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Re offence/defence

This indeed is terrible defence work, yet it doesn't mean that our offence is any better! Our main problem is lack of organization, be it in dfence, offence or midfield! Half our goals are scored by defenders. That should tell us something about misplaced priorities! And the goal we conceded was a rooky mistake, for we had two men in the wall, that means 8 players were free to press their men, yet four of them stood flat-footed in the penalty zone and watched the ball rebound from Rhmati and turn into a goal pass by the runaway Bahrainis! That kind of sloppy defence does not belong in Brazil, the offence however is a different story on its own! The lack of leadership is obvious in these two areas, while Teymourian and Nekoonam hold their own in the center pretty well!

Bahraini Fans Burn I.R. Flag

They also waved their sandals during IR anthem.

For those of you who get tearful eyes about Shah dumping Bahrain on the Saudis!

//storyful.com/stories/1000011787

AN NIAC related issue... FOr sure

Faramarz.

WOw. So you are basically saying that this team is going to make it without any major  glitches...Shortcomings...???:))

I enjoyed that Technical Breakdown... You go boy:)

I am just having a hard time imagining KHalatbari making such blunders!! I am used to thinking of him as the guy who runs the ball and takes care of Buisness upfront... 

SO... should I contact TP or are you gonna take care of it... It is Petition Time babee;)) 

Dr. Mo

All the good work upfront! Are you joking?

If there is one serious problem with this team, it is the forward line.

The coach wants Ansarifard to be successful and gives him all the time on the field, but he lacks confidence. Actually Ghazi looks more dangerous but he is over 30 years old.

Khalatbari is basically a futsal player. He looks dangerous at times but he makes bad mistakes like the back pass that resulted in the foul and the first goal. 

Rezaie has not been in form this season and definitely doesn't know how to shoot. He just throws his leg at the ball and prays.

The coach needs to convince Dejagah and Gucci to join the team for the next round when we face the likes of Korea or Japan.

Also, there was nothing wrong with the wall on the first goal. Bahrain had 5 players in the box ready to head the ball which needed to be covered. They had two free extra players around the ball which the two Iranian forwards were covering. And the goalie had a clear view of the 30+ meter shot. He should have punched the ball over the corner line instead of dropping it in front of the Bahraini players.

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این هم از آن حرفها بود... در این روزهایِ پائیزی و بارانی آدم چه چیز‌ها نمیخواند :) .

that has been one giant killer

I agree with Arj.

That is the spot where we have been lagging behind in a major, Disastrous way. All the good work being done up at the front, could easily get wasted doing a lousy defensive job...

Taking on Japan and South Korea are not such impossible tasks. I think the guys get flustered or something when they go on the pitch against these guys...To me it all has to do with the psycology of the game... They lose their nerves / confidence level will be at its lowest.

Amateur defence!

The guy who fakes the free kick, makes the goal pass! Obviously they've practiced that and had predicted a sloppy regrouping of our defence, and ironically, we had only two men in the wall! May be we don't belong in Brazil after all! Even if we squeack by the third rate Asian tems like Bahrain and Qatar (as the commentator 'Khiabsani' joyfully hpoes), how is our shaky defense going to hold up against Japan and Korea, let alone the best of the world?!

More of the

More of the game:

//footballitarin.com/video_page.php?id=656

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بسیار خوشحالیم که باز شما را میبینیم فرامرز خان،چه عجب سراغی از ما گرفتید ... :) .

امشب ۴ بازیِ پلی آفِ اروپا از همه بازیهایِ دیگر مهمتر بود،کرواسی و ایرلند بهترین نتایج را گرفتند و پرتقال با بوسنی مساوی کرد که امیدواریم که پرتغالیها به مرحله بعد راه پیدا کنند.کی روش در امورِ تیمِ پرتقال بسیار پر اشتباه عمل کرد،خوب شد که رفت هر چند که حال در ایران است و ما ترسیم که شیوه دفاعی او در خطِ میانه دردسر ساز برایِ تیم ملی‌ شود.

فردا شب بازیِ اسپانیا و انگلستان در ویمبلی برگزار خواهد شد،سعی‌ کن ببینی‌ !

