The four pillars of Branko’s team

In an inteview Branko Ivankovic singled out four Bundesliga based players, Mehdi Mahdavikia, Ali Karimi, Vahid Hashemian, and Fereydoon Zandi as the “Skelton” of his team.

Interestingly, he did not mention defender Rahman Rezaei and skipper Ali Daei.