Originally posted by ShirFarhad
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Reiterating the facts and speaking the truth does not equal unfairness or disrespect.
I am sure Amir Hashemi is a nice guy who has helped Ali a lot. No discussion there, was never a point anyway. But is he the best agent/manager Ali can wish for?? The answer is plainly no!
The guy had "zero experience" in managing players prior to Ali. Even after Ali no other big names chose him as agent, that's a big indication of his abilities.
Sure, Ali is massively to blame for the Brighton debacle. But what you tend to forget is the role an agent/manager plays in these critical situations. I can assure you, a real qualified agent wouldn't have moved Ali to Brighton, their style of play (under both coaches) and the EPL itself are not fully compatible with Ali's qualities. In fact, most experts in Holland were really surprised by his choice for Brighton.
Ali's striking partner at AZ Wout Weghorst moved to Wolfsburg at the same time Ali moved to Brighton (note: Wolfsburg was also interested in Ali). Just compare their trajectories: Weghorst's value increased from 10 to 30 million in 3 years, his team finished 4th last season, and he will play Champions League in couple of weeks. Ali's value dropped from 25 to 5 million, he had a debacle at Brighton, and he is back in Holland trying to qualify for the freaking UEFA Conference League.....
The role of the agent/manager becomes even more important when the player is in a negative and rather hopeless situation. That's when a top agent/manager provides a wake-up call to a player about the critical situation, and puts everything in his power into play to force a transfer. This is pretty much routine, and in Ali's case probably not that difficult, as he was a benchwarmer with a huge salary. However, when you lack deep experience and don't have a large network (like in Amir Hashemi's case) things become way more difficult, as we saw. Ali lost 3 of his prime years in Brighton, only to return to the Eredivisie once again.
Go listen to the interview with Amir Hashemi that was published 1-2 weeks ago on Radio Offside, he played an instrumental role in Ali's move to Brighton. He already took Ali to have a look at Brighton at the end of his NEC stint, when Brighton was still playing in the Championship (2nd tier). More importantly, he categorically reaffirms that in hindsight he would still recommend Brighton to Ali!!!
So, great that he is helping our youngsters with trials etc., that is fine and compatible with his qualities (though both trials didn't lead to anything!). But managing million dollar players shouldn't be part of his activities, his track record with Ali and Morteza has painfully demonstrated this. Once again, he is not a qualified agent/manager. Such a pity, we have so many good agencies here in Holland, he could have easily connected Ali to one of them while staying on as an adviser.....
But what do I know, "just a guy sitting behind my laptop all day long"
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