According to "Varzesh3", the sending-off of Aria Yousefi in last week's game against Shams Azar Qazvin and his absence in the match against Mes Shahr-e Babak caused speculation to arise about his replacement in today's match, with Moharram Navidkia using his most unexpected piece in this position.

Although it was likely that Amirhossein Jalalivand would move one line further back, as in the friendly matches, and be used in the right-back position, or that Mohammadreza Sharqi, the summer signing of the golden-clad side, would take the field instead of Aria Yousefi, Navidkia decided to use Omid Nourafkan in this position.

Omid Nourafkan, who in recent years has had no experience of playing in the right-back position and apart from that had taken the field in every other place on the pitch, will have new conditions today against Mes Shahr-e Babak and must prevent their opponents' attacks from the opposite flank.

Nourafkan, apart from one match in the fifth week of the Premier League, in which he took the field at left-back against Sanat Naft Abadan in place of Ehsan Hajsafi, was used in one substitute appearance and his other 6 starting appearances in the central midfield position, and today he will take the field as a right-back against Mes Shahr-e Babak.

Nourafkan had been used in all his club teams and even the national team in the positions of left-back, central defense, defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder and winger, and today he plays in the winger position.

Source: Varzesh3