Tartar After Persepolis Takes First Place: I Regret It!

Persepolis head coach said, stating he is not satisfied with the quality of the match, 'We missed several one-on-one chances.'

According to Ambassador Arjan, Mehdi Tartar said in the press conference after the match against Khyber: "In the second half, we got very good opportunities, but we couldn't take advantage of our opportunities, and despite continuing to be in the lead, we have to work harder to get three points in the future games."

He stated that we knew that Khyber is a hard-working team at home and considering the atmosphere of the stadium, he added: This team has its own tactics and uses different tools in restarts, free kicks, corners and handouts that can be troublesome for the opponent.

The head coach of Persepolis stated that the first half of the game was not very exciting and both teams had a lot of running. He said: The match became more physical and the situation progressed in such a way that we could not play as we expected.

Tartar continued: "In the second half, our team improved and we were able to create very good opportunities, but unfortunately these opportunities did not turn into goals."

The head coach of Persepolis emphasized: "On a day when we had several one-on-one situations and the opponent's goalkeeper was in front of our players, we could not score a goal and we regret it."

Tartar stated: "This is football, and not all balls are always going to enter the goal; We have to accept this issue and try harder to improve our performance in future matches.

Stating that the situation has become such that other teams are focusing on Persepolis and trying to cover our strengths, he added: We must have more tactical diversity so that we can get three points instead of one point and create better conditions for the continuation of the competition.

The head coach of Persepolis stated that Khyber is a respectable team and has achieved good results in the last season as well as the current season, and explained: This team performed well today and the efforts of its players should not be ignored.

Pointing to the physical nature of the match, Tartar said: Today the game was very physical and I am not very satisfied with the overall quality of the game. But in this situation, we were able to create good situations.

He stated that in the second half, our conditions were better and we had good opportunities to score goals, but we could not use them.

The head coach of Persepolis added: During the match, there was a lot of focus on some situations and we also had opportunities that could have changed the outcome of the game.

Tartar said about the atmosphere of the match and the behavior of the benches of the two teams: I did not see any special sensitivity in the game; Both teams were trying to win and the benches of both teams respected each other.

He stated: In my opinion, both teams entered the field with the goal of getting a result and tried to give their best performance, and in such a situation, what is important is mutual respect and focus on the flow of the match.

The head coach of Persepolis said about the suspected penalty scene: The match referee is one of our strong referees and is among the best. I saw the penalty scene after the game and I think there was a collision, but in any case we respect the opinion of the refereeing group.