Reza Ghoochanichad's time at Charlton was a disappointment. Apart from one very good goal at Leeds (for the You Tube scouting video) and falling over too many times, he was most noticeable when playing for his national team, Iran. The most underwhelming record breaker of being the first Charlton player to score a world cup goal.
Many Charlton supporters were prepared to give him a chance but his attitude did not appear good most of the time. It what was not what was needed. I was never under the impression that Reza was happy being at Charlton. It is an example of weakness of the network model of moving players about. Players are not widgets and pretending that they are does not mean that a move is going to work.
Reza's performances at Charlton has been under what could have been expected. Maybe the team was poor, under lots of head coaches, who didn't play him in his optimal position. But that is no excuse for his variably poor attitude. I expect he will move back to the Netherlands, as he made a come and get me plea to one of the clubs he played with earlier in the season. I doubt he would cope with the more physical challenges of League One. Reza was not suited at all to British football. Not sorry to see him go as it clearly was not working and he didn't want to be at Charlton.
Just wasn't good enough or suited to english football. Not his fault. I certainly don't wish him anything other than good luck.
He came across as a complete knob and that view has been corroborated by a number of people who had the pleasure of working with him. Vain, arrogant and nowhere near as good as he thought he was.
He told people at the Club he wanted off within weeks/months of first signing for us. That was more than enough to tell me I wanted this guy from the Club, others seemed to give him a lot lot more time.
I really think you lot are overdoing this. Was nowhere near as bad as is made out. Still, if it makes you feel better.
He was the epitome of the regime's recruitment failures.
A player totally unsuited to Championship football foisted upon Charlton for the sole reason that he was surplus to requirement at Standard.
No consideration of whether we needed him but to get value from him Roland sold Yann and told Powell Reza was the better player.
Having paid himself for Reza Roland also gave him a long contract.
The regimes inability to sell him meant he stayed to the end of his contract despite never being wanted by any coach.
That he was unsuited, lacked team ethic or commitment and we couldn't sell him is just the most obvious example of how player recruitment and scouting has been criminally flawed from day one.
We went down because we repeated the Reza mistake time and time again.
Excepting the chaos, managerial changes and his loss of interest in the club (due to these?) he reminded me in some ways of Jonatan Johansson............he'd have a quiet game doing not very much and then suddenly - from nowhere - he'd be 1 on 1 with the goalkeeper from a very tight angle. (As he was in the away game at Middlesbrough).
Had we had greater stability, a consistent manager and a proper recruitment policy his 5 goals in 42 games would have been more like 8-10 goals in 46 games. At which point even the doubters might have thought him ok.
Excepting the chaos, managerial changes and his loss of interest in the club (due to these?) he reminded me in some ways of Jonatan Johansson............he'd have a quiet game doing not very much and then suddenly - from nowhere - he'd be 1 on 1 with the goalkeeper from a very tight angle. (As he was in the away game at Middlesbrough).
Had we had greater stability, a consistent manager and a proper recruitment policy his 5 goals in 42 games would have been more like 8-10 goals in 46 games. At which point even the doubters might have thought him ok.
JJ that scored 14 premier league goals in his first season ? Reza would take 20 years to do that
Excepting the chaos, managerial changes and his loss of interest in the club (due to these?) he reminded me in some ways of Jonatan Johansson............he'd have a quiet game doing not very much and then suddenly - from nowhere - he'd be 1 on 1 with the goalkeeper from a very tight angle. (As he was in the away game at Middlesbrough).
Had we had greater stability, a consistent manager and a proper recruitment policy his 5 goals in 42 games would have been more like 8-10 goals in 46 games. At which point even the doubters might have thought him ok.
8 - 10 goals for a striker is nowhere good enough.
Just wasn't good enough or suited to english football. Not his fault. I certainly don't wish him anything other than good luck.
He came across as a complete knob and that view has been corroborated by a number of people who had the pleasure of working with him. Vain, arrogant and nowhere near as good as he thought he was.
I think he was the kind of player that in a very decent side would look tidy, but in a struggling side didn't have enough to take the game by the scruff of the neck.
He was alright. Certainly not brilliant.
He was average which is probably better than a lot on here are giving him credit for.
I think he was the kind of player that in a very decent side would look tidy, but in a struggling side didn't have enough to take the game by the scruff of the neck.
