Opposing Fans Reaction to Getting Iran as Their Opponent

[saeed_noro]

Thanks for the informative post. How do you rate Saudi Arabia compared with other Asian team? I've watched a couple of their latest friendlies but no official matches.

their football have improves. they now work harder, fight harder for each other and play dangerous football but risky football and open match.

[kastro]

Interesting thoughts so are most Egyptian fans thinking anything less than 3 points vs Russia would be a disappointment too? It’s usually tough to play against the hosts especially if they have a solid team I think you guys can beat them but I’m not sure 1 point should be disappointing.
Our team is really unique the best 11 is up for debate because we actually have a really deep squad - anyone is capable of being a starter but our best 11, in my opinion is:
GK: Mazaheri (our best domestic keeper)
Our keepers are really inconsistent and in bad form other than Mazaheri. Beiranvand who is our current #1 is our biggest liability he lacks fundementals. Haghighi has issues stopping low shots any decent European team will exploit Haghighi or beiranvand’s weaknesses if they do their homework (which they will). That’s is why Mazaheri is our best choice he doesn’t have any major weakness to exploit
Defense: Rezaeian (oostende) Jalal Hosseini (arguably our best player) Morteza Pouraliganji (Al Saad - has declined lots of European offers for Qatari money), Milad Mohammadi (Terek Grozny)
Our defense is a real nice blend of experience, young promise, and our fullbacks are both playing in respectable European leagues Milad is actually one of the best in Russia and one of the fastest players you’ll see in the World Cup.
Midfielders: Ezzatolahi (former Atlético academy player very impressive physically), Rouzbeh Cheshmi (best defensive mid in our domestic league), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (AZ Alkmar’s best player), Masoud Shojaei (played 5-6 years in La Liga currently one of the best midfielders in Greece all the big teams in the league have been inquiring for his services for some time), Saman Ghoddos (capped by Sweden one of their best young players then switched to Iran)
Our mid field also has a nice blend of talent, not the most experienced but if you throw dejagah in that lineup you’ll have 2 vets like shojaei and dejagah who have shined in the best leagues in the world.
Striker: Azmoun (he’s in real crappy form this season and does not hustle like he used to in national team matches but he’s easily our most talented overall striker)
The forward line is hands down the most competitive for us we have tons of good strikers ghoochanejhad was the runer up for top scorer in the Netherlands last year, Kaveh Rezaie is one of the best strikers in Belgium right now, Ansarifard is the top scorer in Greece, and Medhi Taremi might actually be more talented but makes you want to pull your hair out sometimes with his misses

What I've taken from both posts is that you guys seemed to be blessed with a hanful of strikers. When are your next friendlies? I'd be interested to watch.

Regarding my NT, I think a point would acceptable given the circumstances. But if we get a point from Uruguay, I think most people will be disappointed not to get the 3 points against Russia. Playing on quality pitches definitely will be a bonus I'm looking forward to. The state of some pitches when playing away in Africa is brutal.

[kastro]

Beiranvand (25) ( Persepolis GK who makes assists with his throws that go the length of the pitch)
Right Defense : Ramin Rezaeian. (27) Very good attacking right back, sometimes defending is questionable. loses concentration at times. Plays in KV Oostende, Belgium .
Center Backs : Hosseini (36). our most experienced,consistent player and defender , Pouralganji (25) plays for Al Sadd in qatar, very good defender -similar to your Hegazi
Left Defense : Milad Mohammadi (23) young, very fast left back. Best Left defender in Russian League, plays for Akhmat Grozny. Great crosses, great defender too.
Defensive Midfield : Saeid ezatolahi (21) ex Athletico Madrid youth team. Now plays in Russia. Lot of potential. Physically very imposing.
Defensive Midfield : Ehsan Hajsafi ( 27) . Solid all around player. Very hardworking, not the most technical. Plays in Greece.
Right Winger : Alireza Jahanbakhsh . (24) One of the top 5 players in Eridivisie, linked with Napoli. A really talented player who will make a big move after Russia.
Attacking Midfield : Ashkan Dejagah . (31) Ex Wolfsburg, Fulham, Germany youth. Very experienced player. Our most composed player in midfield. Crucial to our success.
Left Wing : Mehdi Taremi (25). One of the most unique players in our team. Acrobatic, very strong, can score out of nothing, but also misses easy chances sometimes. Also plays for Persepolis. Top scorer of our league for multiple years in a row.
Striker : Sardar Azmoun ( 22). You know about him. Scored against Ajax, anderlecht, Bayern, Athletico Madrid in Champions League last year. Our most talented player. Almost moved to Lazio for about 15 million Euro this summer.
Bench : Reza Ghouchannejhad (29). Plays for Herenveen in Eridivisie. Second top scorer last year with 20 goals.
Karim Ansarifard (27). Plays for Olympiakos. Top scorer in Greek league right now. Very fast, strong, good dribbler.
Saman Ghoddos (24). Plays for Ostersunds in sweden, but will likely leave in the winter (Werder Bremen, Hertha Berlin ).Nominated as Best forward in Swedish League for the season. Will play winger for us. Actually played for sweden in friendlies before we convinced him to play for us. Very talented dribbler, strong shot.
Thats pretty much our best 11, and best three subs. We also have Vahid Amiri, another who plays for Persepolis who is a very hard working left winger.

