Difficult schedule, quiet schedule:/ Persepolis strange calendar: good news or bad news first?

After facing Mes Shahrbabak, Persepolis is facing a difficult and stressful schedule, but they have a big advantage over other contenders.

According to "Varzeh Se", Mehdi Tartar's performance in the first weeks of being on the Persepolis bench was probably beyond what the pessimistic part of the club's fans imagined. Now, in the eighth week of the Premier League, Persepolis won the title of the leader and by winning five victories and taking the title of the best offensive line of the Premier League, it has won the satisfaction of most of the fans of this team. Except for a defeat with a last-minute goal at Tractor House and due to individual mistakes, Persepolis has not been defeated in this season and by presenting an attacking show and creating many scoring opportunities, it has won the title of one of the quality teams of the Premier League.

On Monday, Persepolis will face Mes Shahrbabek in its ninth game of the new season. At least a review of the table shows that the team under Mehdi Tartar will have a high chance of winning this match. But after the end of this meeting, the red-faced players will face a difficult and tight calendar until the end of the half-season; In fact, from the next eight games of Persepolis in the first half of the season, six teams are in the upper half of the table, and the other two teams occupy the first and second places in the lower half of the table.

Persepolis will go to the field immediately after the Mes Shahrbabak match against Folad, ready and refreshed; The team that has won in its last three games and has reached the group of contenders at the top of the table. After Foulad, it's time to face Nasaji, the first team of the second half of the table, and then Persepolis will play with Fajar Sepasi, the eighth ranked team. Also, in the continuation of the confrontation with Pikan and Arak Aluminum, the 9th and 6th ranked teams, the schedule of Persepolis' next matches will be formed.

However, in the 15th and 16th weeks, Persepolis will have two consecutive difficult matches against Sepahan, the fourth place, and Golgohar, the seventh place in the table. The last game of Persepolis in the first half of the season is against Chadormelo, the 11th team in the current table of the Premier League. Of course, we should not forget that Persepolis, the leader, has played with the second and third teams, Tractor and Esteghlal, until this moment, and in this respect, Mehdi Tartar's mind has been relieved. However, based on the current league table, the difficult part of Persepolis matches remains and they are facing a stressful calendar.

Of course, the positive point of Persepolis compared to other competitors has been the absence of participation in Asian competitions; For this reason, they experience a lighter calendar than Esteghlal, Traktor and of course Golgarh, and this issue may be one of the important factors in determining the name of the champion in the current season. Of course, Mehdi Tatar knows very well that in order to win the championship title, he must get good results against contending teams, and Persepolis will not be an exception to this rule.

But anyway, this head coach himself probably preferred to face an easier calendar in the first days of his presence in Persepolis, and now that this team has reached the limit of preparation, the turn of difficult matches will come. In the first part of his presence on the Persepolis bench, Mehdi Tartar got a passing grade and has been freed from the initial and usual pressure of the Persepolis coaching position. But he has gained so much experience in the two decades of being in the Premier League that he knows very well how short the life of praise and credit in football is, and the feelings and reactions of fans change very quickly. At the age of 54, Mehdi Tartar has prepared himself to face this intense period and Persepolis has shown that it has enough quality and strength to fight such a situation.