According to the Mehr correspondent, a large number of Esteghlal team members became infected with the Corona virus, which caused the cancellation of today’s match against Peykan in the National Cup and was postponed to another time, which was met with a reaction from some Peykan team officials. They called for more transparency in this regard.
Ayub Asgharkhani, a veteran of the blue jersey, told the Mehr reporter in this regard: “The pessimism of the officials of Peykan is strange because there is no reason for the independents to want to stage a scene and avoid playing.” Corona is not a category that can be risked and joked about. Especially now that new strains have arrived and its prevalence is very high.
He added: “Are the archers who are suspicious and protesting willing to accept the risk of playing with a team that is even said to have had coronas?”
“In a situation where the priority of the whole country, or better to say the whole world, is to protect the health of the people and prevent the spread of this virus, pessimism should be put aside and the priority should be given to the fight against the corona,” he said. Put aside pessimism. I hope that the FA Cup match between Esteghlal and Peykan will take place at a better time when the health of all players is ensured.
Asgharkhani said about the latest conditions of the Blues: “Fortunately, Esteghlal spent its best half of the season in recent years and ended its work by leading the half of the season.” The second half of the season will be more difficult and it will be very difficult to maintain the leading position until the end of the season. Therefore, the technical staff must strengthen the team with full vigilance.
The football expert emphasized: The transfers at the beginning of Esteghlal season were good and this is confirmed by the statistics of the new players of this team. All of Esteghlal’s new players performed well and contributed to the team’s success. I hope that the technical staff, with the same vigilance and accuracy that they hired new players at the beginning of the season, will attract influential players in the second half of the season.
The former Blues midfielder said about the positions that the team needs players: “This has been said many times by experts and Majidi himself has mentioned it.” Perhaps the greatest need is for a game-making midfielder who can play and direct in the middle of the field.
The former coach of Esteghlal’s basic teams said: “Of course, there is a player like Reza Azari in this position who comes from the basic teams and is a product of the club’s academy, which Majidi also believes in.” Maybe if more opportunities are given to Azari, he will be the lost one that Esteghlal has been looking for for a long time.