In an interview with Vararshi reporter of Tasnim news agency, Payan Rafat said about the defeat of Persepolis against Sepahan: Sepahan played much better than Persepolis in this game and the team’s strategy in the first half was to disable the Persepolis midfielders, which was successful in its work. . In the second half, Sepahan brought Mughanlou into the field and changed the system to be more aggressive, and this caused Persepolis to pull back. Biranvand also had some good saves in this half, otherwise Persepolis could have lost with more goals. Sepahan played better than Persepolis in this match and deserved to win.
Regarding the fact that Persepolis has not won in its last four games, he stated: Persepolis no longer has the quality and strength of the past, and on the other hand, several players of this team have suffered injuries, which has made the work of the technical staff difficult. On the other hand, the opponents have read the hand of Persepolis and analyze this team well. When a team with a high density plays against Persepolis, this team can no longer create scoring chances and does not have a second plan. I think the Reds have a problem in terms of playing style, and it should be taken into account that before the start of the season, the demands of the technical staff regarding the recruitment of players were not fully implemented. I already said that maybe this team is good for Premier League, but Persepolis is not closed well for Asia.
Reacting to the criticism of Yahya Golmohammadi, Raft said: Golmohammadi performed well in Persepolis in these few years, and he performed very well last season as well. It is not fair to blame the defeats only on Golmohammadi and consider the team’s wins to belong to the players and the club. Everyone expects Persepolis to win the championship, and this makes the job of the head coach difficult. At the same time, let’s assume that another coach comes to Persepolis instead of Golmohammadi, does he want to do miracles with this team? Persepolis did not strengthen well at the beginning of the season due to the restrictions imposed by the federation, and the team currently has weaknesses that need to be addressed. Persepolis has not lost anything yet and has shown in the past that it can do great things after every crisis.
In the end, the veteran of the Persepolis club said: At the end of my words, I must offer my condolences to Ali Niakani, the veteran of the Melvan club, he was my coach and I will not forget his efforts. At the same time, I must congratulate the junior team’s win against Brazil, which sounded like a bomb in the world.