Mehdi Rajabzadeh, in an interview with a sports reporter of Tasnim News Agency, said about the conditions of the Qashqai team in Shiraz: “With the efforts of the players, managers and technical staff, there is a good atmosphere in the team and we are doing our job well.” Our whole focus is on improving day by day and improving our technical quality. The day I talked to the managers of Qashqai Club, our plan was to form a good and progressing team and we did not talk about promotion.
“This worries us and makes our job more difficult,” he said of his students’ lead in the first division. We have to convince the players not to get caught up in pride and praise, and staying in this position is much harder than it is. We want to have an unassuming and quality team. We have the potential for progress and we should not say that because we are at the top, we are climbing. This thinking is a delusion and a big tactical mistake. We move forward step by step to achieve our goals.
The head coach of Qashqai Shiraz said about the margins of League One, especially the protests against the referees’ judgment: The first division league is less seen than the Premier League and has margins. The directors of the federation have been among the hardworking old referees and should manage the refereeing. We have a strong potential in refereeing and it should be an “elk” to select referees. The referee who makes a big mistake should not be judged in games to improve the health of the matches. All judges make mistakes, but there are many mistakes.
Rajabzadeh told Tasnim about the financial situation and facilities of the Qashqai Club of Shiraz: “Qashqai fans in all cities support us.” I hope the officials of Fars province and Shiraz city council, who have a hand in the fire, have the necessary support from the team so that we can be proud at the end of the season. Football and other parts of the country have been facing various problems for several years, but Najafpour (the owner of the club) is doing his best to solve the housing problems. With the help of the club sponsor, we have a good training ground and we have no problem with that.
Regarding the victory of the Iranian national team over Lebanon and the fringes of the national team with the absence of Mehdi Taremi, he noted: The head coach of the national team should be a professional and should not talk about the tactics of the players. Every action has a reaction and Tarmi answered Skocic. Fortunately, the national team did not suffer from these margins and won. Before the test goal, the national team against Lebanon was affected by Tarmi not being invited, and after the first goal, I was sure we would score the second goal. Lebanon had nothing in its pocket and only had to score the first goal.
The former player of the Iranian national team, stating that managerial work must be done so that this team is not harmed, noted: The federation must solve the problem so that we can use all our resources. I do not know how Skocic manages in the national team, but our players are above the level of Asia and we have a very good generation that must be managed properly. Although experts criticize Iran’s game, I think it is important that we win.