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Rubin Kazan coach criticizes Azmoun behavior.

The head coach of the Russian Club Rubin Kazan , Rinat Bilyaletdinov, has criticized the attitude and behavior of his Iranian player Sardar Azmoun. The Team Melli forward who was on loan to  FC Rostov, has been creating excuses not to return to Kazan according to the Russian coach.

“I don’t know who advises this player, whether it is his family , friends , coaches or his manager, but whatever they are telling him is not right and not professional. ” Bilyaletdinov was quoted in an interview published by soccer.ru. “He is a Rubin Kazan player who was loaned to FC Rostov. It was his wish to play for that team in order to re-unite with his previous boss in Kazan. We had no objection and allowed him to go. Now that the loan period is over, he should be back to his team but he is refusing to do so! First he said he is injured, so we gave him a few days to recover, but now he is no-show.”

Rinat Bilyaletdinov added “Since the Asian Cup , this player’s attitude has changed to he worse. He is not acting professionally and he is costing my team wastage of time and resources. If he does not want to play for Rubin Kazan , he should be man enough to tell us directly so we can sort the issue out. No need to play such games in this level of professional football.”

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Azmoun on laon deal to FK Rostov!

In a strange move by the Russian League club , Rubin Kazan, Sardar Azmoun will be transferred to the bottom of the league club FK Rostov on loan basis.

Sardar Azmoun , was undoubtedly one of the best players in Team Melli in the recent AFC Asian Cup 2015 , in which he scored 2 goals. Azmoun has been playing his football at top level with Rubin Kazan scoring several goals. Recently , there were plenty of rumors and talks of interest by top European clubs who were after the 20 years old Iranian forward especially after his good performance in Australia.

Azmoun himself, recently denied that there was any interest from Arsenal although he did mention such interest a few months back.

The Russian league has just passed its halfway stage and Rostov is stuck at the bottom with 11 points from 17 matches played. Rubin Kazan is lying 7th and has no chance of winning the title but still stands a chance of playing the UEFA Champions league or the Europa league.

Ansarifard and Azamoun join Team Melli squad.

The two European based Team Melli players, Karim Ansarifard of Osasuna and Sardar Azmoun of Rubin Kazan have joint their teammates in Tehran.

With the arrival of these two, Team Melli is now training with full squad in preparation for Next week’s match against South Korea in Azadi. Today morning was the third training session under the supervision of Carlos Queiroz and most of the players were active in training including Hashim Beikzadeh who suffered a knock during training and given a day off. 

Alireza Haghighi and Alireza Jahanbakhsh were given a day off following their late arrival from Europe , while Nekounam and Ghoochanejad were given light training in the gym as a recovery exercise following their involvement in league matches with their respective teams  before their arrival to Tehran.

Ashkan Dejagah in a brief interview with ISNA admitted that many fans were disappointed with him for leaving a European Team to play for a Qatari team “I am aware of such sentiment by some of the fans. It is a matter of people’s opinion and I respect that. I am the same Ashkan who grew up playing in Europe and will remain true to my standards and principles. The fact that I am in a different league now will not result in performances degradation.”

Dejagah also acknowledged that they are in a tough group n the Asian Games. “These teams prepared themselves well and played several friendly matches. I monitor Qatar team closely and I see that they have developed into a fine and organized team much better than what they were at a few years back. We have to admit that we are in a tough group and need to be at our best to qualify.”

“I urge the fans to flock to Azadi to support the team. The Koreans are here to take revenge after two consecutive defeats, We need the backing of the fans and I dearly hope that they will fill Azadi” the ex-Fulham player , Dejagah said

Too Early for Azmoun to go to Europe.

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Rinat Bilyaletdinov , the coach of Russian Club FC Rubin Kazan , has praised his Iranian player Sardar Azmoun and predicted that if the young forward stays with the club , he will improve his standard and becoming a better player. The Tatar coach who has worked with Azmoun this season said that the young Iranian had a few difficulties this season but with his hard work and resolve , he managed to win the right to play some games .

Bilyaletdinov said that it is too soon for Sardar Azmoun to go to Europe.

