{"id":32152,"date":"2018-05-31T09:53:58","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T16:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=32152"},"modified":"2018-05-31T09:53:58","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T16:53:58","slug":"fox-sports-asia-john-dykes-world-cup-xi-to-look-out-for-alireza-jahanbakhsh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2018\/05\/31\/fox-sports-asia-john-dykes-world-cup-xi-to-look-out-for-alireza-jahanbakhsh\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox Sports Asia: John Dykes\u2019 World Cup XI to look out for [Alireza Jahanbakhsh]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fox Sports Asia – HONG KONG, Ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, FOX Sports\u2019 John Dykes picks 11 players to keep a close eye on in the coming month in Russia.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A World Cup offers different things to different people. For me, it offers a refreshing break from the intensity of club football, mostly European, which has been the focus of my working life for nearly 20 years.<\/p>\n

here\u2019s to the World Cup! It\u2019s an opportunity to enjoy different tactics, support underdogs, check out talent from leagues other than England\u2019s and to cast a critical eye over players making big-money moves this summer.<\/p>\n

I may be English but their major-tournament excursions tend to be painful affairs, so I\u2019ll be investing my emotions in the teams from my adopted continent of Asia.<\/p>\n

Hence, the presence in my \u201cWorld Cup XI to Watch\u201d of a couple of Asian players at the expense of proven stars, such as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who really need no further praise, or rising stars like Mexico\u2019s Hirving Lozano.<\/p>\n

Right winger: Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Iran)<\/strong>
\nCarlos Queiroz\u2019s Iran were seen as Asia\u2019s best bet in Russia until they were handed a tough Group B assignment. Should they make it through, chances are AZ Alkmaar\u2019s Jahanbakhsh will have something to do with it.<\/p>\n

The winger had a hand in more goals than any other player in the Eredivisie this season: 21 goals and 12 assists. That output is a product of his dribbling skills plus the ability to cut inside and shoot powerfully. He can also supply the ammunition for the prolific striker Sardar Azmoun, giving Iran at least a chance of upsetting their favoured opponents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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