Get to know our opponents in the upcoming Qualifiers

[Saam]

All these people having erections over Morocco for sure just have some sort of foreigner inferiority complex lmao. Big deal that they pass well, so did South Korea when they played against us. They lack good attackers in the final third. I can see us beating them with a couple good counterattack’s after bunkering against their passing game. If anything, they play exactly to our strengths as they are less of a direct side. Bring it on. Oh and they have a bunch of skinny guys in midfield who would get easily outmuscled by even Omid Ebrahmi in dm. I’m not worried even one bit.

[perspolis#1]

They are good in defense and midfield, but they lack a real finisher up top like we do.

I dont think we can afford to give them the midfield and park and counter. One of Ebrahimi or Hajsafi is going to have to have a great game.

Dangerous chance Morocco.

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[Afat11]

Iran also played AWAY in Turkey's home stadium. I think people forget this. If Iran played Turkey in random neutral venue, we would likely have started less jittery and not conceded a goal in 6 minutes. That is not usual for Iran, and we will not be playing away to Morocco. I think people are ignoring many important things just to feel badbakht. Let Morocco go to Attaturk stadium and dominate Turkey.

[Saam]

Also, every Morocco game I have watched, they are extremely reliant on Nordin Amrabat to take the ball forward down the right side. There is a huge bias in their offensive play towards the right. Given that we are defensively much stronger on our left side than our right, this will be great for us.

[JamB]

Damn not gonna lie, I dont have an erection for Morocco, but just being real, they are pretty strong. Especially because they have the basics of PASSING and TRAPPING down. They are 100% controlling this game i havent even seen ukraine touch it. It is one thing to have an inferiority complex and another to be real and critical

[Ando Teymourian]

Based on this first 20 mins, they play a high intensity, high work rate game - but a lot of their energy is expended on plays that go no where once they get around the 18 (similar to us in many ways).

[Saam]

Damn not gonna lie, I dont have an erection for Morocco, but just being real, they are pretty strong. Especially because they have the basics of PASSING and TRAPPING down. They are 100% controlling this game i havent even seen ukraine touch it. It is one thing to have an inferiority complex and another to be real and critical

That's not being real though. Iran is perfectly equipped to deal with teams that play the way this Morocco team plays. We have issues against direct and physical teams, not teams who pass the ball around. Iran's strength is being compact and pressing when they don't have the ball and then counterattacking. If we can have a good midfield press, we will easily outmuscle their physically weak midfield and cut out their passing lanes, causing us to capitalize on their mistakes and have chances on the break.

[DJPedram]

Morocco vs Ukraine. This teams is beatable by iran by far.

[Leicester City]

That's not being real though. Iran is perfectly equipped to deal with teams that play the way this Morocco team plays. We have issues against direct and physical teams, not teams who pass the ball around. Iran's strength is being compact and pressing when they don't have the ball and then counterattacking. If we can have a good midfield press, we will easily outmuscle their physically weak midfield and cut out their passing lanes, causing us to capitalize on their mistakes and have chances on the break.

They are horrible at finishing, passing won't mean much in the world cup when you're 1-0 down

[Moroccan Expert]

Also, every Morocco game I have watched, they are extremely reliant on Nordin Amrabat to take the ball forward down the right side. There is a huge bias in their offensive play towards the right. Given that we are defensively much stronger on our left side than our right, this will be great for us.

Amrabat usually plays on the left side. Renard is testing a new system today with 3 center backs and Amrabat is playing on the right but he plays on the left with our usual system wich is a 4-3-3.

[Nokhodi]

Morocco plays alot like us.
One interesting point - they really push their defense up, which can really work to our advantage.

[Saam]

They are horrible at finishing, passing won't mean much in the world cup when you're 1-0 down

Who is? Iran or Morocco? Are you agreeing with what I'm saying? I agree, passing won't mean anything when you need a result. That's why after seeing the way they play, I think we are well-equipped to beat them and a lot less worried for this game.

[Saam]

Amrabat usually plays on the left side. Renard is testing a new system today with 3 center backs and Amrabat is playing on the right but he plays on the left with our usual system wich is a 4-3-3.

That's surprising because I watched the Gabon match when they dominated them and Amrabat was again on the right. Even against Serbia he was on the right.

[DJPedram]

first 33 minutes, Morocco is a team to beat.

[Leicester City]

Who is? Iran or Morocco? Are you agreeing with what I'm saying? I agree, passing won't mean anything when you need a result. That's why after seeing the way they play, I think we are well-equipped to beat them and a lot less worried for this game.

I agree with you. Sardar Azmoun. Azmoun>Boutaib Ukraine don't have any real defenders, but we need to call up J Hosseini at least only for this match since their striker isn't too fast, just physical.