CORNERFLICK
club
Club
Svenska Cupen
Nation
AK
Club
PL
League
32
Age
MF
Position
2
Caps
1
Int'l goals
Al-Ittihad Kalba
Club
Pro League
League
IRN
National team
// the read
The shape of him
Midfield is where the game is won or lost — set the tempo, win it back, pick the pass. The profile below is the positional read; the rest is written in the matches.
// the equation
vision × engine × control of the tempo
the half-spacesbetween the linesthe middle third
// the x-factor
The job
The engine of the side.
Dictate the rhythm, screen the back four, and turn defence into attack in one touch. World Cups are decided in the middle third.
32Years old
MidfielderRole
// the cabinet
Honours
×2
// the closing word
Saman Ghoddos.Iran · Midfielder.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.
IRNMidfielderAl-Ittihad Kalba