The coach of the national saber weapon team became a critic; I have no help, but the player has a personal trainer

According to Mehr's reporter, the Tunisian Grand Prix fencing competition was held last week in a situation where Iran had three representatives in the competition table, but in the end, it did not achieve a significant position. Irfan Shekohi and Mohammad Fatuhi were the two representatives of Iran in the group table, Shekohi was eliminated at this stage, but Fatuhi managed to climb to the main table, although he lost in his first match in this table (one thirty-second stage) and was eliminated.

Ali Pakdaman was the other representative of Iran in the Grand Prix of Tunisia, who started his matches from the main table due to having the position of 11th in the world ranking. By playing two matches against opponents from Italy (132nd and 16th round), he reached the 18th round, but in this round he lost against the representative of Russia and was eliminated.

In this way, Iran's “three-person” saber fencing team ended without a medal in the Grand Prix of Tunisia, while “two coaches” were with this team; One as a coach of the national team and the other as a personal coach of one of the players!

Mohammad is the head coach of the national fencing team of Arms Saber, which started cooperating with the federation in November. Almost at the same time, Amin Ghorbani signed a cooperation agreement with the federation as the player's personal coach at the request of Ali Pakdaman, and in addition to Tunisia, he was with his player in the Algeria matches, while the leadership was on top of the other players.

This is considered one of the strange actions of the Fencing Federation, which despite the financial conditions of the sport and the high costs of sending, sends two coaches for one trip, one of whom is not part of the technical staff. Apart from the financial issues, this action has confused the voice of the national team coach and made him worried about the future events, especially as he emphasized: “The federation does not have the ability to manage this issue.”

Mohammad Derari criticized this issue in a conversation with Mehr reporter and in response to the question about “Evaluating the performance of the players in the Grand Prix of Toss”. In this conversation, he first announced his evaluation of the performance of Irfan Shokohi and Mohammad Fatuhi, but to evaluate the performance of Pakadaman, he criticized the federation and its decisions.

After three months of cooperation with the Fencing Federation, Mohammad Dari has become a critic of the Federation's performance in some decisions

Irfan showed that there is room for improvement

He said: Grand Prix of Tunis was the first event in which Irfan Shokohi participated in the adult age group. However, it was not a bad performance and showed that there is room for improvement. Anyway, this competition was his first experience in the adult age category, while the competitions in this category are much heavier than the youth and other categories.

Fatuhi lost to a player of his own level and was eliminated

The coach of the national fencing team of Arms Saber also said about Mohammad Fatuhi: Fatuhi worked very well on the first day of the tournament and in the group stage. He won all the matches and made his way to the main table, but in the first meeting of the 64-member table, he lost in the competition with the representative of Italy (Dario Cavaliere) and was eliminated. This was despite the fact that Fatuhi's opponent was at his own level in this match, however, he could not get the result. Of course, Fatuhi realized his mistakes in this game, which caused his defeat.

Flaws directed at Fatuhi

Regarding these flaws, he added: He did not have the necessary concentration in the first eight games, which caused the difference in his score, but in the second eight games, he changed his approach and made him perform better, but due to the difference created at the very beginning of the game, he could not. Get the final result. This was an important issue that he realized and I also gave the necessary warning.

Talk to his trainer about Pakadaman

The leadership criticized the federation about Ali Pakdaman and his performance in the Tunisian Grand Prix, saying that you should talk to his personal trainer who was with him in Tunisia.

The problem of leadership in the national saber weapons team

He said: I am the coach of the national team, but another coach is sent for the matches, which is only for one person. This is one of my problems with the National Saber Weapons Team.

The federation does not have the ability to manage

The coach of the national fencing team stated that this problem needs to be managed, but the federation cannot manage it, and continued: Pakdaman participated in the French competitions as an individual and alone, but in the Algerian competitions, where I was also with the national team, his coach was present. . For these competitions, his personal trainer Pakadaman was with him. I have a problem with this issue and I have talked to the federation about it, but so far it has not resulted.

It is better for the second coach to be my help and not just for one player

He emphasized: I have no problem with Ali Pakdaman and Amin Ghorbani, but the main thing is unprofessional. It is far from logic that two coaches are sent for three players and I have no help as the coach of the national team. If two coaches are going to be sent, I prefer as the coach of the national team and I want the second person to be my helper and companion, not just for one player.

The coach of the Saber national fencing team emphasizes that the second coach in sending this team should be my help, not for a player.

The presence of a personal trainer next to Pakdaman did not affect his performance

The leadership clarified: Amin Ghorbani has a contract with the federation as a personal coach of Pakdaman, and for this reason, he is by his side in the expeditions. Now, if he can help, I don't have a problem, but the thing is, unfortunately, he doesn't. There have been three matches and he has not done anything.

I am the coach of the oldest team in the world

In another part of this conversation, the coach of the national fencing team of Arms Saber once again mentioned the need to make the composition of this team younger, which he emphasized from the beginning of cooperation with the federation, and said: Our team is the oldest team in the world with an average age of 34-35 years. The composition of the team should gradually become younger. This rejuvenation also requires sending younger players to gain experience and test them. The federation has to pay for sending, and due to financial issues and lack of budget, it does it with consideration, but it sends a personal coach.

The sending quota should be spent on the player, not the coach of a player

In this regard, the leadership stated: the federation should pay attention to the fact that in order to achieve the desired goals for rejuvenation and gradual change of the team composition, the sending quota should be spent on players and not on a player's coach. This issue should be taken into consideration with foresight and the need to draw conclusions in important future competitions.

It is difficult to continue working under these conditions

He pointed out one point and said: It is not unlikely that this procedure will continue, gradually other players will also want a personal trainer. Then the situation becomes more difficult and complicated. I have raised the issue with the federation and said that it is difficult to continue working under these conditions. No work has been arranged yet.

National team coach as a spectator and encourager

In response to the question, “In recent matches, you were not by Ali Pakdaman's side at all, and as the coach of the national team, you did not raise any issues?”, he said: “Not at all.” Pakadaman's coach and guidance in individual matches is entirely with Amin Ghorbani. As the coach of the national team, I only watched his games and encouraged him.

The federation has taken an unprincipled procedure

The coach of the national fencing team of Arms Saber emphasized: This week we are sending Bulgaria to the World Cup. 5 players namely Ali Pakdaman, Mohammad Fatuhi, Farzad Baher Arsbaran, Nima Zahedi and Irfan Shakoui are sent based on the selection results. Pakadaman's leadership is with the victim in individual matches, and other players are with me, in team matches, but I lead the team. In general, this procedure taken by the federation is not principled in my opinion and it will eventually cause tension. The federation must do something.