Sardar Azmoun @ Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 2022/2023

[AGC]

Brah, we're on a super niche football forum on a 250+ page thread dedicated to a footballer. We're probably in 3% of people that are invested and have been following Azmoun all his career. Ofc people are going to put his life under a microscope. Like any other football forum. We are not an exception.

This has nothing to do with being Iranian. It's just sad seeing a talented player throw it all away. Simple as that.

Bruh

So you basically assume this has to be a place where people are putting footballers under unrealistic scrutiny trying to live up to your unrealistic expectations? Because trashy english fans do this? It has not to be this way. Azmoun has no obligation realizing your iranian neymar jr or messi fantasies. You talk about potential, but that is just your amateur assesment.

Secondly you basically make assumptions about his work ethic etcetera by doing some serious kremlinology watching his IG post. This is also a very strange approach.

Thirdly, what makes you know his interests better than him? Have you read his contract? Do you know the scope of his options? Or are you just simply assuming you know things? Maybe you're right and maybe you are not.

The problem is not the speculations per se, its the extremely tendentious posts going on here.

[mehdi13]

Bruh

So you basically assume this has to be a place where people are putting footballers under unrealistic scrutiny trying to live up to your unrealistic expectations? Because trashy english fans do this? It has not to be this way. Azmoun has no obligation realizing your iranian neymar jr or messi fantasies. You talk about potential, but that is just your amateur assesment.

Secondly you basically make assumptions about his work ethic etcetera by doing some serious kremlinology watching his IG post. This is also a very strange approach.

Thirdly, what makes you know his interests better than him? Have you read his contract? Do you know the scope of his options? Or are you just simply assuming you know things? Maybe you're right and maybe you are not.

The problem is not the speculations per se, its the extremely tendentious posts going on here.

This is what a hit nerve looks like. Probably 200 words for “don’t be mean to my favorite player”.

[AGC]

This is what a hit nerve looks like. Probably 200 words for “don’t be mean to my favorite player”.

Cant argue against that logic. Perhaps youre right. But not the part about fav player. I support all iranians. Try it for once you horse hater haha

[teammelli91]

I don't understand why he decided to stay at Bayer 04. If he had offers in France or even in Turkey, he should've considered it. I get he wants to succeed in Germany, but it doesn't look like he's in Alonso's plans.

I never thought Sardar was a lazy player. Despite being goofy/goofing around, he's known to be hardworking at training and does care about playing time. But he either needs to kick it into gear, work harder, take risks and change up his style. Or he needs to leave this summer.

Best wishes to Sardar for the rest of the Bundesliga season.

[koorosh]

I don't understand why he decided to stay at Bayer 04. If he had offers in France or even in Turkey, he should've considered it. I get he wants to succeed in Germany, but it doesn't look like he's in Alonso's plans.

I never thought Sardar was a lazy player. Despite being goofy/goofing around, he's known to be hardworking at training and does care about playing time. But he either needs to kick it into gear, work harder, take risks and change up his style. Or he needs to leave this summer.

Best wishes to Sardar for the rest of the Bundesliga season.

My understanding is that he agreed to go to France but Bayern didn't let him go.

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[diz]

practice today

[BacheLot]

My understanding is that he agreed to go to France but Bayern didn't let him go.

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or perhaps they couldnt agree on Personal Term$$$..!!? who knows..!!?
what we were told at time of that possible transfer is that Sardar was only one of 2-3 other strikers that Marseille we pursuing late in the window.

what we sorta know.... he is currently on a rather lucrative pay-package, which most probably Bayer only agreed to pay initially because he instead saved them millions in transfer fees to zenit, by rushed, sorta scandalous way he handled that switch ..!!

my guess is that Marseille didnt feel the need to match such a supposedly high pay-package to a striker who's by now is sorta considered a EU top-league bust..!! and Sardar doesnt feel the pressure to agree to a discounted pay for obvious reasons..!! so Marseille gave up on his pursuit and instead went for their other transfer targets, acquiring a younger striker on likely a much cheaper paypackage than sardar..!!

ps

i dont understand how anyone here expected him to Start the last game..?? after playing hookie from work, supposedly going to UAE for some bs..?
No Coach worth their salt wouldnt punish a player for such unprofessional antic by denying them action on pitch at a very least a game or 2..! Xabi would neither ... he wasnt a big fan of his game to begin with ... and obviously didnt need him to win the last game rather comfortably .... so chances are barring a possibly late few trash minutes he wont see action in next game either..!!
this is slowly turning into ARJ 2.0 situation where the club wants him out and off their wage-bill but player unable to attract similar hand$ome pay from another respectable EU club, just sits and show up to practices and pretty much rides through most of his current contract..!? or agrees to get offloaded to a tokhmy (but Rich) club in Russia/ayrab/turkey whatnot who's willing to match his pay !!?

[taremiscores]

practice today

He must feel demotivated with Xabi Alonso not giving him time.

[Karimi 8]

Azmoun is not overrated lol, just look at his international / club goal records up until this one move. He is still young, for whatever reason this move did not pan out well, it isn't the end of his career lol. We are all very angry about it, because he has been one of our top prospects for a long time and we expected him to move to a very big club after Russia.

This didn't happen, and it sucks. However it does not take away from his quality, he will bounce back. It didn't all happen to him randomly, and I do agree that he needs to work on his fitness. But his potential is still not questioned

[diz]

Europa League home match against Monaco on Thursday

[Medzdidz]

Monaco are in good form

[AGC]

Its when youre going thru hell that you excel. The guy has had worse drought regarding playing time in russia. Maybe its apples and oranges but he wasnt even 100 percent fit and has had injuries for a large chunk of his time in the club. It is what it is.

I dont think scoring goals will do much for him playing time wise if it isnt banging in goals right and left. He needs to play good, and he needs to top it with forming partnerships that puts coach in position "leave out azmoun and you have to leave out players xyz". He needs to adapt and do it rather quickly.
The last part is what makes Taremi stand out in a crowd of prime ballers. Taremi gels well with whatever player on the pitch.

As I see it he is isolated, and even if scoring goals from an isolated position this shit will go on.

Regarding Alonso: It is a fallacy to believe he thinks first and foremost of the good of the club. This is just residual from what every coach and player does: Thinks of excelling himself first. Guy took over a team in shambles and he will be short sighted and try to stabilize things. Window of opportunity will come when he feels safe employment wise himself.

[AGC]

Also watch out in tournaments when and if desperation hits high. Those are the times players on the bench have an opportunity

[diz]

Match day tomorrow at 12pm pst

[kian_khosh]

sardar starting tmrw would be the best birthday gift imaginable..