According to the Mehr reporter, Farhad Majidi told reporters after Tehran’s 2-1 victory over Esteghlal in the last match of the 16th week of the Premier League, which was held at the Enghelab Stadium in Karaj: “We can not talk about the technical issues of this game because We said that everything is useful except football!
The head coach of Esteghlal Tehran added: If my team lost or drew, I would say the same thing; Now that my team has won, I say that the playing field has been like this. The players were also dissatisfied with the quality of the field and only games were held. Our players had not trained for two weeks. We have some of them for five days and we had a few people like Jafar Salmani with only two days of training in this match. Overall, we did well. I tell the fan team not to get tired and I congratulate my players.
The head coach of Esteghlal Tehran protested against the presence of spectators at the Revolution Stadium in Karaj and the danger that threatened his players due to coronary heart disease, saying: “Our team arrives one second late, the person in charge of holding our matches fines us.” Who should be fined now? There were 500 people in the stadium. I said this both in Arak and in Suleiman Mosque. Our team had just reached a good trend, then suddenly I did not have my players for two weeks. I really predicted that my team would be in trouble because we had not trained for two weeks.
“The situation is the same now,” said Majidi, who continued to criticize the issue. If one of my players gets a corona in this situation, the others will get it too. Unfortunately, nothing happens. At the beginning of the game, we thought it was a game with spectators, and then it took a quarter of an hour to come here for a press conference. There should be more strictures because of the corona. Our players were in the best physical condition and suddenly we did not have them for two weeks.
The head coach of Esteghlal Tehran claimed: Mr. Soheil Mehdi, the person in charge of organizing the Premier League matches, called me and said that the game is on the 18th of Bahman, and I also planned accordingly and gave my players leave; I was in Dubai myself, but one morning we found out that it was the 15th game. My team came to this match with four training sessions.
Regarding Aref Aghasi’s separation, Majidi said: Aref’s subject is not related to today and yesterday. We have been talking to Aref for two months. What I like about Esteghlal is that the player who comes here does not have to be technically good, but he has to be a great team in terms of dignity and behavior. I am very happy that I made the right choice and brought Aref Aghasi to independence. He is very good-natured and a good footballer, but unfortunately in these two months, family problems have made him want to be close to his family. There was not even a question of exchange. He said give me Naft Abadan or Masjed Soleiman to be close to my family and it had nothing to do with exchange. I also have a good opinion about Arash Rezavand. He played 90% of the games I coached, but unfortunately they want to leave, but I must say that as long as I am the coach of Esteghlal, they can come back.
Regarding Azizbek Amanov joining Esteghlal, he stressed: “He is a very good player and he can help us.
Regarding Farzad Majidi’s absence, Majidi said: “He was absent once and did not attend a training session again.” He is in charge of the club’s disciplinary committee. In technical terms, it does not matter who has a relationship with me. If my brother is too, I will deal with him, which I did.
The head coach of Esteghlal Tehran further said about the list of players invited to the camp of the Iranian national team: “I have a serious problem with Mr. Skochich.” First of all, I congratulate him and thank him for leading the Iranian national team to the World Cup, but his behavior was not professional. I handed over the player like a bouquet, but look what happened that makes him so angry. Esteghlal got the best results in every way in the first half of the season, but such behavior is not right. Defenders of independence are the best.
Majidi pointed out: You killed the motivation in my team with your behavior. He is a very good coach, but not for the national team, but for the club! Mr. Skocic, you had the best defenders in the league in Esteghlal.
He said about the dismissal of Siavash Yazdani: he was not focused today because of the national team and he was nervous. I delivered the player like a bouquet. One of his fingers is worth all the defenders of the national team. Muradmand and Daneshgar are the best. All Iranian football has understood where the problem of the Iranian national team is, but why do not you understand ?!
“I talked to Skochic for a few sessions,” Majidi recalled. He has a lot of technical knowledge, but I really do not know why he behaved like this.
The head coach of Esteghlal then attacked the TV presenters and said: “Now you can not say that there is no objection to Farhad Majidi who has got good results.” Some calligraphers do not talk about independence. They talk so much about the lost points of another team that they do not talk about independence. I do not need them, but my players need them in the World Cup year. My team is the best team in the league and go up and down is the best result.
“I’m only talking about myself,” Majidi said of his talk of pure championships. Now everyone likes to think in any way. Persepolis is a rival on the field and I respect it outside. I respect both him and his fans. Mr. Golmohammadi and his players must have worked hard to become champions. I have my head in my lacquer. I go to practice and then go home. I have no connection with the presenter or the reporter! My focus is on my team and I do not need anyone. If I succeed, I thank God and if I do not succeed, I will try harder. I’m not a fit person. They did not talk about me once because I have no interest in them.