I actually like the line-up. Remember: Dejagah is coming off an injury. The fact that he's "game-ready" hardly means he's ready to play a full...
I agree that it was a perfectly acceptable result. Anyone who thought this would be a repeat of the match in Tehran is naive. A draw in Manama is...
I also think that this is the lineup we'll see, with the exception that I think Kazemian will start in place of Meydavoudi. I agree that Rezaei...
I think you're absolutely right. We have to give credit to Ghotbi for sticking with Hajsafi and giving him time to develop into a LB. He's nowhere...
This was definitely not a "B" team for Iran. Ghotbi simply used the combo of players he though best suited to play against N.Korea. And yes,...
Mani is exactly right.
I hope Ansarifard won't start. I've not yet seen anything extraordinary from the guy. Nonetheless, I think it's important for him to get some...
Haha, good eye! Well, I hope he's recovered.
Apparently both Aghili and Shojaei were hit with the virus, but fortunately we see both of them present in the most recent training pics....
I'd venture to say Group A is more unpredictable than any other group. The difference in strength between the sides is minimal. Kuwait is...
I'm worried by the fact that we really have a dearth of fullbacks. It's not like we play a 3-back system... I don't know much about Rahimi,...
Group A Qatar- 1 China Uzbekistan- 2 Kuwait Group B Japan- 1 Syria Saudi Arabia- 2 Jordan Group C South Korea- 2 Australia- 1...
We have a couple of young strikers who have potential: Karim Ansarifard is a 20 year old striker and although I'm not hugely impressed with his...
Hajsafi will never, ever learn to be a defender. Ghotbi needs to make a move. The most upsetting and troubling aspect of today's game, however,...
Iraq looked great today; organized and dangerous. Iran looked terrible. So frustrating...