According to Mehr reporter, Marinos Ozonidis said in a press conference before Gol Gohar Sirjan and Persepolis match: First of all, congratulations to Persepolis for winning the second week of the Asian Champions League. This team is the champion of last year and one of the best teams in Iran.
Head coach Gol Gohar Sirjan added: We have a lot of respect for them, but if we want to get results, we should not be afraid. We must be brave in this game and be our best selves.
In response to Mehr’s reporter’s question about whether you will still have defensive thoughts in this game, he emphasized: If we want to play like this, we have no chance. That is why I say that we should not be afraid. We know it is a difficult game. If we want to only defend, we will definitely not have a chance. Like other teams, Persepolis has weaknesses, but they are less. We are working on these things so that we can conclude.
Ozunidis continued: This year was a different year because of the Olympic Games, Nations Cup and Asian Champions League. I would like to have all my players, but the priority is with the national teams. This is the reason why we do not have equal conditions. Persepolis had an official game, but we didn’t.
During the question and answer session with Mehr reporter about the conditions of Saman Fallah and Kushki after returning from the unsuccessful camp of Team Omid, he clarified: As you know, two of our players were injured. Fallah will play tomorrow, but Kushki is injured. Jafari and Memizadeh are back with tired bodies.
He mentioned about Reza Enayati’s performance in Omid team: It is obvious that he should be better. It was a surprise and shock for me that we lost to Hong Kong. Maybe I wouldn’t be shocked if we lost in the group stage. Nothing is certain in football. Many may think that Persepolis will win tomorrow, but we also have a chance and I hope you will be wrong tomorrow.