Yo @Arya_Allahverdi big week for you - Iran-Iraq today and then Auld Enemy on Friday 
Haha not looking forward to it if I'm honest 😅
Ausies are not sharp like a second tier team
Lebanon is comparable to Aluminum Arak in my opinion
China I don't know, it is about time for them to do something in soccer
Vietnam will be easy
Iraq with CQ can seriously hurt us
Syria and Oman can upset other teams but Syria is not WC material, Oman has a good record against us and Branko knows our team well
Saudis have a very aggressive team, skilled players, individually and also in transition they are fast, they seem to have issues in defense, also less physical than our players, overall better team than us right now, and the chances are they will have advantage of hosting
Japan and Korea are always Japan and Korea
UAE is average, I think they concede to us but they can get points from our more serious contenders
Our coaching will not finish top 2 in any possible combination of teams.
We are happy about winning friendlies and Hong Kong and Bahrain
Watch Iraq and Bahrain games, both games could easily have different results, it is not that we controlled the pulse
First loss and this team will break down with infightings and anarchy with Skocic having no control
He was a good immediate option for the last stage, but god save us
Lebanon is comparable to Aluminum Arak in my opinion
China I don't know, it is about time for them to do something in soccer
Vietnam will be easy
Iraq with CQ can seriously hurt us
Syria and Oman can upset other teams but Syria is not WC material, Oman has a good record against us and Branko knows our team well
Saudis have a very aggressive team, skilled players, individually and also in transition they are fast, they seem to have issues in defense, also less physical than our players, overall better team than us right now, and the chances are they will have advantage of hosting
Japan and Korea are always Japan and Korea
UAE is average, I think they concede to us but they can get points from our more serious contenders
Our coaching will not finish top 2 in any possible combination of teams.
We are happy about winning friendlies and Hong Kong and Bahrain
Watch Iraq and Bahrain games, both games could easily have different results, it is not that we controlled the pulse
First loss and this team will break down with infightings and anarchy with Skocic having no control
He was a good immediate option for the last stage, but god save us
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We need to desperately search for midfielders on a grass-roots level - I think it's too late for 2022 but with Azmoun and Taremi still of playing age in 2026 we need something.
We have too many wide forwards like Jahanbakhsh, Gholizadeh and support forwards like Ghoddos. For me, none of them can control the game in central midfield. Ghoddos can make things happen in the final third though but he doesn't have the traits for the other aspects of being a central midfielder.
We have no deep-lying playmakers. Ali Karimi didn't make the grade.
Just having Nourollahi and Ezatollahi as our central midfielders won't do it for us, it feels such a shame to have two continental-calibre strikers in Europe and no decent playmaking midfielder behind them. Even if they had someone who slowed down the tempo like Nekounam it would be good, let alone players like Bagheri or Ghayeghran.
We have too many wide forwards like Jahanbakhsh, Gholizadeh and support forwards like Ghoddos. For me, none of them can control the game in central midfield. Ghoddos can make things happen in the final third though but he doesn't have the traits for the other aspects of being a central midfielder.
We have no deep-lying playmakers. Ali Karimi didn't make the grade.
Just having Nourollahi and Ezatollahi as our central midfielders won't do it for us, it feels such a shame to have two continental-calibre strikers in Europe and no decent playmaking midfielder behind them. Even if they had someone who slowed down the tempo like Nekounam it would be good, let alone players like Bagheri or Ghayeghran.
Another thing is why has he just flat out replaced the centre back partnership of PAG and Majid Hosseini? They are faster and more dominant than Khalilzadeh and Kanaani.
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QATAR 2022
Asia World Cup qualifying: What’s next?
FIFA World Cup 2022™ - News - Asia World Cup qualifying: What’s next? - FIFA.com
Iraq in pot 4 now.
Iran ranked 25 (+6)
Asia World Cup qualifying: What’s next?
FIFA World Cup 2022™ - News - Asia World Cup qualifying: What’s next? - FIFA.com
Iraq in pot 4 now.
Iran ranked 25 (+6)
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Believe it or not but the Aussies have still not forgotten the WCQ 1997. They have been waiting for a revenge for over 25 years and until this day, fate haven't let us meet each other yet. I would rather have our first game after 25 years be an unimportant one. I think we could still kick their a$$es but if we could choose between them and S. Korea in an important WCQ game, I would rather pick the latter. Besides, we have better record against S. Korea in recent years too so.... although of course with CQ....
With a coach with better tactical nous , then we have a decent chance.
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There isn't much time left to the next stage which starts in September...
The only person that could come in and pick things up is Carlos !
And I was reading rumours of him taking over either Iran or Iraq!
I doubt he would go to any them but if I was to pick between the two probably Iran.
Unlikely but if it happens I'll welcome it.
The only person that could come in and pick things up is Carlos !
And I was reading rumours of him taking over either Iran or Iraq!
I doubt he would go to any them but if I was to pick between the two probably Iran.
Unlikely but if it happens I'll welcome it.
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"the good you are seeing now are from the fruits of Carlos Queiroz’s dedicated work and passion. It was 8 years of hard work that got us here. This is no accident.” - Mehdi Taremi
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