Speaking at Iran’s national team football camp, Ghotbi said, “In my opinion, Iran’s football family is not close together. I think there is a wall between the Iranian football members keeping them far apart.”
Ghotbi expressed his satisfaction with being a trainer in Iran, adding, “Thanks God I am a football coach. In Iran you cannot find a job as effective as a football coach. You don’t have enough money and facilities here but you feel love among people.”
Criticizing some Iranian players, Ghotbi stated, “Without discipline you cannot be a success. Some Iranian players are not focused, for example, they come to training with three cell phones.”