Mehdipour: The club is behind in payments, but we are working diligently/ We made the situation difficult against Tractor.

According to the sports reporter of Fars news agency, Mehdi Mehdipour said after the 2-1 advantage of Tractor against Esteghlal in the last 16 of the elimination cup: We got what we needed today.

He explained about the side effects of this match: Kopal Nazimi’s decision on repeating the first penalty was correct. In the second scene, Mohammad Mohebi did not enter the area, but they repeated the scene. Thank God Yanga was able to repeat all three penalties and we won.

Regarding the inaccuracy of the players of this team in taking the final shots, he said that the conditions were difficult for us and the pressure of Esteghlal was bothering us, but the football we played, especially in the first half, was praiseworthy and we had very good chances. Of course, we made the conditions difficult and we could have won much easier.

Mahdipour said regarding the recent statements of Hojat Karimi, a member of the Esteghlal Club Board of Directors, that if the players do not receive a thousand tomans, they will not train: What can I say? If you, the media, do not get your salaries for a while, you will not come to work, but the conditions of independence have always been clear. The club’s payments have not always been on time, but the children have always been diligent, even when the money has not been paid. We have just reached the half of the season, but we have taken 30-35%.

He added: “The club is behind in payments, but the children are working diligently.” Financial issues are important, but not so much that it creates a special problem. When the voices of the players are heard, the knife has definitely reached their bones that this has happened. This can happen to all jobs.

He clarified: A person copes with lack of money for a few months, but when he sees that there is a problem in the basic matters of life, his voice will be heard.

Regarding which Esteghlal player warned the club, he said: Ask Fethullahzadeh himself.

He said that it would not be easier to win this match if there were fans: The presence of the fans is very influential for us. I have been in Esteghlal for three years, but we had fans in the stadium in maybe only five games. The fans are the 12th supporters of Esteghlal and we expect to have them by our side. The atmosphere of the game without fans is like a friendly match and it becomes difficult to work in this situation. Fans are very important to us.

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