In an interview with Tasnim news agency’s sports reporter, Rahim Yousefi said about Persepolis’ 4-2 victory over Sepahan in the elimination cup: “If Persepolis plays in all its games the way it played in Isfahan, no team can survive against them.” It is very strange to me that the Red Army defeated Sepahan with all the facilities and good players and staff it has in its own stadium with this result, but in a game at home, it loses to a team like Havadar.
Stating that Golmohammadi’s students showed their best performance of the season at Naqsh Jahan Stadium against Sepahan, he said: Persepolis played football with a high goal and motivation from the beginning of the game, in fact the Reds were a bully team in front of Sepahan’s goal with a press. Qavi did not allow the influential players of the opponent to have possession of the ball and Biranvand had a quiet day.
The former player of Persepolis added: Although the game was in Isfahan, it was Golmohammadi’s students who took the initiative and most of the time of the ball game was in Sepahan field. By eliminating Sepahan, Persepolis proved that it can defeat this team in the league and return to the top of the table, of course, the Red Army must play with the same style and motivation in the league and go to the field only to win in all games from the beginning of the game because The slightest slip will cause this team trouble again.
Yousefi addressed Yahya Golmohammadi and asked why his team fluctuates so much? He noted: Persepolis showed two different styles of football against Hawadar and Sepahan, which is surprising. Persepolis players were very careless in Tehran and against the fan team and they took the opponent lightly and took their shot at the end of the game, but in Isfahan we saw a transformed team with motivation and energy. For a team that is on the championship course, such a fluctuation in performance is not very good, and the head coach of Persepolis should seek to fix his team’s problem.
In the end, he said about Al-Kathir’s first goal after recovering from his injury: Al-Kathir played well in the game against Sanat Naft and gave an assist to Diabate. This goal can boost his self-confidence and make him play with more spirit in future games. He has found good physical conditions and the goal he scored against Sepahan is a confirmation of his physical fitness because he scored in unbalanced conditions.