Esteghlal specializes in Asia/ Amirabadi: Sohrab can become a champion even with the window closed

Mehdi Amirabadi believes that Esteghlal can continue on the path of success under the guidance of Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh despite the fact that the transfer window is closed.

According to "Varzesh Se", Esteghlal celebrated its second win in the Asian Elite League with a 2-1 win against Al Gharafa in Qatar and found good conditions in this competition with six points. The performance of the Blues in this match and the result they got has increased the hope of the fans towards the continuation of the team's journey in Asia.

Now Mehdi Amirabadi, the former captain of Esteghlal, talked about the victory of this team against Al-Gharafa, the performance of Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh, the quality of foreign players and the opportunity for youth in Esteghlal in an interview with "Varzeh Se Live". While supporting the current head coach of the Blues, he emphasizes that Esteghlal has experience and expertise in Asia and can make his fans happy by continuing this process.

Amirabadi said about Esteghlal's victory over Al-Gharafa and this team's six points in the Asian Elite League: The boys played very well, got three points and made the fans happy. It is not a strange thing that independence in Asia results; Esteghlal's specialty is in Asia and everyone knows this. The two stars that have been above the team's logo for a long time now motivate the younger players and they continue on their way based on the same honors.

In another part of his speech, the former captain of Esteghlal discussed the performance of Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh and referring to this coach's knowledge of the atmosphere of the club and the players, he said: Mr. Sohrab is one of my old teammates and I have always supported the current coach of Esteghlal. After a few years, despite all the weaknesses of the team, finally one of the Esteghlal family took over the leadership of the team. Unfortunately, in the past years, some coaches who came to Iranian football with the opinion of agents did not get good results and Esteghlal suffered from this issue.

He continued: Sohrab showed that if Iranian coaches are valued, they can achieve results. An Iranian coach knows the players better psychologically, examines their conditions and can establish a better relationship with the team. I think Sohrab has shown so far that he can use this knowledge to get results.

Amirabadi further said about Yasser Asani's performance and the complaints of the clubs regarding the illegality of this player: Esteghlal has had some good legionnaires in the last three or four years. Other clubs should also learn that if they want to recruit a foreign player, they must bring a player who is head and neck above the Iranian player and can help the team.

He continued: If we are going to bring a low-quality player from other countries who is weaker than an Iranian player, what is the point? In the past years, players came to Iranian football, took money, left and then complained; The incident ended up being detrimental to the clubs and even the transfer window of Esteghlal was closed. If there is a law in football, I don't think that Yasir Asi is a subject that they want to create so much pressure about. The player has terminated his contract and some managers are looking for a complaint. I have a special respect for Mr. Zenozi, but when Mr. Tajernia pursues for Esteghlal to take a direct flight, other managers like Mr. Zenozi can follow up. Unfortunately, Yaser Asani and even Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh are stuck with the direct flight to undermine Esteghlal's victory.

The former captain of the Blues said about Esteghlal's chances to continue success in the Asian Elite League: "Football cannot be predicted, but I love Sohrab and the Esteghlal team so much that I hope they will continue their work without pretense." Even though the transfer window is closed, get results and make the fans happy.

In another part of the conversation, Amirabadi mentioned the performance of Aref Aghasi, Habib Farabbasi and Saeed Sahrkhaizan and said: Aghasi and Farabbasi performed well. Even Saharkhaizan, who I wanted to score in the match against Al-Gharafa, did well. I hope other young players will take advantage of these conditions and be able to play more for Esteghlal in the coming years.

In the end, he said about Esteghlal's chance of winning the championship under the leadership of Bakhtiarizadeh: Why can't he? Esteghlal and other teams are among the contenders. Persepolis, Tractor and Sepahan are also closed for the championship, but it cannot be said that this team cannot win the championship because the transfer window of Esteghlal is closed. By the way, if everyone tries, this can happen.