In an interview with Tasnim sports reporter, Mohammad Momeni said about the 88th Tehran derby, which was held on Thursday this week in the framework of the 23rd week of the Premier Football League between Persepolis and Esteghlal: “The derby is very difficult, because if we want to look at it technically, this The two teams have two separate categories. Esteghlal has a defense strategy that has had the fewest goals conceded and its players maintain their team form. Persepolis also went with the ideas that Branco developed in this team, and after that, day by day, he went to the thoughts of Yahya Golmohammadi, whose thoughts have not been formed yet, and in some games, we see that they reach an intellectual and tactical impasse.
“Esteghlal has forces on the offensive line that are both decisive and on the ball,” he said. Previously specified. Persepolis has formed a good offensive line with the presence of Mehdi Abdi and the addition of an Uzbek player. Due to the difference in points with Esteghlal, this team wants to get the full score of the derby in order not to lose the championship. Overall, the derby is a very difficult and important game for Esteghlal’s championship with Farhad Majidi.
A member of the board of directors of Esteghlal Club noted: I participated in five derbies, in which I played in three games and sat on the bench for two games. I remember in one of the derbies where Ali Mousavi was fired and we lost 1-0, I had my first experience of being in the derby. The late Nasser Hejazi asked me to warm up in the 35th minute of the first half. When I got up, I got behind my feet due to the pressure and awkwardness of the spectators in the stadium. A derby is a place where you have to have experienced players or coaching experience with players.
Regarding the remarks of Persepolis veteran Vahid Qelich against Farhad Majidi, Momeni said in response to the remarks of Esteghlal veteran Mohammad Nouri: “Everyone sees playing well from their own point of view.” Playing well is not something we interpret from the outside and pass on to the coach. Playing well means practicing well and executing the coach’s plan on the field. The football that Esteghlal plays is not comparable to Persepolis. We can never accuse the coach of a bad team, because maybe his thoughts are based on the training that is done during the season. Majidi Esteghlal and the management of the club have been behind him. This silly literature that has spread in football is not worthy of it. Veterans need to know that our kids want to see the excitement of our football literature, and if obscene literature is used, football will go downhill. Scissors must determine which direction it wants to go.
He expressed his prediction of the outcome of the derby as follows: I would like Esteghlal to win, but the derby is a tough game and the prediction of the result can call into question many. Every team that gets a position must make the most of it. I am happy that the fans come to the stadium to promise us happy days. The good news is that it can save us from aversion and make us forget the sad days without them. We want to have big celebrations with the fans in the stadiums of the country because of the good results and literature.