Persepolis lost one of its key pieces for a long time. According to the Red Poushan doctor, Mohammad Hossein Kananizadegan will not be able to accompany his team until the end of the half season due to a torn meniscus in his left knee. Sad news that has now questioned the decision of the technical staff to use this defender in the game against Foulad.
The first captain of Persepolis was injured before the previous match and because of this, he missed the national team camp. Despite this injury, he was included in the starting lineup in the match against Foulad, but he could not continue playing until the end of the match and was replaced in the final minutes. Kananizadegan claimed after this match that because of the need of the team, he went to the field despite the pain and using pills and ampoules.
Of course, the conditions of the defense line of Persepolis were not very favorable. Zare was struggling with a minor injury and Abargoui was not in perfect condition, but could the lack of players be a good justification for using a defender who is not yet fully fit and suffering from injuries?
This decision has now brought a heavy cost to Persepolis. When a player with such a condition is included in the starting lineup, even after some time away from football, the risk of aggravating his injury should be taken seriously. Even if choosing a young and less experienced player meant accepting the possibility of individual mistakes, perhaps this risk was far more reasonable than sending a defender who was not yet ready to play at the highest level.
Now, Persepolis has to play without one of the most important pieces of its defense line for a long time. Kananizadegan is not only one of the team’s main defenders, but also the first captain and one of the leaders of the red-faced dressing room; An absence that can cause serious problems for the technical staff in the coming weeks.
Now the main question is: Was the value of risking on a defender who had not yet reached full fitness so high that Persepolis would lose one of the main pillars of its defense line for months now?
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