The new coach Ataei announced his wide list of 25 players for 2022 season (at least for 2022 VNL)
Setter: Javad Karimi, Ali Ramezani, Taher Vadi, Fazel Pajouman
Libero: Mohammad Reza Hazratpour, Abolfazl Gholipour, Mohammad Reza Moazzen
OP: Saber Kazemi, Amin Esmaeilnejad, Pourya Yali, Bardia Saadat
MB: Ali Asghar Mojarrad, Amir Hossein Tokhteh, Reza Abedini, Mehrab Maleki, Mehdi Jelveh, Amir Reza Sarlak
OH: Milad Ebadipour, Amir Hossein Esfandiar, Esmaeil Mosafer, Mojtaba Mirzajanpour, Amir Hassan Farhadi, Morteza Sharifi, Meysam Salehi, Ehsan Daneshdoust
lots of new names, no sign of Ghafour, Mousavi and of course Marouf. Marouf retired from the NT after the Olympics (even though I wasn't and still isn't sure if it's real) and coach claims Mousavi and Ghafour are big players and they only should play in big matches! that's a weird explanation. does it mean they will come back for the World Championship? I don't know
from this list, Javad Karimi, Meysam Salehi and Asghar Mojarrad (all starters in last year's Asian Championship) are recovering from knee or shoulder surgeries and most probably will miss the VNL.
new coach, new team. it will be a tough year