Thanks for the informative post. How do you rate Saudi Arabia among other Asian teams? I've watched a couple of their latest friendlies but no official matches.

[Ghermez Agha]

Thanks for the warm welcome! Our match against Saudi Arabia is last, so hopefully it's nothing but a formality. Russia will be tricky, being the host nation - but they're very beatable for sure and I'd be upset if we didn't get all 3 points. 4 points from our first two matches would be an excellent return. We have the squad to do it, so hopefully we play with confidence!
If I'm honest, I haven't really followed Iran closely, but I was keeping an eye on the Asian qualifying tables. I noticed that you made light work of it, so naturally I googled your squad and saw a couple highlights of your WCQ matches. I think a win against South Korea was one of them if I recall correctly. Quite impressed with your striker Azmoun.
What is your strongest 11?

Interesting thoughts so are most Egyptian fans thinking anything less than 3 points vs Russia would be a disappointment too? It’s usually tough to play against the hosts especially if they have a solid team I think you guys can beat them but I’m not sure 1 point should be disappointing.

Our team is really unique the best 11 is up for debate because we actually have a really deep squad - anyone is capable of being a starter but our best 11, in my opinion is:

GK: Mazaheri (our best domestic keeper)

Our keepers are really inconsistent and in bad form other than Mazaheri. Beiranvand who is our current #1 is our biggest liability he lacks fundementals. Haghighi has issues stopping low shots any decent European team will exploit Haghighi or beiranvand’s weaknesses if they do their homework (which they will). That’s is why Mazaheri is our best choice he doesn’t have any major weakness to exploit

Defense: Rezaeian (oostende) Jalal Hosseini (arguably our best player) Morteza Pouraliganji (Al Saad - has declined lots of European offers for Qatari money), Milad Mohammadi (Terek Grozny)

Our defense is a real nice blend of experience, young promise, and our fullbacks are both playing in respectable European leagues Milad is actually one of the best in Russia and one of the fastest players you’ll see in the World Cup.

Midfielders: Ezzatolahi (former Atlético academy player very impressive physically), Rouzbeh Cheshmi (best defensive mid in our domestic league), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (AZ Alkmar’s best player), Masoud Shojaei (played 5-6 years in La Liga currently one of the best midfielders in Greece all the big teams in the league have been inquiring for his services for some time), Saman Ghoddos (capped by Sweden one of their best young players then switched to Iran)

Our mid field also has a nice blend of talent, not the most experienced but if you throw dejagah in that lineup you’ll have 2 vets like shojaei and dejagah who have shined in the best leagues in the world.

