The re-invitation of Mohammad Javad Hosseinnejad to the national team after nearly a year’s absence was one of the remarkable events of Amir Qalanewi’s new list. The young midfielder, who has performed brilliantly in the Russian Premier League and has been able to show his technical abilities with Dynamo Makhachkala’s shirt, this time he got the opportunity to be in the main team of the national team from the very beginning and experience his first fixed appearance. An opportunity that showed off his technical values ​​very soon.
In the first half, Hosseinnejad showed what he can add to the structure of the national team’s game. Unlike midfielders who are more limited to simple circulation of the ball and maintaining the position, he gave a different mobility to the center of the field with continuous transfers, proper knowledge of spaces and the ability to pass the opposing players. The ability to carry the ball and pass through the middle lines of the opponent made the national team have more ways to get out of the press when under pressure and less dependent on repeated passes and direct play in the design of attacks.
Another positive point of this midfielder’s game was his skill in small spaces; A feature that can be of double importance in big matches and against strong opponents. Hosseinnejad, with these characteristics, provided the possibility of faster transfer of the ball from defense to attack and gave a new dimension to the midfield line of the national team. Something that has been completely felt in many past competitions.
Despite this promising performance, Ghalenoui decided to remove him from the field at the beginning of the second half so that this player would not have the opportunity to play more in the main lineup. Of course, 45 minutes was enough to prove Hosseinnejad’s abilities. The young midfielder of the national team showed that he can be a different option to solve some of the team’s tactical problems with his technique, courage in carrying the ball and the ability to play in limited spaces.
The strange thing is that a player with such characteristics, despite his brilliance in Russian football, stayed away from the main programs of the national team and especially the World Cup for a long time. That too, in the situation that Ghalenoui has tried other options in the midfield during this time. Now Hosseinnejad’s performance can change the staffing equations. He may have returned to the main cycle of the national team late, but with this quality, it will not be easy to ignore him again; Especially on the eve of the World Cup, when the national team needs players with different abilities and individual creativity more than ever.
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