{"id":52394,"date":"2024-11-17T10:34:26","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T18:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=52394"},"modified":"2024-11-17T10:34:26","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T18:34:26","slug":"fans-dissatisfied-with-iran-football-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2024\/11\/17\/fans-dissatisfied-with-iran-football-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans dissatisfied with Iran football performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"item-text\">\n<p class=\"summary\">TT &#8211; TEHRAN, <strong>Iran national football team, despite topping Group A in the AFC Asian Qualifiers &#8211; Road to 26 World Cup, have faced growing scrutiny following their recent performance against North Korea.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While a 3-2 victory secured their position at the top of Group A, the team&#8217;s shaky second-half display, which nearly saw them squander a three-goal lead, has raised concerns among the fans and pundits alike.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Amir Ghalenoei has insisted that his team are on the right track, but the squad have been plagued by inconsistencies, particularly among their legion of foreign-based players.<\/p>\n<p>Injuries and below-par performances have hampered the likes of Saman Ghoddos, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, and Sardar Azmoun. Even the team&#8217;s star striker, Mehdi Taremi, had a subpar second half against North Korea, missing a penalty and scoring an own goal.<\/p>\n<p>The overreliance on foreign-based players has been a double-edged sword for Iran. While these players often bring a higher level of technical ability, their form can fluctuate, and they may not always be fully integrated into the team&#8217;s tactics. The recent decline in the performance of several key foreign-based players has exposed vulnerabilities in the squad.<\/p>\n<p>As Team Melli prepare to face Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday, the team will need to address these issues and find a way to regain their consistency. The pressure is on Ghalenoei to find a formula for a better performance of his side as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TT &#8211; TEHRAN, Iran national football team, despite topping Group A in the AFC Asian&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34468,"featured_media":52395,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90,86],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-c17-asian-competitions","category-c13-team-melli-news"],"views":1523,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52394"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52396,"href":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52394\/revisions\/52396"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}