PLDC - The chairman of Esteghlal
Tehran club, Ali Fathollahzadeh is fully supportive of Ronald Koch, club
head coach, and the technical staff of the club. He will not make any
changes to the staff without the confirmation of the head coach. In a
short interview with the press he commented, "At present there will be no
changes to the technical staff of the club."
"If Koch needs more time, we may add one more coach to our staff. We have
to give him time. I believe in him and I know that he will breathe new
life into Esteghlal. Getting him was not easy and we won't lose him
easily. Winning and losing is the nature of football but we still have not
become optimally ready. The other league clubs are not any better off than
we are. Esteghlal must adjust itself with a new system and way of thinking
and that is why we have brought Koch. He is solely responsible for every
technical and player decision in the club."
"We have held preliminary discussions with Al Shaab of the UAE club about
the transfer of Momenzadeh but nothing has been finalized as yet. If the
suggestion by Al Shaab is suitable, the transfer will take place."
