They fcuked us big time, they also changed the scheduling, Iran will face Bahrain in 2nd match and Iraq in 4th, then Bahrain will play their last match after us. Anyway, a forward line with Taremi and Sardar and Allahyar is a dream of most of Asian teams. We have enough decent tools in midfielder, Ezzatolahi, Ebrahimi, Nourollahi, Ali Karimi, Gholizadeh, Ghoddos, Amiri. Defense needs to be solid, i wouldn't mind inviting Jalal for few games only, the experience and dressing room environment is HUGE in such a critical situation and he proved many times to be a real leader. He doesn't need to start or play a lot, just have him around the team, the way Namjoo Motalgh was invited in 98 Q.
Team-Melli has enough weapons to pass these fcukers.
--------------------------Alireza Beiranvand---------------------
Sadegh Moharrami- Hossein Kanani-Pouraliganji--Milad Mohammadi
---------------------Ali Karimi--------Ebrahimi(C)-------------------
Gholizadeh--------------------------------------------------------------- Vahid Amiri------
------------------------------Sardar Azmoun-Mehdi Taremi-------------------------------
Bench: Abedzadeh, Sayyadmanesh, Hajsafi, Jalal Hosseini, Ghoddos, Ezzatollahi, Ansarifard, Majid Hosseini, Jafar Salmani, Alireza Jahanvakhsh, Noorollahi, Rezaeian
I include Ali Karimi and Ebrahimi in starting line up because they play in Qatar and are familiar to play in such a situation
On paper we are much better than both Iraq and Bahrain, we just need to be mentally ready and having a psychologist and therapist and as many as leaders around the team is very huge.