Sardar Azmoun [CF] (Russia) 1,565 minutes, 12 goals, 5 assists; 48 caps, 31 goals
Mehdi Taremi [CF, RW, LW] (Portugal) 2,130 minutes, 15 goals, 11 assists; 46 caps, 21 goals
Allahyar Sayyadmanesh [CF, RW, LW, CAM] (Ukraine) 607 minutes, 5 goals, 2 assists; 1 cap 1 goal
Shahab Zahedi [CF, LW] (Ukraine) 1,057 minutes, 9 goals, 3 assists; Uncapped
Karim Ansarifard [CF] (Greece) 1,924 minutes, 11 goals, 0 assists; 74 caps, 18 goals
Kaveh Rezaei [CF] (Belgium) 1,749 minutes, 8 goals, 1 assists; 11 caps, 1 goal
Ali Alipour [CF, RW] (Portugal) 583 minutes, 0 goals, 0 assists; 2 caps; 0 goals
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Saman Ghoddos [CAM, LW, RW, CF] (England) 1,648 minutes, 4 goals, 3 assists; 21 caps, 2 goals
Alireza Jahanbakhsh [RW, LW, CAM] (England) 528 minutes, 2 goals, 2 assists; 44 caps, 5 goals
Ali Gholizadeh [RW, LW, CAM] (Belgium) 2,658 minutes, 7 goals, 7 assists; 6 caps, 3 goals
Jafar Salmani [LW] (Portugal) 183 minutes, 1 goal, 1 assist; Uncapped
Mehdi Ghaedi [LW, CF] (Iran) 1,432 minutes, 4 goals, 3 assists; 2 caps, 1 goal
Mehrdad Mohammadi [RW, CF] (Qatar) 1,264 minutes, 9 goals, 1 assists; 2 caps, 1 goal
Vahid Amiri [LW, CAM, CF] (Iran) 1,376 minutes, 2 goals, 2 assists; 46 caps, 1 goal
Mehdi Torabi [LW, RW] (Qatar/Iran) 546 minutes, 2 goals, 0 assists; 26 caps, 6 goals
Mohammad Mohebi [LW] (Iran) 741 minutes, 2 goals, 0 assists; 3 caps, 2 goals
At the moment I would go with: Azmoun, Taremi, Ghoddos, Gholizadeh, Sayyadmanesh, Zahedi
- Rezaei is really unlucky not to have more caps and goals but unfortunately at the moment he is struggling for form and fitness after his injury issues this year
- Jahanbakhsh hasn't played enough football
- Ghaedi, Zahedi and Ansarifard are all fighting for that sixth spot for me. You could make a case for all of them, let's not forget Ansarifard plays for a big club in Greece and has played as a LW under Queiroz in the past, but I think his age slightly goes against him and he is maybe just crowded out by Zahedi's season. I think you could also argue the other way, Zahedi has just transferred to a new team and he hasn't won a place in the starting 11 yet, though maybe that's harsh on him. Ghaedi is very talented and scored for Iran against a tough team like Bosnia, Skocic may want to keep the faith with him.
What do you think?
Mehdi Taremi [CF, RW, LW] (Portugal) 2,130 minutes, 15 goals, 11 assists; 46 caps, 21 goals
Allahyar Sayyadmanesh [CF, RW, LW, CAM] (Ukraine) 607 minutes, 5 goals, 2 assists; 1 cap 1 goal
Shahab Zahedi [CF, LW] (Ukraine) 1,057 minutes, 9 goals, 3 assists; Uncapped
Karim Ansarifard [CF] (Greece) 1,924 minutes, 11 goals, 0 assists; 74 caps, 18 goals
Kaveh Rezaei [CF] (Belgium) 1,749 minutes, 8 goals, 1 assists; 11 caps, 1 goal
Ali Alipour [CF, RW] (Portugal) 583 minutes, 0 goals, 0 assists; 2 caps; 0 goals
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Saman Ghoddos [CAM, LW, RW, CF] (England) 1,648 minutes, 4 goals, 3 assists; 21 caps, 2 goals
Alireza Jahanbakhsh [RW, LW, CAM] (England) 528 minutes, 2 goals, 2 assists; 44 caps, 5 goals
Ali Gholizadeh [RW, LW, CAM] (Belgium) 2,658 minutes, 7 goals, 7 assists; 6 caps, 3 goals
Jafar Salmani [LW] (Portugal) 183 minutes, 1 goal, 1 assist; Uncapped
Mehdi Ghaedi [LW, CF] (Iran) 1,432 minutes, 4 goals, 3 assists; 2 caps, 1 goal
Mehrdad Mohammadi [RW, CF] (Qatar) 1,264 minutes, 9 goals, 1 assists; 2 caps, 1 goal
Vahid Amiri [LW, CAM, CF] (Iran) 1,376 minutes, 2 goals, 2 assists; 46 caps, 1 goal
Mehdi Torabi [LW, RW] (Qatar/Iran) 546 minutes, 2 goals, 0 assists; 26 caps, 6 goals
Mohammad Mohebi [LW] (Iran) 741 minutes, 2 goals, 0 assists; 3 caps, 2 goals
At the moment I would go with: Azmoun, Taremi, Ghoddos, Gholizadeh, Sayyadmanesh, Zahedi
- Rezaei is really unlucky not to have more caps and goals but unfortunately at the moment he is struggling for form and fitness after his injury issues this year
- Jahanbakhsh hasn't played enough football
- Ghaedi, Zahedi and Ansarifard are all fighting for that sixth spot for me. You could make a case for all of them, let's not forget Ansarifard plays for a big club in Greece and has played as a LW under Queiroz in the past, but I think his age slightly goes against him and he is maybe just crowded out by Zahedi's season. I think you could also argue the other way, Zahedi has just transferred to a new team and he hasn't won a place in the starting 11 yet, though maybe that's harsh on him. Ghaedi is very talented and scored for Iran against a tough team like Bosnia, Skocic may want to keep the faith with him.
What do you think?
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