In an interview with Tasnim news agency’s sports reporter, Reza Jafari said about the victory of Melwan against Sepahan in the ninth week of the Premier League, he said: “Maybe on paper, because of the name of the Sepahan team and the hosting privilege, everyone thought that they are the winners of the game.” You cannot say based on the name that a certain team will lose the game because it is weaker on paper. For example, Shams Azar won against Tractor in Tabriz. We got these results against Persepolis and Sepahan, or other results that few expected, but Melvan has different conditions this year and his players are on the field with all their strength to achieve the best possible results for the team. I am glad that we could see the results of our efforts.
About the goal he scored against Sepahan, he said: This year, I am playing in a position that I have to play. In previous years, the taste of coaches was such that they played more in the winger position than me. Now that I’m one step ahead and my job is only to score goals, I’m more focused on this issue. I am happy that with the two goals I scored against Sepahan, I was able to help my team win first, and then I went well in the scorers table.
The player of the Melvan football team stated about the joy after his goal: First of all, I must say that the culture of the Sepahan fans was very high, I did not hear any insults or inappropriate words from them in the atmosphere of the stadium, real or virtual. I was not a sailor player last year, but they had a tendency to win the sailor game because of the draw last year and the loss of their championship. In this situation, there was a football game in the space between the two teams and there was talk of revenge. I didn’t have a special plan to celebrate after the goal, but when I scored a goal, I showed my gratitude to God with my hands along with Milad Bagheri. In fact, it was an answer to the football fans.
In response to the question of what happened, despite the home loss of Sepahan Morais, the Portuguese head coach of Talai Poshahan admitted the merit of the guest, Jafari clarified: I think last week, Yahya Golmohammadi also admitted the merit of our team in the press conference after the game. In recent weeks, Selvan has been playing really well and the team is united. The team formed under the supervision of Tartar is very balanced and I really think that he has not yet reached the position and right he should have in the world of coaching. He is a technical coach and this good look has shown his influence in the performance of the team.
He said about the title of “conditional giant killer” for the sailor: this year, due to the quota law, the teams have been selected. We won against Sepahan and Foulad, we were able to draw against Golgohar in Sirjan. Although we lost in the game between Zob Ahn and Esteghlal, we did not deserve to lose. Maybe if we had a little more focus and belief in those games, we would be the top of the Premier League now. I hope this trend continues until the end of the league. If special and unpredictable issues do not occur, you can be sure that we will advance to the end of the league under these conditions.
The striker of the Melwan football team, Bandar Anzali, stated about the conditions of this team: the contract number of the Melwan players is low and some of them are soldiers, but everything here is going as well as possible. In my opinion, the role of Arash Fahmideh, the CEO of the club, should not be overlooked. He is very caring and pays from his own pocket. In this football, I have a lot of respect for the likes of Fahmedeh and Haddadian (textile owner) who spend from their own pockets and within their means for football.