now CQ has to implement a mitigation plan.

[Leicester City]

Ok it pisses me off when people are bashing Ansarifard performance for TM those goals were from him today and he did most of the work of the ball. Also he scored the most goals in our friendlies, CQ should be looking to start him for matches. Highly underrated!