According to Varzesh3, Foolad this afternoon, at the home of Persepolis pulled off a big feat and, with Vahid Amiri's late goal, achieved a sweet victory. This was Foolad's second win over Persepolis in the past few months, and now they are only one point behind the top of the table. Hamid Motahari, Foolad's head coach, attended the press conference at the end of the match and stressed that they had a plan for every minute of this game.

Hamid Motahari said at the start of his press conference: Regarding the match, I must say we knew Persepolis, on its own ground and in front of its own fans, would start the game with high pressure. We tried in the opening minutes, especially in the first half, with excellent organization in every part of the pitch, to control the flow of the match. We also had a plan for the second half and were able to put our intended framework into practice. We changed our style of play and we also knew the opponent's way of playing. After all, I coached at Persepolis for three years and I know all the ins and outs of this club.

Although this team's conditions have changed a lot and they really are a good and respectable team. But I knew they would resort to long balls, and we had taken all the necessary measures and done our training in this regard. That is why we were able to control the opponent's attacks and hurt them in the way we had worked on. We earned three sweet points, but we must be humble, and this result will take nothing away from the value of the good, quality Persepolis team. But we worked to a plan, and all the club's pillars and the players worked wholeheartedly today. We knew what we wanted from the flow of the match and we were able to take the three points. I say well done to my players — we were a team in the true sense of the word.

Hamid Motahari, about his team's style of play and a reporter's question about Foolad's defensive display, said: Defense is also a part of the game. You have to work to a plan, otherwise we will be hurt. I think Persepolis had won all of its home matches, and we had analyzed the opponent carefully and meticulously. Everyone knows how obsessive I am about analysis and work, and we worked to the extent of our means. You can look at the statistics over these 10 weeks — my team has always dictated its own football. But in some matches I do not want to sacrifice the point for my favorite style, and in this game too we were fully to plan.

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Hamid Motahari, about his celebration after Foolad's winning goal, said: I work for the Foolad Khuzestan team, I toil and I have put my whole being into this team. If you remember, I had three dream years at Persepolis, and everyone knows how I fought for that team. If it were about slacking off, be sure I would have done the same during my Persepolis period. But my professional job requires me to behave professionally and move the team's work forward.

Hamid Motahari, about the few Foolad fans at the Shahr-e Qods stadium, said: They are the best. That number of fans who were in the corner of the stadium are the best for me, and I am with them to the very end.

Foolad's 50-year-old head coach, about Vahid Amiri's brilliance and his goal in this big match, said: If you saw my press conference yesterday, you would have noticed how I spoke about Vahid Amiri. He is, in the true sense, a role model for all the young players of the team. When that incident happened to Vahid Amiri last year, everyone said this player's football was finished, but ask Vahid Amiri himself — at that very time I told him that next year, whether I am at Foolad or another team, we will sign a contract with you.

He lives a healthy life, and my duty was also to help Vahid Amiri. I have trusted him for years, and nobody in football is upset with this man. Vahid Amiri is very professional, good-natured and well-behaved, and of course we have many like him in our team. For example, Sasan Ansari is a captain in the true sense, and Hamed Lak has the same behavior. I did not mention it before the match, but five of our good players were injured — and how many pieces do we even have? But we truly showed we are a team, and I dedicate this win to the injured players. I hope they regain their health as soon as possible.

Hamid Motahari, about scoring in the final minutes and the term 'Foolad Time' that he himself had used in recent weeks, also said: So, have you come to believe in Foolad Time? My team fights for these minutes, and I instilled this in the players — they know they must fight until the referee's final whistle, and you saw that. Many people joked and mocked; it doesn't matter. Unfortunately, this is what our football atmosphere has become: if you want to be honorable and a decent person, you get mocked and people throw jibes at you. But it doesn't matter, and I thank the players for proving the Foolad Time thing again. If you have seen Foolad's games this season or last season, you will realize that I have a plan for my team in these minutes, and that is why we get results.

Source: Varzesh3