What does it tell us when a team with multiple national players is 16th in the IPL?!?

[Martin-Reza]

A football team is much more (or less) than the sum of the individual quality of the players.

The way the Persepolis squad was built was highly amateurish and I predicted ahead of the season that PP will be far from title contenders.

The situation is more complex, but don't forget all of PP's new TM players were national team players ahead of joining PP this summer.

They all performed well at their clubs and at TM and to be honest, all of them pretty much still deliver for the national team.

But obviously, there is much wrong at the club which makes it difficult for them to perform there.

[persianallstars]

it means that PP turned into a wellness club. Players, who want to earn big money and drive big cars, enjoying some quality time in Tehran, desire a move to PP.

Mr Royanian is acting like Baba Noel, the coach is the newest holiday host.

And by the way, pls tell me a club, where first the players are bought and afterwards the coach is appointed.

[RaginG Inferno]

The simplest explanation for me is that there are better players in the IPL which are not being noticed or utilized in the national team.

IMO, it's a little too early to judge - there haven't been enough games yet. We could not say Levante was a great side because they led La Liga for a few months...I think we need another 8 games before we can consider this properly.

[Hadi]

it tells you that only 5 weeks have passed and perspolis needs much time to get to used to a new coahing staff + more than 10 new players.

[Paradigm]

Ok, I am gonna keep observing the next few games and let's see what happens. I wonder how come Teraktor or Sepahan don't need 6 weeks to get it together.

[maij]

I don't think it requires much football intelligentsia to figure out Perspolis dismal performance.

To start with, the management a.k.a. Rouyanian , has put the cart in front of the horse. He bought his players, and then selected the coach!!!! The team was training without a coach until a couple of weeks before the league. I remember the players were saying that there is NO ISSUE at all with training without a coach …Heh !!…Can you imagine such mentality in football ?? One of players , I think it was Mohammad Nouri , was so cheeky and complacent to say “Other teams should only fight amongst themselves for the second spot in the table , because we are going to be the champions”…..Yeah..Right!

I have been convinced for a long time now that excellence in sport and football, starts in the mind and mindset. In football, sometimes the right mentality is even more important than the physical skill because with the best skills a player has, he needs the brains and the approach to use it in timely and efficient manner.

Anyway , Perspolis as an organization , has many issues to sort out. It has reached a crises stage to a degree that a whole new team of stars, would not automatically achieve any significant result.

[Paradigm]

I did not watch the derby, but I read the match reviews and they say Perspolis was the better team in the 0-0 draw. Next week they play Foolad (who have not done well either), and PP has been getting decent results against Foolad in recent years... By the way Zob Ahan today gained a worthy 3-1 win over Teraktor, I wasn't expecting it. Zob Ahan now has 3 points out of 6 matches.

[toofan]

it tells me the coach is new and the players are not gelled together yet.

[Paradigm]

PP still 16th after week 7. Hopefully they will gel by week 34.

[maij]

PP still 16th after week 7. Hopefully they will gel by week 34.