Who should wear TM captaincy armband?

[inarsenewetrust]

It has to be taremi imo. Amiri is great but not a figurehead.

In the key moments the team looks to taremi and azmoun. Nobody will look to arj who could very well be sitting on the bench.

Taremi is a bit older than sardar and a bit more serious / captain material. His experiences in Portugal and champion pedigree (he knows what is required to win at the highest level of European football, on our team only azmoun can also say that) , responses tk intense media scrutiny and will to win at all costs is clear.

He is the clear choice. I think most of skocic decision regarding ARJ as captain was to extract a bit more out of him performance wise which against Asian opposition in hindsight was an effective tactic and certainly galvanized him

[TM4LIFE]

Captain needs to be someone well spoken, level headed, and with experience in high stakes games against tough opponents. It also needs to be someone with a good tactical eye and who is guaranteed to be a starter.

ARJ wore it well in qualifiers but I question whether he merits a starting position in the WC given his form vs someone like Allahyar.
For me it has to be Taremi. He just became champion in Portugal, played under a ton of media pressure, played in the last world cup. He has a great eye for how to break open a defense and isn't a hot-head in game.

[Roozbeh-G2006]

Cap is for Players with usually sound/positive mentality and rather calm temperament but more importantly those who Lead by Example and leave everything they got on the pitch..! Next in line of importance is Experience/Leadership and someone who younger players often look up to and aspire to be ..!!
for me currently Amiri Personifies that role better than most... Mehdi would be my next choice..! ARJ aint can still be my 3rd choice.
HajSafi/Ansarifard anymore are only an emergency off the bench depth players, who have many of the qualities to wear the armband too ..! personally prefer to take a chance on a new promising talent than to take along the two of them who's performances throughout the years been avg. at best and often overrated/overvalued and by now seemingly the game at highest intensity and levels has already well passed them by..!

Yeah I think Amiri is the best currently. He ticks all the boxes for me too.

[Karimi 8]

When was this announced?

It hasn't been, but based on the past 4 years of team melli games, I believe that as long as he is invited, he will be the captain. He really cemented himself as captain last WC when he scored the late penalty against Portugal. Also I have seen some pre-match videos where Karim speaks to the players after Skocic. He appears to be looked up to as a leader, and I think he and Jahanbaksh so far have done a great job leading the team.

[mehdi13]

Ansarifard is the first-choice captain, if he comes off the bench he will take it from the person who is wearing it on the pitch. Otherwise, I think Jahanbaksh wore it well during the WCQ's, I think he should retain it.

When was this announced?

[Karimi 8]

AJ or Taremi.
Under no circumstances should it be given to a player like Ansarifard that will be warming the Bench.

Ansarifard is the first-choice captain, if he comes off the bench he will take it from the person who is wearing it on the pitch. Otherwise, I think Jahanbaksh wore it well during the WCQ's, I think he should retain it.

[Babak_Shirazi]

Alireza Jahanbakhsh is well suited for the role as our captain cause he speaks fluent English and has a calm temper. Besides of him probably Hajsafi & Amiri for now in the future I would like to see Taremi or Azmoun as our captains

[BacheLot]

Cap is for Players with usually sound/positive mentality and rather calm temperament but more importantly those who Lead by Example and leave everything they got on the pitch..! Next in line of importance is Experience/Leadership and someone who younger players often look up to and aspire to be ..!!
for me currently Amiri Personifies that role better than most... Mehdi would be my next choice..! ARJ aint can still be my 3rd choice.
HajSafi/Ansarifard anymore are only an emergency off the bench depth players, who have many of the qualities to wear the armband too ..! personally prefer to take a chance on a new promising talent than to take along the two of them who's performances throughout the years been avg. at best and often overrated/overvalued and by now seemingly the game at highest intensity and levels has already well passed them by..!

[milad_b]

ARJ - Taremi - Azmoun - Amiri


most experienced guys in team melli are:

Hajsafi and Karim. Haj safi with 14 years of team melli experience. But I hope he doesn't get any playing time

[ParthianDE]

The captain role at this time is actually quite difficult. Gone are the days when Nekounam was the obvious and uncontested choice.

Apart from personality, one important requirement IMO is that the captain should speak passable, if not fluent English!

My first choice, if he is on the pitch, is definitely ARJ. He is assertive, yet professional and speaks English well.

If not it becomes more difficult to chose. Maybe Amiri?

I agree that Beiranvand is not suited.

As much as Taremi is my favorite player, I'm not sure if he is suited for this role at the moment, but he'll be around for a long time IMO despite his age, so in the future he may be.
Azmoun may become an interesting choice in the future as well, but I'm not sure if now would be the right time. Both Taremi and Azmoun would definitely demand respect due to their stature and being established in UEFA land on a high level.

If Hajsafi is playing, he is actually not the worst choice. He is professional, very experienced and emotionally stable. However, I'm not sure if he would not be too timid.
I feel somewhat similar about Ansarifard, but if both are playing would prefer Hajsafi.

Who else? Any others to consider?

[mehdi13]

AJ or Taremi.
Under no circumstances should it be given to a player like Ansarifard that will be warming the Bench.

How does Ansarifard even come into this discussion? He plays 2-3 minutes to waste time…

[DR Strangemoosh]

I suspect that our captain for the world cup will be Hajsafi....

[Azmoun_shireh]

AJ or Taremi.
Under no circumstances should it be given to a player like Ansarifard that will be warming the Bench.

[mehdi13]

Taremi/Azmoun. Good balance of ability and experience.

[kian_khosh]

ansarifard/amiri