Mizan News Agency – Farhad Majidi In the press conference after the meeting Esteghlal Against Mazandaran Textile, in the quarter-final stage of the elimination, he made statements, the excerpt of which you can read below:
* Congratulations to Nasajee for winning and do not get tired of the team players. I apologize to our fans that we could not win.
* I have all the responsibility for the defeat and my players put the finishing touches. My players played well and we controlled the game and the field for 120 minutes and we also had a 5-6 chance to score.
* In penalties, it is always 50-50 that Nesaji was able to win. I ask the referee committee to give us the list, because since last week we have done special exercises for 10-player, 9-player and even 8-player games.
* We no longer expected our player to score and the referee ruled it out. Now all the experts who work with the football federation say that the referee’s decision was right and the rest say that the referee made a mistake.
* The referee, who in the 80’s, when I was playing myself, had received a gift and a game, and was therefore suspended, has now been promoted and gives an expert opinion on television. I do not know how he does that.
* Our goalkeeper has not hit the ground twice during the game. We should have used our opportunities that we did not, and I am responsible for the loss.
* If Arman’s goal is a mistake, I will not coach anymore. How did the referee mistake this scene? 2 minutes later a penalty; I will not make excuses, but listen again to what I said at the press conference last week and you journalists took a stand against me.
* They started again until they saw that Esteghlal was coming to life. First, they made the team of 10 people, and now they have rejected our healthy goal. However, I tell my students not to get tired, because they were great and we did not have a chance, and if we had a chance, we would have won in 90 minutes.
* Waste of time by weaker teams? This is the referee’s objection. What do the judges say to the jury? When a player throws himself on the ground once and the referee does not interrupt the game, that player no longer throws himself on the ground. Unfortunately, every player who throws himself on the ground, the referee stands above his head for 5 minutes.
* We had to win during the game. The players did their best, but they started to see that Esteghlal has not lost for 24 weeks and is at the top of the table. I hear things I can’t believe. How much is this football worth? The coach of the Premier League is looking to help the referee Esteghlal! Let me talk, they say Majidi makes excuses. I do not make excuses, I am to blame for the loss. I apologize to the fans and thank my players, and God willing, we will compensate in the league.
* Opportunity for young Esteghlal players to burn and his team not to score in front of spectators? Our non-scoring has nothing to do with the presence of the spectators. The youth of Esteghlal today were great. Saleh Hardani, Sobhan Khaghani, Amir Hossein Hosseinzadeh, etc. played great. We were unlucky and when we do not take advantage of opportunities, we are punished like today.
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