Guys,
given the huge chance in the last minute, I'm still happy with a draw.
Pros:
- even though for only a short period of time (maybe 15-20 minutes), we did create some serious chances and hit the post twice
- we usually suck at being behind (look at our 0-3 loss vs. Japan), but the players showed a great mentality and got back to the game
- we still lead the group with 2 points ahead of Korea and have the highest chances of qualifying (that's what we're here for) - when was the last time we got 10 points out of the first 4 games while leading the table?
- I've seen games where Korea dominated us. Granted, we didn't dominate them either (like the 1-0 in Azadi 5 years ago), but it wasn't a performance to be ashamed of
Cons:
- I miss the days when our defense was a rock... PAG & Hosseini is the better duo in my opinion
- we are not sharp enough at finishing (this is nothing specific to this game - just a general observation)
- don't understand why Gholizadeh was subbed off that early
- shame Ghoddos didn't get any minutes
In total, looking at the bigger picture: we should be very happy with our results so far. Look at what we were worrying about back in June (just 4 months ago): most of us were ready of not even making it to the next round. Fast forward: we are in the final round, leading the group with 10 points and never had such high chances of qualifying for the WC before.
given the huge chance in the last minute, I'm still happy with a draw.
Pros:
- even though for only a short period of time (maybe 15-20 minutes), we did create some serious chances and hit the post twice
- we usually suck at being behind (look at our 0-3 loss vs. Japan), but the players showed a great mentality and got back to the game
- we still lead the group with 2 points ahead of Korea and have the highest chances of qualifying (that's what we're here for) - when was the last time we got 10 points out of the first 4 games while leading the table?
- I've seen games where Korea dominated us. Granted, we didn't dominate them either (like the 1-0 in Azadi 5 years ago), but it wasn't a performance to be ashamed of
Cons:
- I miss the days when our defense was a rock... PAG & Hosseini is the better duo in my opinion
- we are not sharp enough at finishing (this is nothing specific to this game - just a general observation)
- don't understand why Gholizadeh was subbed off that early
- shame Ghoddos didn't get any minutes
In total, looking at the bigger picture: we should be very happy with our results so far. Look at what we were worrying about back in June (just 4 months ago): most of us were ready of not even making it to the next round. Fast forward: we are in the final round, leading the group with 10 points and never had such high chances of qualifying for the WC before.