The Gostaresh Foulad Sentinel
Squad24 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Sardar Gholizadeh
There were 9 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Market24 Aug 2026
Masoud Azmoun puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Gostaresh Foulad, and it is not being withdrawn.
Match22 Aug 2026
No end in sight to Gostaresh Foulad's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Gostaresh Foulad has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Ahmad Shojaei in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Gostaresh Foulad this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad24 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Kaveh Shojaei
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Words at Gostaresh Foulad training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Sardar Dejagah is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
A masterclass from Ashkan Hajsafi
Marked 8.00 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Match22 Aug 2026
Gostaresh Foulad and Esteghlal take a point apiece
It finished 1‑1, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
An afternoon Sardar Dejagah will want back
Marked 4.34. Nothing he attempted worked and by the hour mark he had stopped attempting much, which is the part a manager notices rather than the mistakes.
In brief
- Player ratings Iliya Imani runs at them all day
- Market Mohammad Karimi placed on the list
- Market Morteza Mohammadi linked with a move away