Striker: Azmoun (he’s in real crappy form this season and does not hustle like he used to in national team matches but he’s easily our most talented overall striker)

The forward line is hands down the most competitive for us we have tons of good strikers ghoochanejhad was the runer up for top scorer in the Netherlands last year, Kaveh Rezaie is one of the best strikers in Belgium right now, Ansarifard is the top scorer in Greece, and Medhi Taremi might actually be more talented but makes you want to pull your hair out sometimes with his misses

[Doctor DOOM]

The more we are dismissed and discounted, the better for us.
I actually am happy.
If they fear us, they will put up their strongest team. And all the other teams in our group, at least on paper ARE indeed stronegr than us. So it's no surprise they entertain such thoughts

[inarsenewetrust]

Thanks for the warm welcome! Our match against Saudi Arabia is last, so hopefully it's nothing but a formality. Russia will be tricky, being the host nation - but they're very beatable for sure and I'd be upset if we didn't get all 3 points. 4 points from our first two matches would be an excellent return. We have the squad to do it, so hopefully we play with confidence!
If I'm honest, I haven't really followed Iran closely, but I was keeping an eye on the Asian qualifying tables. I noticed that you made light work of it, so naturally I googled your squad and saw a couple highlights of your WCQ matches. I think a win against South Korea was one of them if I recall correctly. Quite impressed with your striker Azmoun.
What is your strongest 11?

Beiranvand (25) ( Persepolis GK who makes assists with his throws that go the length of the pitch)

Right Defense : Ramin Rezaeian. (27) Very good attacking right back, sometimes defending is questionable. loses concentration at times. Plays in KV Oostende, Belgium .

Center Backs : Hosseini (36). our most experienced,consistent player and defender , Pouralganji (25) plays for Al Sadd in qatar, very good defender -similar to your Hegazi

Left Defense : Milad Mohammadi (23) young, very fast left back. Best Left defender in Russian League, plays for Akhmat Grozny. Great crosses, great defender too.

Defensive Midfield : Saeid ezatolahi (21) ex Athletico Madrid youth team. Now plays in Russia. Lot of potential. Physically very imposing.

Defensive Midfield : Ehsan Hajsafi ( 27) . Solid all around player. Very hardworking, not the most technical. Plays in Greece.

Right Winger : Alireza Jahanbakhsh . (24) One of the top 5 players in Eridivisie, linked with Napoli. A really talented player who will make a big move after Russia.

Attacking Midfield : Ashkan Dejagah . (31) Ex Wolfsburg, Fulham, Germany youth. Very experienced player. Our most composed player in midfield. Crucial to our success.

Left Wing : Mehdi Taremi (25). One of the most unique players in our team. Acrobatic, very strong, can score out of nothing, but also misses easy chances sometimes. Also plays for Persepolis. Top scorer of our league for multiple years in a row.

Striker : Sardar Azmoun ( 22). You know about him. Scored against Ajax, anderlecht, Bayern, Athletico Madrid in Champions League last year. Our most talented player. Almost moved to Lazio for about 15 million Euro this summer.

Bench : Reza Ghouchannejhad (29). Plays for Herenveen in Eridivisie. Second top scorer last year with 20 goals.

Karim Ansarifard (27). Plays for Olympiakos. Top scorer in Greek league right now. Very fast, strong, good dribbler.

Saman Ghoddos (24). Plays for Ostersunds in sweden, but will likely leave in the winter (Werder Bremen, Hertha Berlin ).Nominated as Best forward in Swedish League for the season. Will play winger for us. Actually played for sweden in friendlies before we convinced him to play for us. Very talented dribbler, strong shot.

Thats pretty much our best 11, and best three subs. We also have Vahid Amiri, another who plays for Persepolis who is a very hard working left winger.

[kastro]

Congrats on your qualification as well and welcome to PFDC! We are happy to have you - it’s always good to see non Iranians join and contribute. I’m thinking your team has a great shot at advancing you’ve got some talented players I admire please put 8 on the Saudi’s that shouldn’t be too hard for you the Russia game will be the decisive one in my opinion they are a decent team but easily beatable. Do you follow the Iranian national team at all?

Thanks for the warm welcome! Our match against Saudi Arabia is last, so hopefully it's nothing but a formality. Russia will be tricky, being the host nation - but they're very beatable for sure and I'd be upset if we didn't get all 3 points. 4 points from our first two matches would be an excellent return. We have the squad to do it, so hopefully we play with confidence!
If I'm honest, I haven't really followed Iran closely, but I was keeping an eye on the Asian qualifying tables. I noticed that you made light work of it, so naturally I googled your squad and saw a couple highlights of your WCQ matches. I think a win against South Korea was one of them if I recall correctly. Quite impressed with your striker Azmoun.
What is your strongest 11?

[FeLFeL]

actually if you look at all of our recent friendlies, we are playing a far more expansive, possession based attacking style.

