A member of Pitso Mosimane's technical team at Esteghlal FC has lauded the South African tactician for the bravery he displayed during their 1-0 win this past weekend.
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On Saturday, after suffering three successive defeats in his opening matches as their new coach, the South African tactician won his first game as head coach of the Capital Blues.
A 10th-minute strike from Abolfazl Zamani helped Mosimane's charges claim all three points as the Kagiso native looks to get the Iranian giants' season back on track.
With Esteghlal having as many as eight players injured, as per Transfermarkt, the 60-year-old was forced to play a lot of youngsters during their encounter against Mes Rafsanjan.
Zamani, who is 18, and Amirali Sadeghi, 23, earned their first starts of the season in the league, while 19-year-old Mojtaba Hasheminasab came off the bench to play in his first match of the campaign.
Esteghlal's team manager, Iman Alami, has subsequently praised the former Mamelodi Sundowns head coach for being courageous enough to trust so many young players so early on in his tenure.
"Mosimane is a hard-working, hard-working coach, and it shows his courage to field young players who have the opportunity to play in the Premier League for the first time in a sensitive game," Alami told IRNA Sports.
"This event will definitely create a lot of motivation among the young players, and they will know from now on that they can play in Esteghlal if they have good conditions.
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"Esteghlal's experienced and great players will also be effective, and they will make extra efforts to be at the highest level of preparation."
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