Iran vs Syria - R16 - Game info + TV/Live stream info + Discussions

[arj42]

Shoja is so FUCKING shoja

[persiangodfather]

Somebody open the post game thread now
i have alot to say

[Ostad_Goosfand]

Ebrahimi actually played excellent when he came on and great PK. 8/10 performance.

yes he did. still dont completely agree with ghoddos sub (I would have subbed azmoun to solidify midfield) but he was very good. won a lot of balls and confident. good penalty too.

[carsten_jancker]

100% agree!
Gholi only went out because Mohebbi was probably ahead of him in the penalty shootout order.

Was also very skeptical of the Torabi sub and though he'd choke... but his PK was unstoppable

[perspolis#1]

There are some things we can do vs Japan.

Analysis to come in Iran-Japan thread

[Hosseini]

Good explanation. I get why they would do it this way. They want to give attacking play the benefit of the doubt.

Exactly, ARs make a lot of mistakes these days since the decisions are so close

[Ardalan]

Mohebbi maali nist chon balad nist az
khososiyathaaye khodesh estefaadeh koneh: sorat va ghodrate badani.

Ghaedi ham dige fekr konam natone kaari kone. Tasmimgirish zaife.

[Hosseini]

Ebrahimi actually played excellent when he came on and great PK. 8/10 performance.

[Nokhodi]

If he blew mistakenly it would have ended the play early.

The purpose of waiting for to flag for offside is exactly the reason that they MIGHT be wrong and VAR can overturn the decision. If VAR overturns the decision, a goal would stand.

Remember in Iran vs UAE in WCQ in Dubai when we won 1-0? Shoja I think got a red card for DOGSO - BUT it was offside (AR missed it) and VAR correctly intervened, so that nullified the red card.

Same logic here. Offside called after attacking phase of play - but wrong decision by the AR, so then then if there was a foul, penalty would be correct decision. If it was actually offside, then VAR cannot intervene since offside came first.

Good explanation. I get why they would do it this way. They want to give attacking play the benefit of the doubt.

[perspolis#1]

About the man of the match. AFC picked Hajsafi but Khiabani was saying one website picked the left defender of syria and khodadad was saying what did a defender do to even become the man of the match? khiabani said you are not right every time and khodadad almost stood up to hit the guy and shouted and said I am a footballer and did not see him deserving and Khiabani was saying that other experts gave him high rating. Basically he wants to get back at Khodadad as it shows azizi doesn't really like Khiabani at all.

This describes our country perfectly

[Hosseini]

Even if the blew (mistakenly) for offside in the field?

If he blew mistakenly it would have ended the play early.

The purpose of waiting for to flag for offside is exactly the reason that they MIGHT be wrong and VAR can overturn the decision. If VAR overturns the decision, a goal would stand.

Remember in Iran vs UAE in WCQ in Dubai when we won 1-0? Shoja I think got a red card for DOGSO - BUT it was offside (AR missed it) and VAR correctly intervened, so that nullified the red card.

Same logic here. Offside called after attacking phase of play - but wrong decision by the AR, so then then if there was a foul, penalty would be correct decision. If it was actually offside, then VAR cannot intervene since offside came first.

[maly3648]

Have to let that one sit for a while!
No Taremi for Japan Match is tuff....BUT....and big BUT....Karim is still a lethal Striker and can pass the Ball pretty well. He is no Mehdi on the creativity-side but his passes can be pin perfect as well. Sardar needs to step up as well and please please dont sub out Saman again that soon.
This guy turned into a mix of Kante and Bruno Fernandez....he was basically EVERYWHERE on the Pitch!

Where is that mentality coming from, seriously...
Japan is a good team, they've lost against Iraq and struggle in the group stage games, why are you shifting from over confidence to this looser mentality based on one game? Why being so emotional and draw black/white conclusions based on nothing?

Iran can beat Japan without any doubts, even without one of their main player. They only need to focus much more on finishing because that's really what they are lacking for the moment. Iran had 6 clear cut golden opportunities against Syria, if they would have scored 3, and won 4/1, you would have probably say that we will destroy Japan ? No, Japan game will be tight and difficult for both teams but we definitely have enough ressources to win that game as much as them.

[Afat11]

What’s the over/under 8 yellow cards for Iran on Saturday with the amount of fouling we’ll need to do to slow Japan down? Do we have any lineup with any sort of speed to go toe to toe with Japan? I’m not seeing an option, most of our team is lethargic.

[perspolis#1]

So that was a complete shit show!!!!
How we failed to score so many chances by trying to be too freaking cute!!!
then that braindead tackle by Taremi (bcoz idiot Mohebbi stopped running)
GN also was a disaster wt his subs;
1.taking JB out
2. Keeping Mohebbi on
3. Taking Gholi out when Mohebbi was a clusterfuking disaster

Japan can't wait to meet us

Thank you I thought only I noticed it

Ezatolahi, Ghaedi, Mohebbi etc while having some good moments do these stupid fancy flicks that get them absolutely nowhere and just take pressure off the other team.

Even prime Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi would do direct short passes and direct shots not whatever they were trying

[Nokhodi]

jesus lmao azizi sounds a bit unhinged but khiabani def poking the bear

They're like an old husband and wife who get on each other's nerves. They're spending 10 hrs a day together in close quarters. lol.