According to Tasnim news agency, Hamid Motahari, the coach of Iran’s national football team, who was a guest of today’s (Friday) program of Sima’s 5th channel, said that he was more successful as a head coach or as a coach: I have been coaching for about 18, 19 years and last year. I was a head coach in Mazandaran textile. I was the head coach of Persepolis hopes for one period and I have worked as a coach for the rest. If I talk about my performance, it’s not nice, but other coaches can talk about my impact. Wherever I have been, I have done my work diligently and without limitations.
He clarified about his separation from Nasaji Mazandaran: After I separated from Nasaji, I did not speak anywhere, because I believe that you should not speak when you come out from somewhere. Reza Haddadian, the owner of the Textile Club, is a personable, skilled and capable person. One of the reasons why I didn’t speak was because of them personally, but there were a bunch of them attached to textile that made working conditions difficult for me. I kept these in my heart. I grew up at my mother’s table and I am not used to breaking the salt shaker where I have eaten salt, but the clingers betrayed me and Haddadian. Now we see that those people have no place in textile, because there is a God above all of us.
Referring to his head coaching process in Nasaji Mazandaran, the coach of the Iranian national football team recalled: In the first half of the season, we rose to the fifth place in the ranking table, which was unprecedented in the history of Nasaji, and even the club extended my contract for the next season, but unfortunately, in some places, you can’t do anything. do I have no complaints now, because the herd makes people small. I considered God in my work and it was proven that those who betrayed me and Nasaji have no place today.
In response to the criticism of the national football team’s participation in the Kafa tournament, Motahari pointed out: All of us members of the technical staff, and Amir Qalanewi at the head of them, are open to criticism, because we believe that criticism will lead to progress. Some friends expressed their opinions and we respected them, but I must say that they do not know the conditions. We had little time to coordinate the players. The CAFFA tournament was the best achievement for the national team, because our league was over and the technical staff had to get to know the players better. We only have players in fifadis. There is an opportunity for preparation in the clubs, but the opportunity in the national team is limited. In Kafa matches, we could work on some items. The next achievement of participating in the CAFFA tournament was playing against Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan really fought for the championship in that terrible atmosphere. In some places, I saw that they mocked the championship of the national team players, while the children were happy and this championship can be a practice for the championship in the Asian Nations Cup. We must institutionalize the championship for the current generation and make it a habit. Ghalenoui has written to the Football Federation to play with big teams. Do we hate to play with teams like Brazil, France or Germany? We have restrictions for holding the competition.
He added: Ghalenoui likes forward and attacking football, and this is in his nature, and he hates defensive football. According to the statistics, in the three games of the national team in Kaffa, the possession of the game was 60% in the possession of the national team. The number of our passes compared to Carlos Queiroz’s time has been more and our goals have doubled. This national team likes to play forward football. According to the comparison statistics of the national team compared to the second period of Carlos Queiroz’s presence, the number of shots was 13 during his time and 18 during the time of Qalanoi, possession was 60 to 51, and the number of shots was eight to six.
The coach of the Iranian national football team said about the criticism of the large number of assistants of Ghalenooi: If you observe the big teams in the world, for example, Guardiola has six people on the bench in his technical staff. There are 20 people in Guardiola’s technical staff, which is normal. I don’t say anything about myself and I am a weak person, but our children are really capable. Andranik Timuryan has more than 100 national matches and has played in the English Premier League. Rahman Rezaei has been a national team player and has a history of playing in the Italian league. Saeed Elhawi is a literate and knowledgeable trainer. Ali Asghar Gurban Alipour is a fitness trainer who is considered one of the best in his profession. At the head of the technical staff is Amir Ghalenoui, who has won various titles in our league over the years. I am an honest person and I don’t give unnecessary compliments to anyone. Everyone knows my background. What I said was honest. Qalanoui is experienced, personable and with high management. He likes to change the structure of the national team during the time of the previous coaches and show forward-looking football. I feel that other coaches can also come and help the national team, because it is really difficult.
Reacting to the issue of whether it would have been better for Premier League players to play in CAFFA matches, Motahari clarified: Some people said whatever they liked about the mini-camp. It was a mini camp for Premier League players. Qalanewi obliged us to monitor the entire league. Holding a mini camp was for us to look at the league. In this mini camp, Shahab Zahedi, Alireza Alizadeh and Amir Hossein Hosseinzadeh were added.
Referring to the national team’s schedule for the KAFA tournament, he reminded: Considering the holding of three games in this tournament, our training plan was possession and positioning on the opponent’s goal, especially the game against the teams of Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan. We tested various items in our systems. For the next Fifa, Ghalenoui has sent a letter to the federation and requested to play with bigger teams. Qalanewi’s view of the ranking is not to win two games and move up. Playing with bigger teams leads to improvement. According to the next FIFA, we are looking for a team defense structure.
The coach of Iran’s national football team said: “I am proud to serve the national team.” After the events that happened to me, Ghalenoi called and asked me to be added to the technical staff of the national team. The dignity and personality of the coaches should be preserved. None of us coaches of the national team have a contract. We are ready to do the same for the sake of our country’s national team, but the dignity and personality of the coaches must be respected. I had some suggestions, but since I am the coach of the national team, I don’t like to talk. Last year, money was not my priority and I wanted my work to be noticed. Ghalenoui became the coach of the national team when the financial situation is not good. Mehdi Taj and Mehdi Mohammadnabi are trying to create good conditions, but the conditions are not normal.
Regarding the Football Federation’s plan to play with bigger teams, Motahari said: We would like to play with European and even South American teams, but we really don’t have the right to choose. We would like to play with teams like France and England. You saw that the national team had problems in the first match of the Qatar World Cup against England. It is true that we have legionnaires who play at a high level, everyone needs to gain experience. One of the greatest achievements of the national team is that veteran and experienced players such as Ehsan Hajsafi, Mehdi Tarimi, Alireza Biranvand, etc. have a good relationship with less experienced children and cause empathy.
He faced the question of whether or not he would talk about Laurent Blanc’s statements if he went back to the past while he was in Persepolis.
The coach of Iran’s national football team said about Persepolis’ championship in the Premier League and the Knockout Cup: “My problem is clear, but now I am in the position of coach of the national team and it is better if I don’t talk, because it causes side effects.” Virtual space is not a desirable space and must be cultured.
At the end, Motahari said about the behavior of Mohammad Hossein Kananizadegan, the defender of the national team, in the final minutes of the match against Uzbekistan: “At some moments, the player’s adrenaline is high.” The atmosphere in the stadium was terrible, but he had to control himself. Hossein is a good boy and Ghalenoui gave him some very firm points, but the player must be given his due. It was not a nice job. In addition, the only bad event of this tournament was Biranund’s injury. I spoke to Biranvand on the phone yesterday and the doctors are trying to treat him. Saeed Ezzatullahi also played with a broken head, which was important.