What next for the UAE game?

[Doctor DOOM]

- rahman would have been more readily accepted had he been training or seldom playing in some team.
he has been away from such routine for quite some time now.

does he deserve a call up to the camp at least?
I dont know. maybe.
but to walk in straight and get fixed? I dont think so.

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- UAE is the weakest team in our group. granted.
but a team that has nothing to lose and everything to gain will be a tough opponent.
and they do have a better offense than defense.
such teams will come at you, having nothing to lose.

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- I'm not up to date with nosrati.
but wasnt he on the verge of being expelled from al nasr a couple of weeks ago for a few bad performances?

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bagheri issue, later

[zzgloo]

1- I seem to be the only one who still wants Rahman back in TM !, I wanted him back even when we had Aghili............It seems every body is so hard on him makeing some mistakes.....as if the others have not !

2-UAE is nothing to worry about, or at least it should n't be.

3-Bagheri will add experince and confidense to TM.He allso,know how to be at the right place at the right time !

4-Useing Nikbakht,in this particular game may not be a bad Idea..specialy if we use Bagheri....as these two & madanchi know each other well..&will help each other for consistancy in TM.

5-Since I know there will not be Rahman in TM , Nosrati is the right choice !

6-calling up madanchi was wise.

7-Loseing Aghili, is a good wake up call, to think of a worthy replacement at the center........."1- Rahman Rezaie ,2- Nosrati,3-Bengar,4-Pirooz Ghorbani ".
in that order should be considered IMO.

8-there was something special about the pass from Gholamnejad to Reazi for our Goal during the QATAR game.....Gholamnejad is a solid future prospect.

9-Bagheri can play a defensive midfield only on this game, to add reliability to our centeral defense.

10- possible " SUBS "...vahid hashemian , Shojaee,Gholamnejad,Bengar,Al nameh,

11-Loss of Ando,Zandi,jabbari is not as significant as aghili's.

12-Our game plan should be more defensive,and once ahead, change it to more offensive.


...................................Rahmati........ ...........................
...................Hossaini....................Nos rati......................
....kabei......................................... .............Zare..........
.......................Nekunam...........Bagheri.. .......................
........Mahdavikia................................ ....Madanchi..........
.....................Rezai....................Nikb akht......................

[Doctor DOOM]

With uae losing 3 games in a row, this game may be their final chance to stay alive. so we shd expect them to attack and play offensive football and put PLENTY of pressure on our defense.

are we ready for that kind of "all out and relentless" pressure ?
is our defense solid enough ?
are we picking the right players for this?

UAE playing attacking football may also open them up a bit more for our forward-looking players in midfield and strikers.

we know UAE's attacking is far better than their defending.
so who will succumb earlier?
which coach will have a better plan to use their strengths and opponents' weaknesses ?

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attacking mid/playmaker post:

Judging by what I saw of bagheri in this qatar game, I must say I'm not too sure about him at TM.
Jabbari's unfortunate injury makes things even more difficult.
karimi isnt coming either.
that leaves us with who?
zandi?
he's slow and not exactly a picture of fitness.
nouri?
he's never been in the level of karimis and jabbaris to begin with. and his qatar game display was just a let down.
so everything rests on the shoulders of one shojaei. who is trying to make his mark at la liga, but you cant do that by simply dribbling your way through that. you gotta show more than knowing how to feign or trick your mark.

or perhaps an outsider like Baoo?
will daei trust him enough to start with him?
till today, daei hasnt shown this "trust" in key positions like central or attacking midfield position.

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I assume niki and VH will be considered for one of the forwards to play along rezaei.
But is VH, the player and not the "name", up to the task ?
Wouldnt seyed salehi who IS in form be a more reliable choice ?

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Aghili's absence may make way for bengar or ghorbani. although I prefer the former, but I'd have liked to see montazeri in the qatar game, who is a better option than ghorbani.
alas .... .

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With kia and madanchi/hajsafi on wings, I'm glad to see we'll be balanced on both flanks. so no problem with supplies coming from either side .... unless daei tries a stupid combo in forwards like khatibi-rezaei shorties !


knowing that uae will have to win and will attack, it is fine to have one speedy forward for counters . but two of them would be idiotic. coz with no aerial challenge ( as we saw against n korea ), we are effectively removing a major option from the table. and that just doesnt make sense.
so when we have the players on the flanks to keep supplying the crosses, we must make use of this aerial route as well to get to our goal.

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ando seems to have been ignored ... justifiably so too.
but I guess nekounam and the possible alternative of maziar zareh would be enough for a team like uae.

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as for the LB, .... heh.
I've said what needed to be said.
and more importantly, we've SEEN what we needed to see from the supposed "top choice" for the post.
It's just ridiculous that to "see" that, we shd never look at the LEAGUE and CLUB games .... which are the basis for a call up and positioning of players all over the world

expect a long night of torture on the left if zareh walks into the pitch as LB.