Nekonam: Under normal conditions, we were second in the table/ the edges of Foulad’s waist broke

According to Fars news agency, Javad Nekonam said in a press conference before the match against the fans: We know that we are meeting a good team with a plan. They play good football and are a respectable team. We must definitely enter the field with high concentration and motivation in order to achieve success. All our efforts are to give the best performance in order to pass our last home game of the half season successfully so that, God willing, we can move forward.

He further said: We have scored 5 goals in the last 2 games. But if we want to talk about the events and decisions from the first day, it may not be very clear, many things can be expressed. As long as our team had normal conditions, we were in the second league. But various side effects, problems and issues that cannot be talked about caused our team to go to the sidelines and lose its normal conditions. You know that one second in football changes the fate of a team, but we were involved in the sidelines for almost a month to 40 days, and unfortunately, the conditions of our team were messed up.

He continued: “After the vacation we had, our condition is a bit… I will say again, the condition of our team is a bit back to normal.” We have four points in the last 2 games. We should have won the last game against Zob Ahan, but the opposing team defended well and closed all the openings and we could not score. If we had won by three goals in the previous game, nothing would have happened. Anyway, this is one of the attractions of football. For example, France does not score a goal in the 123rd minute to become the champion and loses in penalty kicks. It is one of the charms of football that these tragic events happen to everyone, but this year’s side broke our team’s back.

Nekonam stated: We also have an output for the people we attract. We have talked to several players. We are negotiating to attract the players we need in different positions. You know that we have a shortage of players. The conditions of injury, suspension, cold and the situation that happened to us in the blind matches, caused us to have a shortage of players. But we have to pass these 2 games in any way so that our team can prepare for the second half of the season.

The head coach of Foulad said about his team’s injuries: You know that in today’s world football, which is under high pressure, there are many injuries in all teams. Even the great players of the world suffer from injuries that may end their football. These issues depend on the shape of the body, the way the body muscles work and everything, and it can happen to anyone. For example, look at the scene of Ali Ghorbani’s injury, it was a very simple jump and when he landed, unfortunately, he misplaced his foot and in a moment something happened that led to his injury. It can almost be said that muscle injuries are common all over the world. For example, last year I was aware of how many injuries 2 Spanish teams had. I have the statistics of these and I can provide them to you if you want. But no one can predict injuries like Ali Ghorbani.

He continued: For example, Eden Hazard, who came to Real Madrid, was always injured and his recovery was difficult. Even Sergio Ramos, with those muscles and super fit body, got injured in Paris Saint-Germain. These events can happen to anyone and cannot be predicted. Even I was playing in the best league in the world and got injured. This is part of the nature of football and no one can say whether it is right or wrong. But the number of injuries is very important. Unfortunately, long-term injuries plagued us and these things happened that our team faced many problems. But anyway, these are just the events that I am talking about to be clear, otherwise I have no complaints about the absence of any of my players. They are the ones who want to perform at their best. We are a team and all the players who are there now are ready to perform at their best for tomorrow’s game so that we can finish the first half of the season in the best possible way. You saw for yourself that the performance, behavior and personality of our team were completely different after the holidays and we have shown this on the field. We need to improve this situation for every game.

In the end, Nekonam said: “All players try to perform at their best when they join a team.” This happens everywhere. The best players in the world go to a team or a city where they cannot adapt to the new environment or conditions. Maybe the living conditions, dressing room, players, teammates or people who play next to them, make things go well for them and they can’t show the performance they like. But all the players who were in our team in the first half of the season tried to show their best performance. Maybe in many games, they could not show what they and we want. no problem. Anyway, we have seen these events in football. There is no guarantee in football that every player will be the best again after moving to a new club or can perform at their best and the opposite can also happen. We have seen these in world football and we definitely see more examples in the Iranian league.

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