Iran vs Hong Kong Match Thread | Live Report, Links, Discussion

[Futbaldoost]

Highlights of the match:https://video.varzesh3.com/video/199...%d8%a7%d9%86-2

[Leicester City]

https://twitter.com/jmawhite/status/1171428114125053952

Hong Kong fans shout “Fight for freedom, stand with Iran” as Iran fans protest the ban on women at Iranian football stadiums and death of “Blue Girl” Sahar Khodayari

Vaghan Dameshoon Garm!!!

#SaharKhodayari

[Kavian]

Keep Sardar, send the rest home. Get some fresh blood.
Team had no discipline. "Football e Tahajomi"..most meaningless term in football.

[perspolis#1]

This is what the domestic Branko fans wanted.

I was able to watch the first half only.

If we are going to attack mercilessly we need to move the ball a lot faster. If a team is going to park 8players behind the ball we need quick interchanges to break them. At times Azmoun was surrounded by 5 shirts with our other players doing little off the ball movement.

Good thing is Bahrain barely beat Cambodia. Group is our if we keep winning.

[perspolis#1]

LOL lets start mailing letters to Mbappe and Ronaldo to see if they'll take the offer

Ronaldo is still scared of Beiranvand so I dont think he will.

[Iranianarsenal11]

ARJ wasn't nearly as bad as you guys are making him out to be.. He also had that great ball to Azmoun for the header that the HK keeper saved in the first half.

Not to mention his assist, near goal from his free kick, other solid runs...

I do admit he could've been better though... It's almost like you have much higher expectations since he is a premier league player.

[BacheLot]

LOL @ this "possession football." Once again, having 70% of the ball means nothing if you can't execute when it matters. This game would have ended 2-0 with CQ's defensive tactics as well. Hope Wilmots can instill the real deal: set up camp in the opposition 1/3 and impose yourself on the opposition. THAT would be real possession football.

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i still fail to see any discernible dimensions (offensive or defensive) wilmot has added to TM...! This was a real pathetic attempt at playing possession football or as someone else ealier called it TikiTaka passing
Wilmots starting choices and more importantly his substitutions in 2nd half left much more to be desired..!! he is yet to bring anything new to the table and has been super lucky to inherit a solid all around TM, and that has been his saving grace so far in terms of getting positive results..!
I suppose its still too early to fairly judge his abilities as a coach..? but sadly his commitment to the job so far, has also left much more to be desired too..!
hoping for markedly improved overall team performance in the tougher WCQing matchups coming up...!

[pdot]

Didn't watch the game, but it Azmoun playing more of a free role? He was making passes from midfield many times today. Seems like he is playing more of Hazard position than a regular striker.

[pdot]

ARJ wasn't nearly as bad as you guys are making him out to be.. He also had that great ball to Azmoun for the header that the HK keeper saved in the first half.

Not to mention his assist, near goal from his free kick, other solid runs...

I do admit he could've been better though... It's almost like you have much higher expectations since he is a premier league player.

Yes there should be higher expectations because he is in the premier league otherwise he doesn't belong there.

With that said Wilmots tactics are made for ARJ to succeed. He has lots of attacking chances to make plays and score goals.

[Futbaldoost]

Didn't watch the game, but it Azmoun playing more of a free role? He was making passes from midfield many times today. Seems like he is playing more of Hazard position than a regular striker.

Yes, as KshraKhan and Iran_19 said earlier, Sardar was playing more like a CAM behind Karim and he did very well. The second goal started with him too. He was by far our best player and MOTM. He had 4 shots on target and I think six or seven on goal. He has really matured. His movements and touches on the ball were great.

Go TM!

[Futbaldoost]

Sardar had seven shots on goal with four on target. His scoring average for TM is 0.61 (29 goals in 47 appearances). Daei's is 0.7. See below for more detail.

https://90tv.ir/news/%D8%A2%D9%85%D8...A7%DB%8C%DB%8C

[H.Behzadi FAN]

This was a team missing some KEY midfield players and a ON FORM striker in Taremi
Wilmots is still getting to know the players
Hosseini is going to be fixed for many years and HOPEFULLY PAG can be the other starter.
We need to get Ghoddos back and we also need to find a better role for Jahanbaksh.... because it seems like UNLESS he has a role like he did in his Dutch club, he can not fully play an effective game where his skills are best exploited.
IF the manager is NOT going to use his skills efficiently, he should sit on the bench.
Goals win matches (and clean sheets HELP win them by only ONE goal) ... it's a simple rule which worked great for Quieroz ....
We have very creative players who are not in the squad right now ... we will be fine.... right now, the point is to get 3 points when we play anyone in qualifying.
And improve with each game.
Let the judging begin from game #2 .....

[diz]

Highlights of the match:https://video.varzesh3.com/video/199...%d8%a7%d9%86-2

All things considered, this was a decent performance. Remember, these boys have not played together in a competitive match since June. They were in full control of the game, and had MANY shots on/off goal, with multiple players getting attempts and touches. This is EXACTLY what you hope for: use these games to build cohesion, confidence, take the 3 points, and get ready for the bigger teams of the group and next stage. And of course, it goes without saying, we didn't have Taremi.

[Medzdidz]

Only watched the highlights as I was working but brilliant , important to get three points on the board first game. Shame the players weren’t given a warm up game to get that cohesion back.
Good to see them creating chances, next couple of games they will put more of those away.

[Iran_19]

Sardar will probably never break Daei's record but even finishing second behind Daei is huge achievement, remember time changed and gap between teams became closer and closer, and may teams learned how to park the bus vs a weaker opponent.