And I hope that continues and we don't resort back to the same tactics as WC 2014. Again, we can do that against Argentina, Spain, etc. - It makes sense.

But we gave Nigeria for example way too much credit. And the Bosnia game is probably the worst game we have ever played under CQ .

Our friendly against Chile 2 years ago is a perfect example of what we are capable of offensively.

[inarsenewetrust]

I'm thinking we will most likely start the match vs. Morocco with a defensive mindset in order to not concede, rely on counter attacks and then start attacking if it's still tied late in the game. We can do that against Spain maybe but not against Morocco. That's why I'm hoping CQ will adjust his game plan for Morocco and makes us go into the game guns blazing to catch Morocco off guard. This game will come down to ball posession. The team with a higher percentage of posession will win this game.

I'd much rather we score a goal first which would boost our confidence and contain our players' world cup jitters which would allow us to manage the game after that instead of god forbid conceding on an individual mistake while defending (in the world cup and especially in the first game could happen to anybody) and then playing from behind for the rest of the game.

If there is one thing we should take away from our draw, it's that nothing will come to us easily in any of these games so we might as well play with confidence and not give any of our opponent's too much respect. We have to really be in the mindset that stars like Ronaldo, Morata, etc. breath, bleed, and sh*t just like us. Great players are like sharks, they smell the blood in the water and attack so We have to make sure they know we are not scared either by playing cool, calm and collective football as a team. And nothing says we are scared like parking the bus!

actually if you look at all of our recent friendlies, we are playing a far more expansive, possession based attacking style.

[FeLFeL]

I'm thinking we will most likely start the match vs. Morocco with a defensive mindset in order to not concede, rely on counter attacks and then start attacking if it's still tied late in the game. We can do that against Spain maybe but not against Morocco. That's why I'm hoping CQ will adjust his game plan for Morocco and makes us go into the game guns blazing to catch Morocco off guard. This game will come down to ball posession. The team with a higher percentage of posession will win this game.

I'd much rather we score a goal first which would boost our confidence and contain our players' world cup jitters which would allow us to manage the game after that instead of god forbid conceding on an individual mistake while defending (in the world cup and especially in the first game could happen to anybody) and then playing from behind for the rest of the game.

If there is one thing we should take away from our draw, it's that nothing will come to us easily in any of these games so we might as well play with confidence and not give any of our opponents too much respect. We have to really be in the mindset that stars like Ronaldo, Morata, etc. breath, bleed, and sh*t just like us. Great players are like sharks, they smell the blood in the water and attack, so we have to make sure they know we are not scared at all, by playing cool, calm and collective football as a team. And nothing says we are scared more than parking the bus!

[Keano]

Opposing Fans Reaction to Getting Iran as Their Opponent

Welcome.

I hope we get to face each other in the round of 16.

No man, I won’t settle with anything less than in the final inshallah! [emoji6][emoji41][emoji1324]*♂️


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[Ghermez Agha]

I do not like the Moroccan national team for obvious reasons, but do not underestimate them. They didn't concede a single goal in a tough qualifying group. They have a very good
manager as well.

Congrats on your qualification.

Congrats on your qualification as well and welcome to PFDC! We are happy to have you - it’s always good to see non Iranians join and contribute. I’m thinking your team has a great shot at advancing you’ve got some talented players I admire please put 8 on the Saudi’s that shouldn’t be too hard for you the Russia game will be the decisive one in my opinion they are a decent team but easily beatable. Do you follow the Iranian national team at all?

[inarsenewetrust]

never thought Id live to see the day on PFDC that a moroccan and egyptian would be arguing. LOL. Thats how much pull we have here. Welcome to forum guys.

[Keano]

First off a big and warm welcome to our non-Iranian members, hope to see more of your contribution to this thread/forum

Folks, I am loving how we are being taken lightly by our upcoming counterparts and in general the whole world. It feels amazing, the more they undermine us, the better the outcome on the actual pitch may be. Just like last World Cup against Nigeria and especially Argentina.


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[saeed_noro]

saudi arabia is not a bad team. you all are underestimate them. their football improved, and they won´t be a push-over. they will now strength themselves even more because opening match, and it will still be difficult for them, and I do not see them qualify, but I would not be surprised even if they qualify. I do not see 8:0 results in this group, but close results.