According to Tasnim news agency, Pako Khums said in a press conference after Tractor’s 1-0 victory over Pikan: “The opponent must be very lucky to score an equalizing goal.” We worked well in the first half and should have scored four goals. We have to work on why we couldn’t score more goals.
In response to a question about the reasons why Tractor switched to shooting from a distance in the first half, he said: Shooting is one of the ways to score goals. We created opportunities on the goal of Pikan in every way and we were not satisfied with just shooting. In the first half, when the wind was in our favor, we planned on shooting.
In response to the question, “Did we see your ideal tractor?” He said: The tractor show in the first half was ideal; Of course, we should have converted scoring opportunities into goals, but the weather made it difficult in the second half. Overall, we played a good game and if we could have hit the final shots better, the game would have been 4-0.
Khums stated that we always practice to hit the final shots, and clarified: some shortcomings can be fixed with more practice, but scoring goals is an innate talent. We had a problem finishing today, otherwise it would have been a different result.
Thanking the fans for their support, he said: I thank the audience for their support in the rain and cold weather. Maybe the fans of other teams don’t support like that. With their presence, our work will be easier and I hope they will support us in the game with Nasaji. Because we need three points in the upcoming games.
Regarding the reasons for Mohammad Abbaszadeh’s non-appearance in the main lineup and the rumors raised in this regard, Khums said: I am talking about serious issues and I am not talking about rumors. There is no specific topic.
In response to the question, whether he promises to win the championship in the next season? He said: I would like to promise the championship in the next season, but I cannot promise about the results. I can assure you that we will do our best.
In response to a reporter’s criticism regarding the performance of Hashemnejad and Ghanbari and the absence of Abbaszadeh in the starting line-up, he said: “Mohammed Abbaszadeh’s position is different from Mehdi Hashemnejad and Ghanbari, and as long as I am the head coach, I will make a decision in this regard.”