According to Mehr's reporter, Mehdi Tartar said at the press conference after Persepolis's one-nil home defeat to Foolad in week 10 of the Premier League: First, I should apologize to the fans for this defeat. Today we did not have many chances, but our striker had an exceptional chance today that he wasted. The team's players tried. Just as in wins the team works hard, in defeats too we must say that responsibility for this defeat lies with me and the technical staff.

Persepolis's head coach added: The players must also forget very soon, because our goal is the championship.

On Persepolis's extreme weakness in scoring, Tartar stated: Point to Khodabandelou's injury. Before the match, Orunov was also injured. When a game runs into difficulty, some players must be problem-solvers. Responsibility for the defeat is mine and we must fix the problems. Against such teams that seek to destroy the opponent's game, we must use chances much better.

On Persepolis's lack of tactical variety, Tartar stated: There must be a few creative players so we can solve the problem. Today we were missing two or three of our players, but that is still no reason to lose. Our point is that we must not lose without attacking. Foolad had no chance except that same shot.

Persepolis's head coach, about the players' responsibility in the team's defeats alongside the coaches, said: After all, we coaches, this is our job. The defeat is ours and the win belongs to everyone. If we do not take responsibility, we have made a mistake. We must recover very soon and get ready. I think we are still at the top, but we must learn from our mistakes.

Addressing the fans, Tartar said: We are a good team and must not lose our unity. I ask the fans to be patient, except about me. We must learn from defeats. We are still top of the table. We must not lose again. We must forget. Staying in defeat fixes nothing. We let the fans down, but I say again: unity helps us.

Source: Mehr News Agency