What an ugly first half... Second half was better IMO but first half was an absolute mess. With this style of football unfortunately we'd be lucky to even get a point at the World Cup...
Skocic- 3, awful game plan, zero tactical awareness in terms of Lebanese sitting back. No set piece tactics, no corner tactics, just hold possession and pass around the back until our MVP agha otoboos creates for us.
Beiranvand- 6, his foot work and positioning is always nerve wrecking to watch. I'm much more comfortable with Abedzadeh in goal.
Noorafkan- 5, looks very mediocre.. Awful defensive positioning but unlike Moharrami doesn't have the technical prowess to get away with it.
Majid- 6.5, overall solid. His positioning defensively might actually be worse than Shoja's but he is much better 1v1 and on the ball.
Kanaani- 9 (MOTM). Wow... Kanaani is not only my MOTM for today's game, but I also choose him as my MVP for the entire qualifications. He has been excellent in almost every match and super consistent. Wins almost every duel and challenge he makes! Saved Nourollahi, Moharrami and Noorafkan's ass so many times today and saved Esmailifar's too when he had a poor back pass.. He's the heart of this defense right now
Moharrami- 6, Technique wise very good, but crosses and defensive positioning very questionable. Especially his crossing... This guy struggles getting any lift on the ball... Still an OK game considering he has very good agility and can get by defenders by overlapping well
Ezatolahi- 5.5, looked out of shape. Bad fouls and got a yellow and had to play very reserved the rest of the half before getting subbed.
Nourollahi- 4.5, there is absolutely no way this guy is team melli material. Holy crap it's almost impressive to play this bad and continue getting starts... The commentator on OneFootball said it best by admitting "Nourollahi is a little bit blind"
He has no vision and poor technique. Sure he has a good engine but that doesn't get you anywhere at the World Cup.
Gholizadeh- 5.5, this guy is so overrated.. Weak physically and while he does have good technique, he loses the ball with such ease. Not impressed tbh...
Allahyar- 6, couldn't really do much today. Not really sure how to rate him.. Looked a bit invisible yet he didn't really do anything wrong either. Didn't get much service and was double teamed immediately every time he got the ball.
ARJ- 7.5, I would've given him an 8 but he had a few bad giveaways and could've been more pacey as well. Besides that, he was very good! Great ball winning and created so many turnovers defensively! Awesome goal and some excellent chances created with his shooting ability. Second best player today after Kanaani...
Azmoun- 7, scored a nice goal in the first half but otherwise would've gotten a 6.5 for me. Looks out of shape and you can tell because of how many times he was caught offsides. Azmoun is usually an onside specialist... Still, he made some good runs. Hold up play could've been a lot better from him as well...
Subs:
Mehdipour- 7, our best substitute today alongside Hosseinzadeh. This guy was the best midfielder. Classy on the ball, great vision, excellent close out speed and great defending to win back balls and tackles. A good performance.
Sarlak- 5.5, didn't do anything in literally every game i've watched him play. He's made a few okay tackles here and there but he is a liability with his lack of physical strength. Got bullied off the ball by Lebanon. Not the most intelligent passer either.
Torabi- 6, had a good 1st corner then his second corner was absolute crap. You can tell he has some decent football IQ and vision but couldn't show much today.
Hosseinzadeh- 6.5 poor guy got about 10 minutes of playing time but looked electric winning a tackle back in the first minute and making good runs across the pitch. Was unlucky the ball was played towards Torabi's side instead of his.
Esmailifar- 5.5, played about 5 minutes but had a bad back pass that Kanaani fortunately cleaned up. Other than that not much to judge.
Looking ahead, I think Iran either needs to have a long camp and get serious about the World Cup or sack Skocic ASAP or both! Because if they continue playing this way, Iran will be in a lot of trouble...
Skocic- 3, awful game plan, zero tactical awareness in terms of Lebanese sitting back. No set piece tactics, no corner tactics, just hold possession and pass around the back until our MVP agha otoboos creates for us.
Beiranvand- 6, his foot work and positioning is always nerve wrecking to watch. I'm much more comfortable with Abedzadeh in goal.
Noorafkan- 5, looks very mediocre.. Awful defensive positioning but unlike Moharrami doesn't have the technical prowess to get away with it.
Majid- 6.5, overall solid. His positioning defensively might actually be worse than Shoja's but he is much better 1v1 and on the ball.
Kanaani- 9 (MOTM). Wow... Kanaani is not only my MOTM for today's game, but I also choose him as my MVP for the entire qualifications. He has been excellent in almost every match and super consistent. Wins almost every duel and challenge he makes! Saved Nourollahi, Moharrami and Noorafkan's ass so many times today and saved Esmailifar's too when he had a poor back pass.. He's the heart of this defense right now
Moharrami- 6, Technique wise very good, but crosses and defensive positioning very questionable. Especially his crossing... This guy struggles getting any lift on the ball... Still an OK game considering he has very good agility and can get by defenders by overlapping well
Ezatolahi- 5.5, looked out of shape. Bad fouls and got a yellow and had to play very reserved the rest of the half before getting subbed.
Nourollahi- 4.5, there is absolutely no way this guy is team melli material. Holy crap it's almost impressive to play this bad and continue getting starts... The commentator on OneFootball said it best by admitting "Nourollahi is a little bit blind"
He has no vision and poor technique. Sure he has a good engine but that doesn't get you anywhere at the World Cup.Gholizadeh- 5.5, this guy is so overrated.. Weak physically and while he does have good technique, he loses the ball with such ease. Not impressed tbh...
Allahyar- 6, couldn't really do much today. Not really sure how to rate him.. Looked a bit invisible yet he didn't really do anything wrong either. Didn't get much service and was double teamed immediately every time he got the ball.
ARJ- 7.5, I would've given him an 8 but he had a few bad giveaways and could've been more pacey as well. Besides that, he was very good! Great ball winning and created so many turnovers defensively! Awesome goal and some excellent chances created with his shooting ability. Second best player today after Kanaani...
Azmoun- 7, scored a nice goal in the first half but otherwise would've gotten a 6.5 for me. Looks out of shape and you can tell because of how many times he was caught offsides. Azmoun is usually an onside specialist... Still, he made some good runs. Hold up play could've been a lot better from him as well...
Subs:
Mehdipour- 7, our best substitute today alongside Hosseinzadeh. This guy was the best midfielder. Classy on the ball, great vision, excellent close out speed and great defending to win back balls and tackles. A good performance.
Sarlak- 5.5, didn't do anything in literally every game i've watched him play. He's made a few okay tackles here and there but he is a liability with his lack of physical strength. Got bullied off the ball by Lebanon. Not the most intelligent passer either.
Torabi- 6, had a good 1st corner then his second corner was absolute crap. You can tell he has some decent football IQ and vision but couldn't show much today.
Hosseinzadeh- 6.5 poor guy got about 10 minutes of playing time but looked electric winning a tackle back in the first minute and making good runs across the pitch. Was unlucky the ball was played towards Torabi's side instead of his.
Esmailifar- 5.5, played about 5 minutes but had a bad back pass that Kanaani fortunately cleaned up. Other than that not much to judge.
Looking ahead, I think Iran either needs to have a long camp and get serious about the World Cup or sack Skocic ASAP or both! Because if they continue playing this way, Iran will be in a lot of trouble...
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