In an interview with the sports reporter of Tasnim news agency, Iman Alami said about the situation of the Tehran fan football team: We started our training on the 11th of July and we had 42 days to prepare until the start of the tournament. According to Saket Elhami’s plan, training started in Tehran and then we held a camp in Turkey. We played three preparatory games in Turkey and won all three matches. After returning to Iran, we plan to hold a preparatory meeting with Esteghlal to prepare for the start of the league matches. I hope we can play good games.
He clarified about the silent conflict between Elhami and Mazandaran textile technical staff in the Turkish army: nothing special happened and I don’t know why this is a big issue and then statements were issued. It was nothing special and it is better to talk about these issues.
In response to the question of which teams are contenders for the championship, the coach of the Hawadar football team noted: All the teams are motivated and well prepared on the eve of the World Cup. If the league organization has good conditions for holding matches, the quality of the league will increase. Everyone wants to be seen in a World Cup year. In general, Esteghlal, Persepolis, Sepahan, Khuzestan Steel, Golghar Sirjan and Tractor are good teams.
Reacting to the fact that it is said that Hawadar has become the second branch of Esteghlal with the presence of him, Shahrukh Bayani, Saket Elhami and several players, Alami said: Considering that the club’s management has worked with Esteghlal at some point and also our presence, a look Special to fans. I can’t speak for the second branch, but that’s how we’ve been viewed overall.
About the fact that a few days ago was the anniversary of the second championship of Esteghlal in Asia and he was also present as a player in that team, he said: The first championship of Esteghlal in Asia took place in 1970 and the second in 1990 in Bangladesh. The two stars of the Esteghlal Championship on the shirt are for those years, and God willing, a third one will be obtained soon. I had the honor to be present and help in the second championship. This championship was won by extraordinary players, a team that did not lose about 70 games in the league, the FA Cup and Asia and won most of its games. The next year, we were unlucky to be runners-up and could have won the third championship.
The former player of the Esteghlal football team mentioned the events after the victory of the Blue Poushan: After we won the championship, they reported that it was crowded in Tehran and people were celebrating and dancing, that’s why it was agreed with Kazem Olyaei and other friends of the team. to get a uniform and return to Tehran, but we could only buy a shirt that was striped. During the flight, our players were shopping and even though the pilot and passengers had been waiting, they clapped and cheered when they saw the children. When we arrived at the airport, we didn’t know what was going on, and when we saw the crowd, we were proud to be Iranians. A memorable day happened in my youth that I will never forget.