Sardar Azmoun retires from TM

[Babak agha]

min 6 onwards, JB speaks about Sardar's decision etc...

This here is exactly what's wrong with our players and athletes: they are not professional. They're too emotional and don't have the win or die mentality that top athletes these days have.

How often do you hear our athletes say: be omide khoda, ba komake doaye mardom or even worse like what ARJ is repeating multiple times that their goal is to make people happy. and BS like that. Even if it's just saying it because it's our "culture" and not believing in it, it still impacts you subconsciously.

Making people happy (who f-ing cares, I don't go to work to make people happy) is a side product and should not be your goal and motivation. Being the best and winning should be the only thing that matters to you, over people, over your popularity, over your family, over everything. Yes it's cold but that's what makes the great athletes great.

If people's perception important to you then yes you'll be like Azmoun and Karimi and it will affect you and your success. Part of being a professional athlete is to have a win or die mentality and a tunnel vision. Forget about everything else, be the best you can be no matter what. You think Ronaldo cares what people think about him and you think that his goal is to make people happy?

[Sam van Dam]

if he wanted to take time off to take care of his mother, i can respect that, but TM doesn't have anything going on until AC. so i don't think he needed to go public with this

[val]

And he is back

[teammelli91]

I feel sorry for ignorant people who consider themselves to be fans. Because they are not true fans.

Unfortunately people who are struggling and who are living a hard life in this Iran with this economy, they release all of their negativity and blame Iranian football. They don’t know that they’re doing it but they are.

Motasefane enghadr mardom badbakht shodan ke tamaame narahatiashoone khaali mikonan be tarafe football bekhatere inke nemitoonan jaaye digei ebraaze narahatiashoono bokonan.

It’s very sad when you think about it. Blaming Sardar and disrespecting him and his family because Sardar just FOLLOWED the orders of head coach Carlos Queiroz..

These aren’t real fans of Team Melli. With what they say they prove that they lack knowledge regarding the game of football..



That being said, Sardar also has a lot of maturing to do. I’ve said this time after time after time again that although Sardar is a talented gem from this generation, he is still young and immature.

I feel for his mother and for his family and I hope that whatever his mom has gets cured or is at least treatable. As Ali Jahanbakhsh said, this is NOT a decision someone makes over night. This is a VERY important decision.

Sardar jan, please take your time and really think about this before you make your decision. Fuck those who say bad things about you. You are STRONG and you can handle this. You WILL get through this! We love you.

[PrinceAli]

it looks like Sardar un-retired

where did you see that

[irani8perspolis]

it looks like Sardar un-retired

[inarsenewetrust]

https://twitter.com/GolBezan/status/1012424250282606592

according to Rubin experts Leverkusen have already enquired. Another awesome club, I know they were interested last year. Leverkusen or Lazio are really the type of teams he needs to get into. Hopefully they see past his mental shortcomings and see his willingness to sacrifice himself for the team as he did for TM this WC, on the defensive end, 3 90+ mins of the most intense football ( which puts to bed the idea of him not being durable or lacking stamina).

[Adesor Vafaseya]

min 6 onwards, JB speaks about Sardar's decision etc...

[pres80]

seeing how his mom is sick I dont think he wants to leave and live and play in western europe

His Parents currently live with him in Russia and they will for sure live with him wherever he goes.

[Adesor Vafaseya]

I think Sardar been great and hopefully he will change his mind, but am I they only one being reminded of Azizi? Older members remember for sure how Azizi was great (if it wasn't for him we wouldn't have made the WC in 98) but he used to always complain , even in the field. Expecting certain plays and passes from other players

I think its the nature of good players to complain. They are elusive, as they have to be. They are sometimes GHOLDOR as they have to be.
Maradona, was the best of Argentina, and he was a non stop complainer, sometimes rightfully so. even in case of AZIZI sometimes rightfully.
Romario, the same.

But then again, you had players with character, who never complained, like our own PELE (yes I have theory he is Iranian from Ahvaz ) or Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Muller, Adesor Vafaseya, Zico etc etc.

[O-ZoNe]

I think Sardar been great and hopefully he will change his mind, but am I they only one being reminded of Azizi? Older members remember for sure how Azizi was great (if it wasn't for him we wouldn't have made the WC in 98) but he used to always complain , even in the field. Expecting certain plays and passes from other players

Azizi still complains even to this day. At one point he was complaining why Khiabani nicknamed him “ghazeleh tizpah" and not “peykan-e sefr kilometre"....jk bout the last part!

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[Under Lahaf]

I think Sardar been great and hopefully he will change his mind, but am I they only one being reminded of Azizi? Older members remember for sure how Azizi was great (if it wasn't for him we wouldn't have made the WC in 98) but he used to always complain , even in the field. Expecting certain plays and passes from other players

[Dadashi]

I support his decision. He should focus on his family. When you play for your country you need to be able to provide your 100% physical and mental strength. I wish all the best for him and his family.

[Leicester City]

Salah, Azmoun, Gucci all retiring is the world going to end?

[iranalltheway]

Azmoun is an extremely talented player. but he is yet to learn what it takes to be a difference maker. He needs to learn the difference between good players and great players. if you listen to anyother world class player, you will never hear them say, i had to run so much, and if any of you were in my place you would be tired as well. are you kidding me? last time i checked soccer is about running. if hes not in shape then its on him and no one else. maybe he needs to take couple of years off , mature up then come back. we need him.