TM List for Asian Cup - 35 Man List

[Tehranto]

Goalkeepers
Alireza Beiranvand - Pesepolis
Amir Abedzadeh - C.S. Marítimo
Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri - Zob Ahan
Hossein Hosseini - Esteghlal
Payam Niazmand - Sepahan

Defenders
Ramin Rezaeian - Al Shahania
Vouria Ghafouri - Esteghlal
Sadegh Moharrami - Dinamo Zagreb
Morteza Pouraliganji - KAS Eupen
Pejman Montazeri - Esteghlal
Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh - Al Ahli
Majid Hosseini - Trabzonspor
Hossein Kanaani - Machine Sazi
Roozbeh Chesmhi - Esteghlal
Ehsan Hajsafi - Sepahan
Milad Mohammadi - Akhmat Grozny
Saeid Aghaei - Sepahan

Midfielders
Saeid Ezatollahi - Reading
Omid Ebrahimi - Esteghlal
Ahmad Nourallahi - Persepolis
Saman Ghoddos - Amiens SC
Ashkan Dejagah - Tractor Sazi
Ali Karimi - Esteghlal
Vahid Amiri - Trabzonspor
Masoud Shojaei - Tractor Sazi
Ahmad Abdollahzadeh - Nassaji Mazandaran

Strikers
Mehdi Taremi - Al Gharafa
Ali Gholizadeh - Sporting Charleroi
Ali Alipour - Persepolis
Alireza Jhanabkbakhsh - Brighton & Hove Albion
Mehdi Torabi - Saipa
Farshad Ahmadzadeh - Śląsk Wrocław
Sardar Azmoun - Rubin Kazan
Karimi Ansarifard - Nottingham Forrest
Kaveh Rezaei - Club Brugge

[Nokhodi]

This includes standby players - meaning if any of the main 23 get injured, a replacement can be called up from this list.
The training camp in Qatar will only involve 23-24 players.

[BacheLot]

how's it that Padideh, have No player in the list ..!
cause we dont have a bunch of wanker fans whining about it a la PP...??

[perspolis#1]

how's it that Padideh, have No player in the list ..!
cause we dont have a bunch of wanker fans whining about it a la PP...??

I thought about that too but CQ probably doesnt want the headache of integrating new players into the team esp since its 50/50 he will be gone after the cup

[Iran_19]

Good to see Niazmand there, he is currently the 2nd best keeper in this list, he will not make the AC squad most likely but in a year or two he will be among top 3 keepers in TM list.

[Iran_19]

Ahmadzadeh is warming the bench in Poland so why not inviting Shekari instead who is in much more competitive league!

[Ghermez Agha]

Like that niazmand and ahmadzadeh will get a chance to prove themselves after some good performances I’m interested to see how much they can impress CQ. It’s been a while since ahmadzadeh got called up

[Kavian]

Ahmadzadeh is warming the bench in Poland so why not inviting Shekari instead who is in much more competitive league!

Totally surprised to see AhZ there in the list. There were candidates from the domestic leauge much better than him.

[Iran_19]

Like that niazmand and ahmadzadeh will get a chance to prove themselves after some good performances I’m interested to see how much they can impress CQ. It’s been a while since ahmadzadeh got called up

After which good performance? Ahmadzadeh is not getting any minute in crappy Poland league!

[Leicester City]

So do we call up Ahmadzadeh since he plays in Europe? He’s only 25...

No, we already have too many talented wingers in Europe. Gholizadeh is going too. He can just be another player in Europe like Sadeghian.

That’s not how it works tho. Europe doesn’t mean free pass, ability gets you into TM

Yes we do call up Ahmadzadeh

[greenguy4life]

Yes we do call up Ahmadzadeh

Great for a 35 man squad. Nice, I think he'll start in the AC final against Japan [emoji23]

[Futbaldoost]

In his original schedule published by CQ on IFF website on November 24, 2018 the preliminary list was supposed to be announced on December 5th (last Wednesday) and the final list of 23 is not due until December 26th (that's the official AFC date). My guess is that he is going to call less than 35 but more than 23 for the training camp starting this Saturday (December 15, 2018) and trim it down to 23 by December 26. Here is what I guess the standby list looks like now (these are player who will not even be invited to the initial camp). CQ will take 29 to training camp and then take 23 out of the remaining list as the roster for AC. The big question is who will not make it to the final 23. I think it is premature to judge that now since there are several key players who have been injured and are about to resume training or playing (e.g. ARJ and Saied) and PAG just started playing this past weekend.

My GUESS at initial standby list who will not be invited to the final camp on Saturday:

Goalkeepers
Payam Niazmand - Sepahan

Defenders
Hossein Kanaani - Machine Sazi
Saeid Aghaei - Sepahan

Midfielders
Ahmad Abdollahzadeh - Nassaji Mazandaran

Strikers
Ali Alipour - Persepolis
Farshad Ahmadzadeh - Śląsk Wrocław

[greenguy4life]

In his original schedule published by CQ on IFF website on November 24, 2018 the preliminary list was supposed to be announced on December 5th (last Wednesday) and the final list of 23 is not due until December 26th (that's the official AFC date). My guess is that he is going to call less than 35 but more than 23 for the training camp starting this Saturday (December 15, 2018) and trim it down to 23 by December 26. Here is what I guess the standby list looks like now (these are player who will not even be invited to the initial camp). CQ will take 29 to training camp and then take 23 out of the remaining list as the roster for AC. The big question is who will not make it to the final 23. I think it is premature to judge that now since there are several key players who have been injured and are about to resume training or playing (e.g. ARJ and Saied) and PAG just started playing this past weekend.

My GUESS at initial standby list who will not be invited to the final camp on Saturday:

Goalkeepers
Payam Niazmand - Sepahan

Defenders
Hossein Kanaani - Machine Sazi
Saeid Aghaei - Sepahan

Midfielders
Ahmad Abdollahzadeh - Nassaji Mazandaran

Strikers
Ali Alipour - Persepolis
Farshad Ahmadzadeh - Śląsk Wrocław

I think Kanaani will go. I see Cheshmi getting the drop controversially.

Also Niazmand deserves it over Hosseini and Mazaheri.

[scuderia]

I think Kanaani will go. I see Cheshmi getting the drop controversially.

Also Niazmand deserves it over Hosseini and Mazaheri.

So far, from what I've seen, Kanani is a better CB than Chesmi, it would be of no surprise to me!

[Iran_19]

Also Niazmand deserves it over Hosseini and Mazaheri.

Finally we agree on something lol