Pashazadeh: Extend Bakhtiarizadeh's contract for another 3 years

Mehdi Pashazadeh, the former defender of Esteghlal, believes that the managers of this club should extend the contract of Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh.

Ambassador of Arjan - Amirhossein Azami: Esteghlal after the victory against Al Sadd of Qatar, this time managed to defeat Al Gharafa in the opponent's field to have a brilliant start in the Asian Elite League. The performance of the blue-clad players in this match and the performance of the Esteghlal players became an excuse to talk to Mehdi Pashazadeh, the former defender of the Blues, about the conditions of Esteghlal. Evaluating Esteghlal's performance against Al-Gharafa, Pashazadeh says: "Overall, Esteghlal played a good game and in the first 30 minutes, it was as if Esteghlal was the host. Later, the opponent was able to put some pressure, but Esteghlal again showed its greatness, that it has a high team character, and I think we saw one of the best matches of Esteghlal in the last 10 years. This win stuck to me and I enjoyed playing Esteghlal. The players performed their duties in the best way on the field and were responsible. I hope this process will continue."

The former defender of Esteghlal continues to praise the performance of Yasser Asani: "Asani should be a role model for the youth of Iranian football. He is partial to his team's shirt and plays football with great responsibility on the field. "This player's performance is really commendable and I hope Esteghlal can use this player's abilities in the best way in the rest of the season."

Pashazadeh talks about the performance of Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh and the results of Esteghlal under his leadership. Bakhtiarizadeh has won 6 wins and 4 draws in 10 games this season and has not experienced a defeat yet. A statistic that, from the point of view of the former Esteghlal defender, shows the need for the club to pay more attention to Iranian coaches. Pashazadeh says: "Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh is a national capital and I am still sorry that they left him aside and brought a coach like Musimane with a strange appearance to Iran. We should not only look at the fact that because the window was closed and we had no choice, we used an Iranian coach. These coaches are the assets of Iranian football and should be valued. I even supported Farhad Majidi when he became the head coach of Esteghlal, and finally Esteghlal won the championship with this coach."

Criticizing some people's view of Iranian coaches, Pashazadeh says: "Unfortunately, some people are looking for their own dollar interests and wanted to bring a foreign coach, because they cannot get anything from Sohrab and Bakhtiarizadeh is of no use to them. If the foreign coach got these results, his contract would be extended. If Sohrab had long hair, he would be treated differently now. But because he is an Iranian coach, many people do not appreciate him. If a foreign coach got these results, everyone would say to extend his contract. But now I have to say about Sohrab that Esteghlal Club should extend his contract for another 3 seasons."

The former captain of the blue-collar team notes: "Why does the club really not renew the contract of this coach for another 3 years? Why do things happen quickly for foreigners, but we see other behaviors for Iranians? Sohrab is an honest and capable coach and does not pay ransom to any promises. I hope Esteghlal can use him in the best way."