Vahid Amiri appreciation thread

[diz]

Will Amiri make it for the game against Iraq?

Let's keep Iraq in suspense a bit longer =)

[Sepehr9]

Will Amiri make it for the game against Iraq?

[teammelli91]

Vahid Amiri

[Futbaldoost]

Based on this report from IFF and contrary to certain reports on social media, Amiri is at TM camp and is going through treatment under the supervision of TM medical staff.

http://ffiri.ir/fa/news/8370/%D8%A2%D8%AE%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%A7%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B3%DA%A9%D9%88%DA%86%DB%8C%DA%86-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AC-%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D8%AF

Go Amiri!

[Futbaldoost]

^ with this kind of conditioning his body could withstand injuries and heal faster.

Go Amiri!

[inarsenewetrust]

I thought he has a law degree, not an engineering degree.

He has a law degree and masters in physical education. That goes some way to explaining his incredible conditioning
beast in action...

[Karimi 8]

Hope he gets well soon, I have usually been tough on him with his TM performances, but he was spectacular against Bahrain, very calm, and didn't tire out despite the humidity. We really could've used him this part of the campaign.

[Futbaldoost]

I thought he has a law degree, not an engineering degree.

You are right Nokhodi jaan. Corrected the original post. For those interested, this is an interview with Amiri in Persian from February of 2016 (a bit dated, he still played for Naft-eh Tehran back then) that tells us a lot about him. He really acknowledges Naft-eh Masjed Soleyman for helping his football career and how the people of that city were kind to him.

https://www.isna.ir/news/94111106451/%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D9%87%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%DA%A9-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%DA%AF%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%85-%D9%85%DB%8C-%D9%BE%DB%8C%DA%86%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AE%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C-%D9%84%D8%B0%D8%AA-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%85

Go Amiri!

[Nokhodi]

I thought he has a law degree, not an engineering degree.

[Futbaldoost]

Amiri is the one who reminds us that perhaps the word grit in English came from gheyrat in Persian (Farsi). He is the embodiment of gheyrat AND character. Never complains, quite, modest and hardworking who tells you what he is made of on the pitch. As inarsenwetrust said, he started playing professionally after getting his law degree and completing his military service (sarbazi). He is a late bloomer and keeps blooming! Also important to mention that he is from Lorestan and our Lor compatriots just like our Azari and Kurd compatriots (and many other ethnic and religious minorities) have been the subject of many ethno-racist jokes and attacks, and who he is on and off the pitch reminds all of us again and again how those jokes and attacks should never be part of our culture and sub-culture in any sphere of life, sports or not. I had completely forgotten his penalty miss against Iraq in AFC Championship 2015. That tells me just like Golmohammadi's miss, he has done so much for our football that I didn't even remember those misses until people brought them up here. Human beings are all much better than the worst things that they have done and if that miss was the worst thing Amiri has done for our football then it should be forgotten. He came through the amazing Naft-eh Tehran that at one point produced great talents including Beiro for Iranian football and like many great stories in our history disappeared due to mismanagement and lack of funds. The rest is done in ardalan style and Persian (Farsi):
Aghayeh Vahid Amiri -eh gol, namaad-eh mehr, mohabat, sharaf, gheyerat, sakht-kooshi, tavaazo va shaksheeat-eh ensaanee, beh shoma eftekhaar meekoneem va zahemat o fadakareehayeh shoma ra barayeh football-eh Iran, heech gaah faraamoosh nakhaaheem kard. Beh omeed-eh behbood-eh har cheh saree tar-eh shoma va tandorostee-eh rooz afzoonetan!

آقای وحید امیریِ گل، نماد ِ مهر، محبت، شرف، غیرت، سخت کوشی، تواضع و شخصیت انسانی، ما به شما افتخار می کنیم و زحمات و فداکاری های شما را برای فوتبال ایران هیچگاه فراموش نخواهیم کرد. به امیدِ بهبودیِ هرچه سریع ترِشما و تندرستیِ روز افزونتان


Go Vahid!

[mahestan]

So many times Amiri has delivered for TM!

Let's not forget one of the most amazing moves by Amiri... when he nutmeged Pique in WC2018

https://youtu.be/VIgJJcJKwJk

[AIrani]

Amiri does work hard and has been effective. So, I would say THANK YOU.

[inarsenewetrust]

The iron lung of Team Melli.

If we had proper youth football infrastructure in this country Vahid Amiri would have played in Bundesliga for 10 years. As it turned out he didnt even take up football professionally until age 23+.

But nevermind the past, his performances in WC,AC, and since, his courage to reject Qatari offers and go to trabzonspor to try at older age to experience european football, where he was so well liked and even got good mins in a midfield loaded with seriously top talent (Yusuf now at lille winning french league, abdulkadir omur, Sosa, etc), and then his loyalty to stay with PP still in face of more big qatari offers, all speak volumes about his importance.

He is a leader in our team, by example not in words or yelling at other people (cough, ehsan, cough), and that is invaluable.

[Ghermez Agha]

There is only 1 Vahid Amiri - guy is pure hustle and heart nothing else to him....no baggage, hashiyeh, etc. just a true leader and gentleman

Idt he had many bad games honestly I think he had a few here and there and ppl went nuts....in the AC in 2015 he was solid and of course the only thing ppl remember was him missing the PK vs Iraq. When we played on big stages or against big teams he always showed up...friendly game vs Chile I remember he was running circles around their star studded European caliber team and in the 2018 WC he was even better.

The man is simply a legend, watch and appreciate!

[Ab-Gosht]

he did well for trabzon as well and was popular among fans