In an interview with Tasnim news agency’s sports reporter, Mohammad Reza Mahdavi said about Mazandaran textile team’s 3-1 defeat against Esteghlal in the sixth week of the Premier League: “The game would have been very beautiful if there were not many individual mistakes of our players.” Unfortunately, individual mistakes were ice water on the heads of all our players. Conceding two goals in those circumstances, in front of a good Esteghlal team with an aggressive system and the presence of the spectators, Mr. and Mrs. Joe, had created a heavy weight against us. It is true that textile women were also in the stadium, but the atmosphere was more in favor of Esteghlal.
He continued: However, in the second half, even though we had 10 players, we were able to score a goal against the opponent. This is a good sign that we will work more on the team in the future, especially on the defensive system to reduce individual mistakes. In general, nothing special happened and we lost to the great Esteghlal team; And on individual mistakes, not tactics.
The coach of the Nasaji team said about the reason for the many mistakes of the players of this team: I think individual stress was the cause of this. In the game with Sepahan, Mes, Melan and Pikan, the children played much more easily. In my opinion, the atmosphere of the stadium and the conditions had an effect on the children.
In response to the fact that the closure of the Premier League will benefit Nasaji, Mahdavi stated: Yes! We have to work a little more on our team. I just joined the team, but the guys had two good camps in the preseason. We look at the first six weeks with the eyes of the preparation game and during this holiday we work on our weak and strong points so that after the holiday we can hold two good games in Qaimshahr.
He said about Hamid Motahari’s objections to the refereeing of textile competitions in recent weeks: “If it wasn’t for the unkindness and carelessness of the referees, we would be at the top of the table right now.” In the game with Sepahan, everyone said that Rashid Mazaheri should have been fired, in the Melvan game, we were ahead 1-0 and scored a three-meter offside goal, and they only said that we apologize. In the game with arrows, they punched Ali Shujaei in the face, but our player was expelled. What should Motahari say with these circumstances? We have always respected the referees, but by disqualifying them, our points will not be returned. A city and province of Mazandaran will lose with these decisions, but I think Yaser Hamrahang had a good judgment in playing with Esteghlal. I believe he is our best judge after Faghani.
The coach of the Nasaji team expressed his prediction of the position of this team at the end of the season as follows: I played in teams that all won championships. During the coaching period, my intention is to make people. The player must be human, otherwise the empty footballer is useless. My intention in coaching is only this; Of course, I know that Motahari is ambitious. except for the game with Esteghlal, where we had many mistakes; Our team plays tactically and we are looking for a fair game. On the other hand, we introduced a new literature to Iranian football and we are looking for a tactical game without controversy, rudeness and arrogance. God also helps us to get a good result in the table.
Mahdavi explained in response to the question which teams he considers to be the championship contenders: I saw Sepahan very well in the first week and the match against Esteghlal. Persepolis is also playing a game. A good Foulad team also has a coherent system in defense and attack. I think there are many good teams this season. Golgehar also has good experience, but I promise you that other teams will be added to the group of contenders.