In a conversation with Mehr reporter, Hadi Shakuri, referring to the 99th derby that will be held on December 29 at Azadi Stadium, said: Considering the World Cup and the camp that our national team held before the start of the cup, our league is about a It was postponed for a month and a half and not only Esteghlal and Persepolis, but all the teams were far from their quality.
This football veteran continued: Of course, all the teams played preparatory games so that they could be in a condition of preparation, but of course, a preparatory game can never bring the team to full preparation like the Premier League games. Therefore, we should not expect a quality game from the Magpies.
He stated about Esteghlal’s situation: Esteghlal has reached tactical maturity with its Portuguese head coach. Before the closure of the league, he was playing acceptable games and had good results. But this holiday had a negative effect, while other problems, especially financial ones, have had an effect recently and can have an effect on the derby as well. Of course, the managers of Esteghlal tried to give an amount to the players before the derby so that they are mentally prepared for this sensitive match.
In response to the question, how many players are criticized by Sapinto for not playing? He said: In my opinion, there is no coach who wants to criticize his performance. All coaches are looking for results and try to use the best players.
The former defender of the Esteghlal football team continued: It is true that many criticize, but we must respect the head coach’s thinking. Of course, he must be responsible for the poor results he will get. But overall, due to the coach’s presence in the team’s training sessions and his knowledge of the players, he definitely knows which players to include in the starting line-up.
Regarding the fact that it is said that this match may be held without the presence of spectators, he emphasized: the joy of the derby is the presence of spectators, chanting and their noise in the stadium. They can influence the outcome of rival teams and even their favorite team. Therefore, I believe that the main weakness of this match is the lack of spectators, and the game without spectators will not be so attractive.
The football expert at the end and in response to the question, what will be the result of derby 99? He noted: Both teams play cautiously because they don’t have the previous conditions. The quality of this game is impressive as a result, but due to the fact that Esteghlal has fewer players in the national team, I think the Blues can win this sensitive game.