Technically, what are some of the shortcomings of an average Iranian player?

[Kavian]

A couple of points here;

1. Lack of football education. Football has moved on from being a game to being a science. Unfortunately, iran football has not caught up with where things have gone. There is no system in Iran that provides that level of education to our footballers. Players learn on their own in Iran and no matter how talented they are they are never complete. For example, nobody in our current TM understands the science of taking a shot which is very similar to science of hitting the ball in golf. You can't produce doctors and engineers without sending them to university and educating the. Football is the same!

2. Personal development. Akhound regime brought to our country a culture of low confidence and fear among our youth. This has prevented our youth to grow up with high self esteem and strong characters like the way kids are brought up in US for example.. Killing characters is what the akhound regime does best and that has impacted our sports at all level.

[Babak agha]

Technically we are not that far behind the rest of the world.
It is more tactical thinking that we have some miles to cover.
I'd say technically:
1) as someone said, our FIRST TOUCH needs some work
2) We dont do first time shots often enough (take too much time & unnecessary touches to prepare the shot)
3) I'd also add the PACE of our passing can pick up a bit. Sometimes our passes are too slow, allowing opponents to get into positions.

These are all lacking because the players don't have the technical abilities to control a ball with their first touch, set it up in a manner that gives them just enough space to take a well placed shot.. because of this all passes have to be slow, otherwise nobody can control them.

I'm always baffled how anyone can claim that we are technically gifted. Even if you think technique means dribbling and tricks, there are only two players in recent history who where actually gifted. I think we are very cunning tho, something that has helped us stay at top in Asia. If we could actually get technically gifted, we'd be world class.

[Doctor DOOM]

Technically we are not that far behind the rest of the world.
It is more tactical thinking that we have some miles to cover.

I'd say technically:
1) as someone said, our FIRST TOUCH needs some work
2) We dont do first time shots often enough (take too much time & unnecessary touches to prepare the shot)
3) I'd also add the PACE of our passing can pick up a bit. Sometimes our passes are too slow, allowing opponents to get into positions.

[Karimi 8]

Don't have the basic of football (pass, control, choice of play), weak decisions both on the pitch and in their career choice.

Hopefully mister taremi won't read this thread otherwise he is going to tweet something and retire from NT

Literally though, how you can get this far in football, and still now know the first rule of "play to the whistle" is astonishing

[PSGman#19]

Don't have the basic of football (pass, control, choice of play), weak decisions both on the pitch and in their career choice.

Hopefully mister taremi won't read this thread otherwise he is going to tweet something and retire from NT

[nisfejahan]

I listed a bunch of the shortcomings in another thread...But the biggest one:

Failing to recognize that Football is a team sport and the results depend on the collaboration of the whole team as one unit.

Case in point, look at a highlight real of Ali Karimi (before BM). It could be called the video of greatest passes never made!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5B1cBrGtE4

[Ahmad_DC]

Too stationary without the ball. Gol-kochik and Futsal do not offer the kind of space available on a regular field. Must grow up playing on the big field to learn passing and getting open.

[Leicester City]

They eat too much chelo kabab

[persiangodfather]

They are not in a professional environment

[Paradigm]

first touch and short passes

How can that be fixed?

[daggerhashimoto]

I propose dancing and gymnastics training for developing balance and I am not kidding. And this should start early on at nojavan level.

and some mma training (all players not just iranian) so they stop being little bitches on the field.

[kianstarwars]

too much chelo kabab

I propose dancing and gymnastics training for developing balance and I am not kidding. And this should start early on at nojavan level.

[daggerhashimoto]

too much chelo kabab

[kianstarwars]

Just wonder why no one who read and/or contributed to this thread didn't share any solution to the problems. I don't think inadequate infrastructure is the only problem in our football even though it is an important one. Having watched players and teams from some of our neighboring countries has made me wonder about players. Gheirat is the only notable positive element I can recognize in our football and this may not be enough in the future.

[Paradigm]

Dude scored only 4 times in 11 years.. I think we should probably be looking elsewhere for technical motivation.

He was a playmaker, albeit not operating in the center. Ghayeghran used to occupy that area. Both were pivotal in winning the Asian Games 1990 which at the time featured full senior squads. Namjoo-Motlagh was also a big part of the Esteghlal team that won the Asian championship. Friendly games were scarce then just like now, but the one versus the African crowns Algeria is very memorable. I left Iran in early 1990s and stopped following the players until 1998. By then the majority of the squad were new and several had made inroads into German clubs.