Zia Arabshahi In conversation with Mizan, about the meeting Persepolis “I have not seen the Tajik team play, but we should not underestimate them and we should move like a group stage with authority,” he said against Tajikistan in the AFC Champions League. Persepolis with 45 million fans and its big name deserves the Asian championship and it is time to win this championship. We reached the Asian final twice, but we hurt ourselves, we had very few players in the first year, and last year we spontaneously grew the opposing team. In my opinion, Ulsan Hyundai had a lower level than Pakhtakor. The players must show the greatness and competence of Persepolis this year.
Regarding the transfers of Persepolis club, he said: “Many changes and transformations took place in the team and 3 of our important players left.” Every player who comes to Persepolis sees the club as a launching pad. New players must quickly adapt to the situation and reach the ideal situation with the positive energy of the fans. When Nourollahi and Alipour came to Persepolis, who knew them? It will take some time for the new players to be in a team situation and find their motivation, and we have to wait a while and not have high expectations. We have to trust young players like Mehdi Abdi. If we give a team with good people and a lot of stars to a low level coach, it will work. A good coach should get the best results with young and middle players. Being a good coach is not just about titles like Gentleman and Emperor and so on.
Regarding the privatization of Persepolis, Arabshahi clarified: “These rumors have always been and are, but these two teams should not be listed.” In this case, the two mobile operators will own the clubs. It is the right of the fans and veterans to own their team and it should be 51% of the fans ‘share and 49% of your veterans’ share. My request to the Minister of Sports is not to list teams and not to provide them to operators and companies.
He continued: “Unfortunately, Persepolis is not a club with this number of fans and honors and is just a team.” Sepahan is a very good example in club management and works professionally. They have a good infrastructure and work in many fields. In our football, 4, 3 teams spend professional money and the rest are amateurs in this regard.
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