He was alright. Certainly not brilliant.
He was average which is probably better than a lot on here are giving him credit for.
Average? Name me 5 good things that you remember he done in the 42 appearances he made for us other than the goal at Elland Road.
Excepting the chaos, managerial changes and his loss of interest in the club (due to these?) he reminded me in some ways of Jonatan Johansson............he'd have a quiet game doing not very much and then suddenly - from nowhere - he'd be 1 on 1 with the goalkeeper from a very tight angle. (As he was in the away game at Middlesbrough).
Had we had greater stability, a consistent manager and a proper recruitment policy his 5 goals in 42 games would have been more like 8-10 goals in 46 games. At which point even the doubters might have thought him ok.
Very harsh on JJ one of my childhood hero's to even mention Reza in the same breath as him.
Excepting the chaos, managerial changes and his loss of interest in the club (due to these?) he reminded me in some ways of Jonatan Johansson............he'd have a quiet game doing not very much and then suddenly - from nowhere - he'd be 1 on 1 with the goalkeeper from a very tight angle. (As he was in the away game at Middlesbrough).
Had we had greater stability, a consistent manager and a proper recruitment policy his 5 goals in 42 games would have been more like 8-10 goals in 46 games. At which point even the doubters might have thought him ok.
Very harsh on JJ one of my childhood hero's to even mention Reza in the same breath as him.
Excepting the chaos, managerial changes and his loss of interest in the club (due to these?) he reminded me in some ways of Jonatan Johansson............he'd have a quiet game doing not very much and then suddenly - from nowhere - he'd be 1 on 1 with the goalkeeper from a very tight angle. (As he was in the away game at Middlesbrough).
Had we had greater stability, a consistent manager and a proper recruitment policy his 5 goals in 42 games would have been more like 8-10 goals in 46 games. At which point even the doubters might have thought him ok.
Very harsh on JJ one of my childhood hero's to even mention Reza in the same breath as him.
Some might say outrageous!
I thought JJ was exceptional - but after a great start in 2000/2001 he faded away. Hardly scored, was played out of position and didn't really suit the type of game Curbishley repeatedly set the team up for.......keep possession, stop the other team playing etc.
When he came on against Wigan and immediately rattled the crossbar from 25 yards out, I truly believed we'd solved our striker deficiencies. Reza turned out to be the personification of anticlimax.
When he came on against Wigan and immediately rattled the crossbar from 25 yards out, I truly believed we'd solved our striker deficiencies. Reza turned out to be the personification of anticlimax.
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Many Charlton supporters were prepared to give him a chance but his attitude did not appear good most of the time. It what was not what was needed. I was never under the impression that Reza was happy being at Charlton. It is an example of weakness of the network model of moving players about. Players are not widgets and pretending that they are does not mean that a move is going to work.
Reza's performances at Charlton has been under what could have been expected. Maybe the team was poor, under lots of head coaches, who didn't play him in his optimal position. But that is no excuse for his variably poor attitude. I expect he will move back to the Netherlands, as he made a come and get me plea to one of the clubs he played with earlier in the season. I doubt he would cope with the more physical challenges of League One. Reza was not suited at all to British football. Not sorry to see him go as it clearly was not working and he didn't want to be at Charlton.
Good riddance to him.
A player totally unsuited to Championship football foisted upon Charlton for the sole reason that he was surplus to requirement at Standard.
No consideration of whether we needed him but to get value from him Roland sold Yann and told Powell Reza was the better player.
Having paid himself for Reza Roland also gave him a long contract.
The regimes inability to sell him meant he stayed to the end of his contract despite never being wanted by any coach.
That he was unsuited, lacked team ethic or commitment and we couldn't sell him is just the most obvious example of how player recruitment and scouting has been criminally flawed from day one.
We went down because we repeated the Reza mistake time and time again.
A post box and an umbrella tester. The strength he is showing to hold the umbrella is remarkable.
Had we had greater stability, a consistent manager and a proper recruitment policy his 5 goals in 42 games would have been more like 8-10 goals in 46 games. At which point even the doubters might have thought him ok.
But I get your drift.
Scarily accurate.
He was alright. Certainly not brilliant.
He was average which is probably better than a lot on here are giving him credit for.