The talented Sardar Azmoun has played for different Team Melli age groups but has yet to win his first cap at international level. His transfer to the Russian League club Rubin Kazan was a blessing and perhaps surprising given that Azmoun was not even classed as a starter or a regular full team player while on the books of Sepahan Esfahan from 2011 to 2012.

His career so far with Rubin Kazan can be rated as modest, mainly due to the limited number of games he has played. In his first season with the Russian team 2012/13 , he played 8 matches for the reserve team (B Team) scoring 2 goals. He never made the senior team list.

In the next season 2013/14 , there was signs of progress as he eventually made the senior team and also scored on his debut coming out from the bench. He made a total of 9 appearances and scored 4 goals.

Despite those low numbers, talks of big and rich European clubs chasing after the “Iranian Messi” has circulated around and was opportunely picked and spread by the Iranian media. Azmoun was interviewed by Fedowsipour in his popular Navad TV show where the Rubin Kazan forward revealed the interest of several big European clubs.

The main concern about such claims is that Azmoun might lose his track and can easily end up in oblivion if he is not properly guided to take the right decision.

However one looks at the career of the young player , there is nothing magical about his progress. At 19, he has a long way to go to make the grade in a professional European League. If he is being pushed to believe that he is a world beater, then there is a serious flaw in the mental state of the young man. Chances are high that he is being manipulated and taken advantage of by people who are after making a quick buck.. [/column]

[column size=”1/2″] Even if Azmoun ends up in Arsenal or Barcelona, the chances of him playing even a few minutes in the first team in a season, is as high as India winning the FIFA World Cup! It is wrong to assume that Azmoun transfer to big clubs is beneficial. There is a dark side to young and talented players market in Europe which Azmoun may very well end up in the trap.

Many of the richer clubs operate what is deemed to be a Glorified slavery system. Their armies of scouts travel round the globe looking to snare any talents. The shoddy part of this scouting system is the one that deals with teenagers, the raw talent players in the bracket of 15 to 19 years old. The rich clubs buys these players or bind them by tightly sealed contracts that are drawn by the most expensive of lawyers.

Several scenarios can be expected after securing their signatures.

The very small minority , those would be classed as special unique talents in the class of the greats like Messi , Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo etc…will make it in the first team and most probably make a few headlines in the process.

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The absolute majority of the young players , will not that fortunate to be inducted in the first team or even the reserves. What happens to them is also divided into two parts. One group of them who can be loaned to other lessor class or lower division clubs, end playing in the lower divisions to gain experience, while the other group that cannot be loaned out, remain glued to the bench. The chances of them being utilized at top flight football are absolutely minimal. The only chance of playing football is during training only. That would be the real talent assassination for some of the promising young players.

In order for a young player to develop, he must be involved in competitive matches on regular basis. Azmoun will not be given such an opportunity at the bigger European clubs. It is much better for him to get playing time at lower clubs in Europe or elsewhere than warming the bench in Arsenal or Milan.

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Arsenal make £2million offer for ‘Iranian Lionel Messi’ Sardar Azmoun

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Arsenal make offer for ‘Iranian Messi’
Arsenal are keen on Sardar Azmoun (Picture: Getty)

Arsenal have made an offer for highly-rated Rubin Kazan striker Sardar Azmoun – who has been dubbed the ‘Iranian Lionel Messi’.

The 19-year-old, who has made a handful of first-team appearances for Rubin, is rated as one of the best young players in Russia at present.

He has been linked with both AC Milan and Juventus recently, but Arsenal have been tracking him for a while, and have now made a move.

According to reports, the Gunners have offered Rubin £2million for the striker, who was scouted playing for Iran’s Under-20 team last year.

 

Azmoun told the Russian press at the time that Arsenal scouts had approached him, and that a transfer to the Emirates ‘would be a dream’.

And it now seems that Arsene Wenger is ready to go all out to sign the player, with club officials believed to be locked in negotiations with Rubin to try and thrash out a move.

A quick, skilful and agile striker, Azmoun only moved to Europe in 2013 from Iranian Pro League outfit Sepahan Isfahan.