According to the sports reporter of Tasnim news agency, while 16 weeks have passed since the 22nd season of the Iranian Premier League, Siavash Yazdani was dismissed by Ricardo Sapinto for the second time this season. Verbal conflicts, dismissal, harsh interviews against coaches, players, etc. can be seen in Yazdani’s case. A player who, despite having the technical capabilities and physique suitable for a defender, his margins have overcome his abilities.
Yazdani started his football seriously from Mashhad Siyajamgan and then joined Pikan for three seasons. He was soon noticed by big teams and went to Sepahan Isfahan. It was in Sepahan that Yazdani showed his strange side. In one of the matches between Sepahan and Persepolis, he used words addressed to Shoja Khalilzadeh, the former defender of Sarkhpoushan, which became the subject of social media for a long time. In the match against Persepolis in Tehran, he threatened Persepolis fans not to come to Isfahan!
Yazdani apologized for his behavior and seemed to become more experienced, but in the first year of his presence in this team, in the derby of the fourth week, he had a severe confrontation with Siamak Nemati, his former teammate in Pikan, so that their friendship ended according to them. Later, he was injured for a long time, but he gave many interviews about the lack of facilities and lack of money in Esteghlal.
In the second year of Yazdani’s presence in Esteghlal, Mahmoud Fekri was in charge of this team and had a disagreement with this coach, to the point where he once left the blue-clad camp in Isfahan. The defender of Esteghlal was not short of success outside of football. Even though he is one of the educated footballers, he cheated in the doctoral exam to be banned from taking the entrance exam for two years.
In the third year of Yazdani’s presence in Esteghlal, he had a good relationship with Farhad Majidi and the two sides complimented each other many times. Yazdani, who was invited to the national team due to his good performance and reduced margins, faced a challenge with Mohammad Hossein Kananizadegan, the former defender of Persepolis and the national team, and gave an interview against him. Everything was going well for the defender of Esteghlal until he was included in the military service and went to Anzali Sailor to complete the training course. Yazdani’s behavior caused Maziar Zare to reprimand him and say “he has no place in the sailor’s team”. Yazdani, who had lost the national team and Esteghlal together, gave an interview against the then managers and Majidi.
The most important side of Yazdani goes back to his conversation during his military service. He claimed that during the time of Mahmoud Fekri, he did not play for Esteghlal with all his heart, so that the fans would accuse him of not doing enough. A player who was popular with the fans suddenly fell out of their sight. Yazdani, who was able to end his military service after 8 months, returned to this team again with the consultation of Esteghlal managers and had to train for a few weeks to regain his previous physical condition, but he targeted Ricardo Sapinto’s birthday and made a sharp taunt to the head coach of Esteghlal in a tweet. He tweeted to be removed.
With the passage of time, Yazdani, who did not have a place in the main line-up of Esteghlal, returned to the line-up after the injury of Arif Gholami, but he showed that he is not the former player. At the end of the 15th week of the Premier League, Esteghlal fans criticized this player’s performance, but the defender of the Blues replied, “You are not a fan, and a true fan does not leave his team behind with one loss.” Yazdani, who wore the captain’s armband in the meeting with Sepahan, had a poor performance and caused a penalty foul in the extra time of the second half. Instead of criticizing his performance, he once again made strange comments. The defender of Esteghlal said “he has abandoned the national team and does not think about it”.
Now, Sapinto left Yazdani aside again and it seems that this time his and Esteghlal’s case will be closed forever with the separation, a player who chose to stay on the sidelines instead of progressing, just like Konkor in football.