🔻Mehdi Tartar, the head coach of Persepolis, after the 1-1 draw against Esteghlal in the derby, said in a press conference: «Our team has only been formed for one month and we’ve had a lot of changes. I didn’t expect us to play this coordinated in such circumstances. The players carried out the tactical points well and we had a good performance.»

🔹Regarding his team’s performance, the Persepolis coach said: «Both teams from the start of the match tried to win. In the first half we had two exceptional opportunities that we missed. In the second half the game was evenly matched, and we scored in a better position, but we conceded a goal due to a moment of carelessness and a handball, which, coincidentally, we had been talking about. I think both teams could have won, but overall we were a bit better.»

🔹Tartar also said about Persepolis’ substitutions: «All the substitutions we made were offensive and we had no intention of retreating. But that’s what a derby is like. When a team goes ahead, the situation becomes stressful. After our goal, Esteghlal, at a time when we were busy attacking, won a throw-in and scored from that restart.»

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