Iran vs Panama Player Ratings | Post Match Discussion

[inarsenewetrust]

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!

and hes in good form for TM. Just like many of our guys, (except the milad, sardar, taremi, hosseini), karim gets a bit stressed when he puts TM shirt on , but still performs better than likes of ARJ, Saeid

[JamB]

and hes in good form for TM. Just like many of our guys, (except the milad, sardar, taremi, hosseini), karim gets a bit stressed when he puts TM shirt on , but still performs better than likes of ARJ, Saeid

Agreed. Karim played relatively well. But face it, even
If he scores 3 goals people will still bash him. A lot of members act as if they have personal grudges with some
Players. Defense should have played better, not karim.

[inarsenewetrust]

Agreed. Karim played relatively well. But face it, even
If he scores 3 goals people will still bash him. A lot of members act as if they have personal grudges with some
Players. Defense should have played better, not karim.

Yeah I am actually impressed by Karim. Just need him to more clinical in the box, get his shots on target more often like he does for Kos. Friendlies will do that for him. But sardar is more decisive in the final third and has a real x factor just like taremi, except sardar is 10x more clinical. TM's real issue is midfield, and unfortunately, I just dont see that being fixed in the near future.

[ali alipour]

Agreed. Karim played relatively well. But face it, even
If he scores 3 goals people will still bash him. A lot of members act as if they have personal grudges with some
Players. Defense should have played better, not karim.

He gets hate becuase he's always been pretty poor and inconsistent for tm. At this point it's pretty clear Queiroz has given up on him ever being a starter and just plays him in friendlies against the weaker teams. Him scoring goals against these teams (while still managing to somehow perform poorly like vs togo) doesn't randomly make him a good player for tm. It's kind of like Torabi who only plays in friendlies since he's clearly deemed not good enough for the actual battles and yet some people think he's better than Jahanbakhsh becuase he's been able to do decently in these friendlies. It's not really "hating" when people already know what they're gonna get, unless you think querioz is a hater too.

[sooskmar]

Anyone got any links to view the full match replay? Thanks!

[Bi-honar]

Very impressive first 20 minutes and then there was the rest of the match ... unimpressive, completely unfocused, lots of unnecessary fouls, etc.

My biggest 3 concerns with TM at this point and after the last few matches are:

1 - We are going back to playing a rushed and emotional game instead of the calm and collected posture we've come to expect from TM. As the commentator (not Khiabani) mentioned there's a difference between playing a fast match and rushing the match.

2 - I do understand we've had two completely experimental defensive lines but after the first 20-30 minutes a huge gap starts to open between our front and back lines giving the opponents tons of space in midfield. We need to be a cohesive unit (as was the case in the first 20 minutes) not a collection of players scattered in the field.

3 - There's something wrong with the overall psyche of the team. I really can't put my finger on it but they seem very different than WCQ matches. Like I said the guys seem really unfocused and nonchalant at times, lacking the confidence they had before.

I'm hoping all of this is because of the catharsis of qualifying for the world cup and it will gradually wear off as the focus turns to actually playing in the world cup. I think some of the boys are also trying too hard to impress CQ to insure their spot in the final squad.

Looking forward to the Venezuela match (much weaker than our last two opponents) and proper a$$ kicking for some rebuilding of confidence.

[Karimi 8]

Beiranvand - 6.5

Ghafouri - 4 Horrible crossing, not much defending
Pouraliganji - 6 won headers, but was out of place a few times
Cheshmi - 2 TERRIBLE GAME, wow he was so bad today
Aghaei - 6.5 Decent

Ezatollahi - 7 Silly challenges as always but showed some improvement from before
Abdollahzadeh - 7 Fought for the ball a lot, wasn't involved too much going forward

Dejagah - 8 Great performance, but not having a team took its toll, he was walking at 60th minue
Ghoddos - 8 Scored a goal, had nice passes, was involved for the most of the game
Taremi - 6 Looked out of shape

Ansarifard - 8.5 Poor concentration in front, but amazing dribbles, got an asssit, set up the penalty, MOM

Hosseini - 6.5 Made defense more stable
Rezaeian - 6.5 Much better than Ghafouri
Azmoun - 6 Had a nice run, caused some pressure
Jahanbakhsh - 4 Rideh vase team melli
Karimi - 5.5 Average
Amiri - 5 Is a average player in all regards, just runs, thats it.

[Nima]

up and downs. But thing wont be perfect as this is not our starting 11.
So thing will be some bad.

I think his next start 11 will be:

GK ?

Ramin - Hosseini - Morteza - Milad

Hajsafi - Saed

JB - Ghodos - Rezaei
Azmoun

[Z Joon]

I personally didn’t even rate Abdollahzadeh in the PGL, and I really couldn’t understand why CQ kept calling him up at some point even though he never played in TM.

Now I understand why CQ likes him so much, interesting player

[PEJ]

The thing about Karim is that he does everything a striker should be able to do except score goals. The guy runs all day, put pressure up top, can actually hold plays and can break down the defense with his pace. However his finishing is just not there. He will never ever replace Sardar, but he can definitely complement him the way Taremi has been successfully doing.

[JamB]

The thing about Karim is that he does everything a striker should be able to do except score goals. The guy runs all day, put pressure up top, can actually hold plays and can break down the defense with his pace. However his finishing is just not there. He will never ever replace Sardar, but he can definitely complement him the way Taremi has been successfully doing.

I think we can all agree nobody is taking Azmoun's spot. I think if it is between Gucci and Karim coming off the bench I think it should definitely be Karim. Gucci is just not the type of hold up player that the Team needs up front.

[zereshk-ali]

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.

Thanks! Agree - Aghaei has so far been the least bad at LB. I'd say Hajsafi is definitely in because of his experience and versatility. Karimi has also probably done enough to earn a spot too. Rafiei seems to have fallen out of the reckoning so I'd say it's between Abdollahzadeh and Ebrahimi for that last spot.

[zereshk-ali]

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)

I'd agree that he doesn't offer much on the wing or as a second striker but I'd say that as a central striker Gucci has something that the others don't. He's quick, works hard to close down opposition and is a nuisance.

If we don't take him we lose an option off the bench - particularly if we're leading and need a striker to come on against tiring legs, press from the front and cause problems on the break.

[Javeed]

Yesterday wasn't a bad performance from TM - that was exactly what you should expect from our team.

Think about it... CQ hasn't prepared this team to thrash minnows 8-0, because he's thinking bigger picture which is the World Cup. He knows that we will be facing teams that are definitely stronger and more talented, so our counter-attacking tactics are designed in a way that gives us a chance to win every match.

However, because we are a counter-attacking team, matches against weaker teams will look ugly. We rely on the other team to be skilled and possessive, and we set up our attack based on the OTHER team's possession. So when we play teams that are weaker with possession (like Panama or any Arab nation), our game will naturally look weaker. But when we play teams with strong possession (like Argentina, Chile, etc.), our game looks much nicer because they are playing into our tactics.

TM could play FC Chelokebab in the Tehran Men's League or a weak team like Canada and still only win 1-0, because that is how we are designed to play.

[persiangodfather]

Why doesnt Dejagah just sign with Persepolis or Esteghlal or even some UAE League team?