Originally posted by Artaxerxes
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I know, my point is that his performance was so good that you could not fault him even if he didn't get an assist or a goal.
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Taremi getting praise off Shearer is high praise indeed. Workrate tonight was brilliant, lovely layoff for the assist. Kept the ball well, won the ball well, he really wanted to get to a Champions League final. Well done Mehdi.Comment
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MOM was Sommer.
Taremi was brilliant. He showed he belongs and imposed his will on the game.
Incredible hard work, special awareness and of course the assist.
I really hope he gets a chance in the final.
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The truth is that he is a good (not great or world class like Thuram or Martinez). That's not even up to debate.Originally posted by inarsenewetrust View Post
His form was poor for a long while and some criticism from Inter and Iranians were legitimate. There's a reason a bum like Correa is getting starts. At times in the past two months he legitimately looked like a random mid-table PGPL player who won a prize to be allowed to be on the pitch.
With that said, claiming he's a shit footballer on the other hand is also ridiculous. He's clearly an intelligent player and the best all around Forward Iran has produced (Azmoun a better finisher and Daei a superior athlete).Comment
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Taremi ba chang o dandoon o ghalbesh baazi kard.
in yek shabe bozorgi bood.
Nakhostin irani dar yek finale CL.DROOD BAR AHMAD KASRAVI.Comment
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Legendary performanceComment
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Can't wait to see the highlights. If anyone finds a link for the full replay, please share.Comment
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He did excellent tonight, composed on the ball, lovely touch for the assist, and disrupted Yamal defensively. He got a lot of praise globally for this performance.
im happy, get to see him in the final. He always performs up to his standard in the UCL, it seems something about this tournament unlocks his potential.
I do maintain my prior criticisms about his overall level of play lacking the world class caliber expected at Inter. However, he can fit in as a role player, which is what he proved today and is the case he is trying to make to allow himself not to be sold in the summer.Comment
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I'm not sure you guys realize how big this is!
This was, arguably, the greatest CL semi-final game of all time!
This semi-final was perhaps the most amazing fixture I've witnessed from Inter in over almost 30 years of following this team (I miss perhaps 2-3 games per season). I dont know how I am still alive as I probably had 50 heart attacks tonight. Everyone, perhaps except for Carlos Augusto was brilliant today and did amazing! But if I have to pick it's hard not to go with Sommer & Acerbi as the biggest heroes.
As for Mehdi, I agree he was really good this game, by far and with no contest his best game so far. I would take it one step further and say this has got to be the most important performance from any Iranian ever in any game. And I am neither a lover or hater of Taremi, I say this as someone who is first and foremost an Inter fan above anything else (judge that however you want). Objectively I really believe he has been terrible pretty much the entire season. But then he somehow steps up and peaks during these fixtures with Barca. Talk about finding the most perfect moment to perform.Comment
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This should've been the championship game!Comment
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he was out of form but his CL pedigree confirms that he can indeed contribute at this level. What he actually lacks is not much on technical/physical side to be in lauta/thuram bracket but on mental side. Those guys miss chances and dont give 2 shits. Taremi in his bad form streak that legitimately lasted a few months (not talking about in front of goal, but rather as you reference when his overall game went out the window) looked like he was still thinking about missed chances from weeks prior. Now this never happened to him in porto, but pressure at inter is not comparable. For younger guys it would typically take a season at least to adjust sometimes and that would be fine. Issue for him is his age comes with an expectation that mentally/emotionally he would be sound. When you talk about correa/arna starts the reason is not bc they are rated more (as we see tonight - both rooted to bench) the reason was rather taremi head was gone. Inzaghi wants to use him and clearly rates him (just listen to pressers) but as you say he made that impossible for several weeks bc of how timid he was playing.Originally posted by The View Post
But he has definitely turned the corner, And all confidence related, as we can see. The barca performance in 1st leg brought him back to life.
And now he has a chance to make history and redeem his whole season.Comment
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I am so happy for our boy. Mehdi damet garm!!!!! The header and then assist to win the match was just so legendary. I hope he gets another 30-40 minutes in final. This is an amazing day to celebrateComment
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Games like this make you appreciate how extraordinary these players are at soccer. How on earth did Acerbi as a 36 year old CB score thst equalizerComment
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Mehdi was excellent tonight. But honestly, should we be surprised?
CQ believed in him early on, when a lot of people didn’t. He dominated the Portuguese league, been historically excellent during champion’s league, and even played well in the last world cup.
It’s one thing if outsiders think Mehdi “sucks” cuz of this season. But as iranian fans, with his overall body of work, we should know better…
High footballing IQ, very coachable, high work-rate, and selfless. Obviously, his injury had been hindering his performances until now, plus, when inter as a team play well, surprise surprise, mehdi plays well too.
This is truly a historical achievement for iranian football, so proud of him.Comment
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