who is the best player in Iran?

Answer 1

Ali Karimi & Mehdi Mahdavikia !!!

Answer 2

Hannover striker Vahid Hashemian believes Iran have their best side ever leading into the World Cup in Germany this summer. "We definitely have the best team in our history. This team is very intelligent and mature," he said at Iran's training camp.

Bayern Munich's 2004 Asian player of the year Ali Karimi agrees: "In my opinion, we currently possess an extremely strong team, which with just a couple of exceptions, is also extremely young. That makes the current team exceptionally good."

Hashemian bagged a brace in helping Iran to a 2-1 qualifying victory over Japan in Teheran. "That was a vital victory. Four days later, we traveled to Korea DPR and won 2-0, completing a giant stride towards qualifying," he said.

The experienced striker thinks the praise should be laid squarely at the feet of Croatian coach Branko Ivankovic.

"Plenty of foreigners come to Iran, but disappear again after just a few months. He's hung on in there up to now, and understands the character of the Iranian team. He knows how to get us motivated."

Ivankovic was similar in his praise of the European-based players.

"I'm exceptionally pleased with the players from Germany. Their Bundesliga experience means a lot to us, because they'll help us win matches," he said.

"The authorities gave me enough time to inject the players with my philosophy of the game," Ivankovic added.

CROWD SUPPORT

Iran's players - four of whom play in the Bundesliga - are confident that they can raise the atmosphere of home games on account of the large Iranian community in Germany and local support for the German-based players.

"Our minimum goal is to get through the group stage, and give something back to the large Iranian population in Germany," Karimi sated.

"But I'm not saying qualifying for the round of sixteen will be easy. There's no such thing as easy opponents in football today. Any team good enough to qualify for the World Cup has a point to prove to the watching world. Our group is just as difficult as many other groups, so we'll have to work very hard if we want to make the next round."

Hamburg winger Mehdi Mahdevikia however is wary of the task ahead.

"We've landed in a real Group of Death. Portugal made the Euro 2004 final, and Mexico looked a tidy proposition at the FIFA Confederations Cup last year.

"But every team at the finals has battled through a long qualifying campaign and proved they have the quality. We Iranians are no exception. That's why I think we have nothing to fear. On the contrary, we're totally up for it and utterly determined to give a good account of ourselves," Mahdavikia insists.

"Obviously it has to be a point in our favour. All our overseas players operate in Germany. We have enormous experience of German football, and we know what to expect in terms of the atmosphere and the stadiums," Mahdavikia reasons.

Karimi agrees that international experience could be the ace in the pack: "Players with experience of the European scene obviously know their way around the modern game. That'll definitely help the Iranian national team. Those who play in Iran will benefit from the overseas-based players' experience. It'll bring out the best in them when they appear on the international stage."

Coach Ivankovic is more concerned about the future.

"I hope to hand over a team built on the younger generation to the next Iranian coach. We have a number of youngsters. The country boasts a good crop of home-produced talent, and I believe one or two of them can become superstars if they get the chance. I believe we're heading in the right direction."

Answer 3

ali karimi

Answer 4

ali daee