According to "Varzesh3", Moharram Navidkia, after the 4-0 superiority of Sepahan over Mes Shahr-e Babak, said at the press conference: First, I would like to congratulate everyone on October 24, Sepahan Day, and thank all the dear people who, from the very first day, played a role in the formation and growth of this club — from a person named Mr. Hariri, may God have mercy on him, who was the founder of this club, to today. We must also remember and appreciate all the dear people who worked hard for Sepahan over these years, including the Yavaris and the Barzemehris and all those who are not among us today. Everyone must be thanked and congratulated, because over these years Sepahan has grown day by day and become the club we see today. I hope that in the coming years and days it will grow day by day as well.

Regarding the game and his team's superiority, he said: From the beginning we thought we would have a difficult match, but the reality is that the dismissal of the opponent's player in the opening minutes somewhat disrupted that team's structure. Nevertheless, playing against teams that do more defensive work is difficult. For this reason, we tried, as much as possible, to keep possession of the ball.

The Sepahan head coach, stating that in my opinion we played very well in the first half, said: It is true that the opponent was down to 10 men, but against those defensive layers, ball circulation has to be very good, which we did well. We tried to make good use of our left and right defenders and were able to reach some chances too. Thank God, it was a quality game.

Navidkia added: In the second half too we tried to keep our possession high, but I think the opponent changed their system and even brought their lone striker back and played with a 4-5 system, merely to be able to preserve that 3-0 first-half result. They did not take many risks until late in the game, and after making substitutions, they tried to some extent to play with more risk.

He noted: From the 60th minute on, we too tried to give some rest to the players we felt we would need more physically in the coming weeks. We tried to make substitutions that had less of a tactical aspect and were made more with the aim of managing the players' physical condition, so that some players would rest and the youngsters would have more opportunity to play; and, especially from the 75th minute onward, the game did not go the way I wanted, but overall we had good chances.

The Sepahan head coach, reacting to the point that if they had scored two more goals they would be top of the table, said: Perhaps Limouchi's one-on-one chance, or another one-on-one chance that Kasra Taheri missed, were among our very good opportunities. In such circumstances, creating chances is really difficult, and in my opinion the players did this well. May this victory be blessed for all the fans.

Navidkia, regarding scoring three goals in the first half and scoring in the second half, said: We cannot say that this was a particular problem. Ultimately, first of all, gaining the three points of the game matters, and after that, goal difference comes into play. When you are ahead by four goals and, because of the team's physical condition, you make substitutions, the team's structure may be somewhat disrupted and things may not go as you expect. When you make five substitutions, you have in fact changed 50 percent of the team's lineup — and that, a team that plays with a very suitable structure.

Emphasizing that the Zob Ahan game was different from this match, he said: About the Zob Ahan game, I gladly accept your criticism, because my team played somewhat with fear. Even though we had many chances, that is no reason to give chances to the opponent and even concede a goal against a 10-man team; but I think this game really did not have such circumstances.

The Sepahan head coach continued: The players created good chances. As I said, if the one-on-one chances had been converted into goals, perhaps we should now have scored 5 or 6 goals. Overall, I cannot compare this week's performance at all with last week and the game against Zob Ahan, and I was really satisfied with my players.

Source: Varzesh3