دیشب برزیل به زحمت از یک تیمِ دستِ دومی‌ِ قاره آفریقا برد،همین حالا نیز آرژانتین با بولیوی مساوی کرد... جریانات قمر در عقرب است در این قاره !

دیرتر می‌رویم مطالبت را در این چند وقت که نوشتی‌ بخوانیم.

آخر هفته خوبی‌ داشته باشی‌ فرامرز جان .

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Iran ranks #42 in the world, Bahrain 101.......I wish Team Melli scored more goals!

//www.fifa.com/worldranking/rankingtable/index.html

Enjoy it while it lasts

According to statistics, probability, politics and karmic destiny, you won't see these Boys in Brazil.

To read more bahmani posts visit: //brucebahmani.blogspot.com/

It was a tense game

Playing in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain turns into an emotional game.  I am happy our players did not lose.  Iran had more chances and controlled the game.

See you in Brazil. :-)

Red Wine Jaan

Khosh Aamadi! Kojaii Doost Aziz?

Turkey is getting its butt kicked as we speak! I don't like Portugal either. 

Germany and Spain are the best of Europe next summer. What do you think?

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دلخوشی و سرِ سلامت ... بازی‌هایِ مهمتری امشب در جریان است .

Iran didn't take the game seriously

Iran was technically superior and it was clear that they did not treat Bahrain as a threat. This was a good example to take all games more seriously. Glad that they were able to dominate the game, even if the score doesn't show it. According to Iranian media, the grass and the field in Bahrain was not good and for that reason coach decided to tell his players to shoot long balls.

Generally I like what I see.

Iran’s Coach Learned a Lesson Today!

After the 6-0 win in Tehran against Bahrain everything looked great and our coach Quiroz was dreaming about Brasil and the World Cup.

Not so fast!

His strategy today was to slow the game down and look opportunistic. Giving the talent level of the Iranian players vs. Bahrainis it all made sense and looked reasonable until Rahmati made that cardinal mistake.

A goalie should never touch the ball like that. You either can get the ball or you just punch it out. That’s what you learn as a kid. If you take a dive and stop the ball in front of the goal bad things will happen, as they did.

At this point Iran needs a win against Indonesia on Tuesday (4 AM Pacific) and a tie against Qatar on February 29th in Tehran to finish first in the group which is doable.

The surprise of the tournament so far has been the elimination of N. Korea and China.

Although a win would have been much more desired...

Good job guys for the equalizer.

'Hambastegi' is the main key to victory 

Mehrdad

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I am glad that they scored the equalizer....I am also glad that there is no more fingering trick!

Unlucky

Not a bad result, Iran could have won, they had a lot of chances in the second half of the game.

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بازیِ رفت را همین امروز دیدم (غیبتی بیش از ۲ ماه و عذر موجّه!)، در واقع تیم بحرین هیچ گونه جایی‌ برایِ تفسیر ندارد،فوتبالِ اینها مثلِ امارات، قطر و کویت در پایین‌ترین جایِ آسیا قرار دارند.

بلطبع تیم ملی‌ ایران بحرین را زیاد جدی نگرفت،کی روش همان جور یار چینی‌ می‌کند که با پرتقال میکرد،این اندکی‌ نگرانی‌ به بار می‌آورد چون بازیکنانِ ایرانی بیشتر تکنیکی‌ هستند تا تاکتیکی و قدرتِ فیزیکی‌ نیز زیاد حرفی‌ برایِ گفتن ندارد،تنها شانسِ ایران در تجربه بعضی‌ از بازیکنان است و تک ضرب بازی کردن در جلویِ تیم‌هایِ بزرگ.

زبانِ ما مو درآورد آنقدر گفتیم که اینها نمی‌‌توانند با یک سیستمِ ۴-۴-۲ِ خالی‌ برنده بازی باشند،باید ترکیبِ بازیکنان با شرایطِ بازی متغیر شود (آنجور که فوتبالِ مدرن دیکته می‌کند !) ،این تصمیم را باید افرادی مثلِ نکونام و یا کریمی‌ در هنگامِ بازی بگیرند (مثلِ چابی هرناندز در بارسلونا و یا آنجور که مالدینی بازی را در ا س میلان میچرخاند،نه مربی‌ !)

بخت و اقبال به ما رو کرده است که بازی بعد با اندونزی است و به نظر رسد که آسان .

شب خوش .