Tag Archive | "Iran Football"

Team Melli: Is there Still Hope?

Thursday, April 2, 2009

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Team Melli: Is there Still Hope?

(Updated on May 3, 2009: One of our friends made the video above, a good overview of what happened.) As most of you are well aware, Team Melli, in another utterly lackluster performance, lost to Saudi Arabia 2-1 on Saturday. We showed some promise early on, with aggressive, crisp passing that reminded me of the Team [...]

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Why There’s Still Hope

Sunday, February 22, 2009

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We’re thankfully more than a week separated from Team Melli’s previous match, a 2010 World Cup qualifier draw against South Korea, which by most measures was a huge disappointment. Instead of going over Iran’s countless faults in the match, be it the lack of effective midfield passing, sloppy defending, or a subpar tactical display from [...]

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