{"id":11093,"date":"2010-03-23T22:21:29","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T05:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2010\/03\/23\/ebrahimzadeh-positive-amidst-negative-charge\/"},"modified":"2010-03-23T22:21:29","modified_gmt":"2010-03-24T05:21:29","slug":"ebrahimzadeh-positive-amidst-negative-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2010\/03\/23\/ebrahimzadeh-positive-amidst-negative-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebrahimzadeh positive amidst negative charge"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"zob54jpg\"AFC – ESFAHAN, Boss Mansour Ebrahimzadeh refuted accusations Zob Ahan are a negative team as the Iranians prepare to face Bunyodkor in Group B of the AFC Champions League at Foolad Shahr Stadium on Wednesday. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Zob Ahan trail the visitors by two points following a narrow win over Al Wahda and a creditable draw in Saudi Arabia against Al Ittihad.<\/p>\n

With the firepower Bunyodkor have at their disposal Ebrahimzadeh \u2013 who was Luka Bonacic’s assistant when Sepahan reached the 2007 final \u2013 could be forgiven for setting up his team to frustrate the Uzbeks.<\/p>\n

Ebrahimzadeh, though, underlined it is the situation not the opponents that dictate his tactics.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been recently questioned why we played defensively against Al Wahda and even Al Ittihad, but I don\u2019t believed I fielded the players to produce a defensive performance,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhat determines the kind of play is the circumstances of the game. It\u2019s really no big deal for us to play defensively or offensively, what matters for us is to qualify for the next round.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are in a really difficult group and that means the qualifiers will be fighting tooth and nail to win the tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ebrahimzadeh will be without Mohammad Salsali but is confident he can cover the defender’s absence as he urged his team to make full use of home advantage.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately I can\u2019t use Salsali due to his injury but that doesn\u2019t make me unhappy since I have other good players to replace him,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have a learned, thoughtful coach on the bench who\u2019s really experienced in coaching but all my players have the understanding that should they wish to proceed to the next stage, they must make the best of their home games.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo it\u2019s a chance for us to accumulate more points in order to ensure a safe progression.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite winning their opening two games, Bunyodkor boss Luiz Felipe Scolari warned his men not to underestimate their opponents.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are very powerful especially at home,\u201d said the Brazilian. <\/p>\n

\u201cI have analysed their previous matches and know they can be really tough when playing at home. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut I have three good foreign players in my squad who can be influential for us against Zob Ahan.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey play in a very concentrated fashion at home, they don\u2019t have big names but the team itself is a big name.\u201d<\/p>\n

Striker Denilson, meanwhile, believes Group B will go down to the wire.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe all four teams in our group enjoy similar qualifying chances which means we will have to wait for the last match day to see who make it into the next round,\u201d said the 33-year-old Brazilian.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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