Navidkia: We have always played tough games against Pakhtakor / Uzbeks have strong and tactical football

According to Fars News Agency’s sports correspondent, Muharram Navidkia stated in a press conference before the match against Pakhtakor Uzbekistan in the group stage of the Asian Champions League: “We saw some games of Pakhtakor team.” My many years of experience in the Asian Games remind me that the first game in such tournaments may be the most important game. We know we have a tough game. Pakhtakor in Uzbekistan always claims the championship and has many championships.

He added: “This team has very good players and staff who have been able to prepare such a good team for the tournament.” The game is very important for us. We do our best to be able to play a good game and get a good result. Our opponent has influential players. Football is a force to be reckoned with and it is extremely strong tactically.

Navidkia stated: “This makes things difficult for the opposing team, but fortunately we had very good training.” Our situation is very good. In the last few weeks, we played very good games in our national league. We very much hope to get a good result with a good game.

Regarding Sepahan playing in the Asian Clubs Cup for the thirteenth time, he said: “In previous years, we were a club that had a very good forward trend.” We played in Asia for years. We did not have good conditions in the games for three or four years, but again, we have been moving forward very well for one or two years. The organization of the club has been very good.

“Over the last 12 years, I played for this team in Asia for 9-10 years,” Navidkia said. I have a lot of experience as a player, but this is my second time as the head coach of the team. The first time was a very good experience for me. I am sure that with the help of my colleagues and the kids of the team, we will try to have better conditions than before. It is an honor for Sepahan to have been able to play this number of games in the past years.

Navidkia said that this is the third match between Sepahan and Pakhtakor and that both teams have won at home: “Certainly Uzbekistan has invested well in football in recent years and has made great progress compared to previous years.” We can see the results that a team like Pakhtakor has won many championships. In the Asian Games in previous years, they had a brilliant show that shows that their investments pay off and they move forward.

He added: “We always had tough games. I have played against this team. I know there are teams that move forward day by day and year by year, and we did the same. It is clear from the quality players and the relatively quality league that we have. It is clear from our national team that our football is moving forward.

The head coach of Sepahan said: “Maybe in terms of hardware, we are a little behind the Arab or East Asian teams or countries like Uzbekistan that invested very well, but in terms of the type of football and the quality of our players, we are moving forward very well.” If we solve the rest of our hardware problems, we will definitely become a club with a better structure. We can transfer bigger players to football, even in Europe, to defend the prestige of the country’s football.

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