I have watched the game for the 2nd time (i know it is boring) just to get a better idea about how TM did..
First I understand why everyone is upset. I think it is not just the result or the performance. I think it is more the feeling that TM needed to take revenge.. and when it didn't happen everyone was mad.. So if we had gotten the same result (with the same performnce) against Japan or even N. Korea no one would be this upset.
Ok about the game, it was obvious that Branko went for a draw from min one. He wanted to steal a goal in the 1st half but because both teams were too causious having a clear-cut opportunity was absoulutely difficult.
Over all the 1st half was a better half for TM.. but u hve to give some credit to Branko for making a quick adjustment when he felt Bahrain was pressing in the first 15 min of 2nd half by bringing in Navikia to take control of the mid and calm down the game which TM succeeded in.
About overall performance of TM, I think the main reason TM played the way it did was due to:
1- Being afraid to lose to Bahrain which could have very bad psychological effects on the team for the next games.
2- Lack of good prep. and a strong friendly game (like the one we had with germany before qatar game). And we almost paid for that if wehad lost to bahrain.
3- Not having all the players that branko could use, especially nikbakht and azizi..
4- Bahrain's being in good physical shape.. and in the same time, TM not being in its ideal shape due to reason #1 above.
About the players:
1) I think it would be hard to judge them since the team played all defense and some were playing out of position (such as hashemian who was good in 1st half but i think he was tired in the 2nd). I was not happy at all with hashemian when i watched the game 1st time but I kind of changed my mind when i watched it for the 2nd time.
2) Zandi was alright, but as I said since it was all defense u could not see his real abilities, plus he was not too "hamahang" with the rest.
3) Karimi had no choice but to dribble because all the players that he wanted to pass to were tightly marked so his dribbling was not a bad thing in most cases, especially close to 18.
4) Kia worked hard but he could not make his runs because the bahrainis knew him well so everytime he wanted to make a run on the flank there was at least one playing running with him.
5) Ka'abi was mainly defending so we didnt see his runs.
6) defense was not bad over all, but once in a while the "khar too khar" defeding which is a typial iranian thing was present.
I think this draw can hurt Bahrain more than TM, at least on the paper. I would take a slow start and a strong finish over the opposite (like in 98 and 2002)!! SO for now let's just say: we will wait and see how TM will do in the next game.
First I understand why everyone is upset. I think it is not just the result or the performance. I think it is more the feeling that TM needed to take revenge.. and when it didn't happen everyone was mad.. So if we had gotten the same result (with the same performnce) against Japan or even N. Korea no one would be this upset.
Ok about the game, it was obvious that Branko went for a draw from min one. He wanted to steal a goal in the 1st half but because both teams were too causious having a clear-cut opportunity was absoulutely difficult.
Over all the 1st half was a better half for TM.. but u hve to give some credit to Branko for making a quick adjustment when he felt Bahrain was pressing in the first 15 min of 2nd half by bringing in Navikia to take control of the mid and calm down the game which TM succeeded in.
About overall performance of TM, I think the main reason TM played the way it did was due to:
1- Being afraid to lose to Bahrain which could have very bad psychological effects on the team for the next games.
2- Lack of good prep. and a strong friendly game (like the one we had with germany before qatar game). And we almost paid for that if wehad lost to bahrain.
3- Not having all the players that branko could use, especially nikbakht and azizi..
4- Bahrain's being in good physical shape.. and in the same time, TM not being in its ideal shape due to reason #1 above.
About the players:
1) I think it would be hard to judge them since the team played all defense and some were playing out of position (such as hashemian who was good in 1st half but i think he was tired in the 2nd). I was not happy at all with hashemian when i watched the game 1st time but I kind of changed my mind when i watched it for the 2nd time.
2) Zandi was alright, but as I said since it was all defense u could not see his real abilities, plus he was not too "hamahang" with the rest.
3) Karimi had no choice but to dribble because all the players that he wanted to pass to were tightly marked so his dribbling was not a bad thing in most cases, especially close to 18.
4) Kia worked hard but he could not make his runs because the bahrainis knew him well so everytime he wanted to make a run on the flank there was at least one playing running with him.
5) Ka'abi was mainly defending so we didnt see his runs.
6) defense was not bad over all, but once in a while the "khar too khar" defeding which is a typial iranian thing was present.
I think this draw can hurt Bahrain more than TM, at least on the paper. I would take a slow start and a strong finish over the opposite (like in 98 and 2002)!! SO for now let's just say: we will wait and see how TM will do in the next game.
)))))
