Iran vs Russia Player Ratings | Post Match Discussion

[Iranianarsenal11]

We do have a replacement! Albino kid Shariati!

Hes not albino hes a beautiful ginger

[PSGman#19]

CQ : 0, zero, sefr.

His player selection is awful. What the point to ask friendlies if :

- you play useless Amiri over and over again despite having a young torabi that just ask to gain some high level experience? How long Torabi play today??
- you play out of form Beiranvand and don't test any other serious alternative (Mazaheri)?
- you play Hajsafi LB over and over again, while he keep on disappointing at this position?

[Payam_Ali]

When was Jahanbakhsh's last good game for TM? Seems like every game he disappoints. And with Dejagah and Shojaei it's even worse bc he takes the free kicks and corners.

[sarbaz]

Freak
I agree with you totally
Taremi and Hosseini were our best players today and Hajsafi , Ezzatolahi and Jahan Bakhsh our worst

[Sly]

There are only certain players/coaches/personalities who are awarded with Knighthood and get the title "sir" in England. If you would give that title to someone in Iran's history, it would be:

1. Sir Parviz Ghelichkhani

2. Sir Karim Bagheri

3. Sir Jalal Hosseini

That's how I would rate this game.

[Ando Teymourian]

It's funny I remember CQ using Hajsafi at LB too right until the world cup - then suddenly he threw him on the LW (where he is much better) for the first WC game.

[freak]

Points to take away from this game:

- TM can hit anybody on the counter
- There is a massive gulf in quality between the starting 11 and the bench and this needs to be addressed between now and the start of the WC
- Mohammadi absence coupled with Rezaian sitting on the bench were both a blessing as our fullbacks on both sides of the field got tested
- Russia's goal is the perfect example of what happens when TM switches off the pressing game for even 10 seconds
- Beiranvand is weak on exits and needs to work on taking out the attacker, defenders, the ball, and everything else in the way on exits.

Overall, I thought this was a very good test for TM and a decent performance. TM played solid football for roughly 70 minutes and switched off after that. Understandable due to all the changes. I noticed Imani was completely lost and kept giving the ball away or giving up on his covering runs--just shows you the difference in quality between most local-based players and those who play in Europe/have played under CQ for a while. We need more games like this to expose our weaknesses. A 1-1 draw away at the world cup hosts, no matter where they stand in comparison to top European teams, is a good result too--if results in friendly games is your thing.

[Karimi 8]

Now that I have had some time to reflect, I need to say that the main positive from today was Ghafouri's performance. He was tested so many times and did great everytime. He didn't have the opportunity to move forward too many times, but when he did he made a really nice pass to azmoun. He's also very comfortable playing with Hosseini and Pouraliganji. Makes great tackles, and has speed. It is great to know that we can easily alternate between him and Ramin, and we can pretty much select based on opponent and tactic. Ramin is bigger, dribbles better and is better going forward, while Ghafouri has better positioning and tackles. But we have both, unlike the LB position where other than Mohammadi we are screwed.

[Karimi 8]

Can someone explain to me why Beiranvand cant learn to clear the ball to the sides? Every time he punches a ball its directly in the center of goal.

Because that would make too much sense, and he hates doing anything that is effective and logical

[Nokhodi]

Beiranvand - |6|: Jekyll & Hyde performance

Ghafouri - 7. He was under intense pressure but he always closed down the opponents. I like at him RB way more than Rezaeian.
Hosseini - 7.5: Legend.
Pouraliganji - 7. Did great. Had to cover for Ezatollahi, Ebrahimi and the useless Hajisafi.
Hajsafi - 2 - an embarrassment. Too many attacks come from his side. Not just this game, but many TM games. He should not be starting. Only had a few good moves going forward, otherwise he's a zero. Mohammadi, please get better soon!

Ebrahimi - 5: He got overwhelmed. Physically comes up short.
Ezatolahi - 3: Horrible, I really hope he improves by the time the World Cup starts. Now that he's starting in his club in Russia I think he'll return to form. Ebrahimi and him basically leave a huge gap in the midle. They can't do anything to get forward movement going.
Amiri - 5 - lots of running, but his last touches suck.

Jahanbakhsh - 5: great movement, terrible last touch. He;s way too nervous.
Taremi - 7.5 - hustled, strong, aggressive, hungry... exactly what we need.
Azmoun - 6.5 - had some chances and scored.

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Rezaeian - didn't play long enough.
Cheshmi - 6: gets slower and slower.
Imani - 5: I'd give him lower but it was his 2nd game. Invisible and very slow.
Abdollahzadeh - didn't play long enough.
Ghoddos - 5: needs to get himself more involved. In TM's system he's not going to get passed to. He has to win the balls himself (like Taremi does).
Rezaei - 5 - Not fed enough, but didn't slow down play.

Overall a good game though.
I was happy our defense and goalie got tested. Better teams will go at us like this. Teams that attack are what hurt our TM, not the teams that like to play tiki-taka and move slowly.
The last 15 minutes made things look worse than they are but we learned alot.
Very much looking forward to our games in November against hopefully similar to better leveled teams.
No more Hajisafi on TM please.

[The Farbod]

Can someone explain to me why Beiranvand cant learn to clear the ball to the sides? Every time he punches a ball its directly in the center of goal.

[Iran_19]

Hajsafi has no place in NT as starer in DM or LB. Ezzatollahi also need to put his shits together, same for JB who continue to be disappointing in NT level.
Taremi is Iran best player as we talk, despite some off the field issues and being immature.

If Beiranvand is still our no1 keeper, i bet you he will cost us couple of goals next year!

[Leicester City]

It's very concerning that Seyed Jalal is still one of our best players and our best defender at the age of 36. We need to find a replacement for him ASAP.

We do have a replacement! Albino kid Shariati!

[Iran_19]

Beiranvand-5
Ghafouri - 7
Hosseini - 8
Pouraliganji - 6.5
Hajsafi - 3
Ebrahimi - 6
Ezatolahi - 3
Amiri - 5
Jahanbakhsh - 4
Taremi - 8
Azmoun -6.5
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Cheshmi-6
Imani-5
Hard to judge Ghoddos and Rezaei because they didn't get any proper ball.

[perspolis#1]

Things we need to work on

1) Speed of passing. Look how crisp Russias passes were. Ours were kind of weak/low momentum

2) Speed in transition. If we are a counterattack team when we win the ball we need to go quick before they get back in position.

3) Getting our backup players accustomed.

4) Never play Hajsafi at Leftback again. If anything he should alternate with Ebrahimi at DM or with Amiri higher up.