According to the sports reporter of Tasnim news agency, Reza Kermanshahi said on the sidelines of the Premier League draw ceremony: Those who were with me admitted that Tractor has a difficult draw, but I don’t think so. We have to play all these teams. We have a game against Sepahan in the first week and Persepolis in the second week. We had to play with these teams and it’s good that we won this draw in the first weeks.
About Tractor being called a galaxy team, he said: Our performance was good and I’m not saying it was bad, but all the contenders got good players and are contenders. It’s not like you put a heavy burden on us. Our goal this year is the championship, and with the utmost respect to all the teams, we are among the contenders until the last moment, and we are taking our step firmly since last week.
In response to a question about the fact that the management team of Tractor Club is composed of veteran judges, the executive director of Tractor Club stated: What is wrong with it? Other teams can also use it. Many other referees are retired and sat by the pit. Other teams can also use them. A referee who has 30 years of experience and has judged can give his experience to clubs. About VAR, if we say that it will come this year, it is a joke! At all, we do not have the necessary platform and VAR will not come this year either. This is a long time process. We have to train referees for at least six to nine months, why do we say we can have VAR from the beginning of the season?!
Kermanshahi also said about Shoja Khalilzadeh’s injury: Khalilzadeh is a great player and is considered one of Tractor’s good purchases. When we talked to him, we found out that he has a minor injury that has been resolved and now he has joined the team’s camp in Turkey.
In response to the question, “Have Asian clubs been given a deadline to install VAR?”, he said: AFC insists, as it insists for referees. As you know, if they haven’t seen the VAR period, they don’t allow refereeing in Asia. Some referees also visited this course at their own expense. Friends who promised, God willing, they will be able to enter this system.
“Is it possible for Tractor to be denied hosting in the Asian Champions League because of VAR?”, the executive director of Tractor Club said in response to this question: “I don’t think this will happen this season, but it will happen in the next seasons.”