According to Mehr reporter, Mehdi Mehdipour said after Esteghlal’s 1-1 draw against Persepolis: “It was a thrilling and interesting game.” In the first half, Persepolis had the ball for a few minutes, but as time passed, we were able to control the pulse of the game.
He added: Before that penalty, another penalty should have been taken for us, but this did not happen, and we are sad that we did not leave the field as winners.
Criticizing the performance of the TV presenter in the program, he said: TV is not a place to joke and throw salt. He should be treated with his dignity and if this does not happen, I will say on behalf of all the players that we will no longer talk to television, which is the national capital of the country.
Mehdipour said: “He should not judge unilaterally.” How Mehdi Qaidi’s ball hit Gulsiani’s hand last year, he didn’t talk much about this issue, but now he insists on making this penalty a formality. He has no right to talk about Esteghlal who won two stars and became the champion of Asia. He had no external existence at all. I hope the radio and TV show a good and fair reaction to this bad incident.
Regarding the sensitivities of the table and the heavy competition of the three teams Esteghlal, Sepahan and Persepolis, Mehdipour said: We have nothing to do with the table. Our focus is on the remaining games and we try to leave the field as winners in all matches.
In the end, Esteghlal’s midfielder noted: We consider the presence of women who watched the derby closely for the first time as a good omen, and I hope this will continue.