The Gostaresh Foulad Sentinel
Squad22 Mar 2027
Tempers go at Gostaresh Foulad
Ahmad Moharrami was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad22 Mar 2027
Words at Gostaresh Foulad training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Alireza Noorafkan 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.
Squad22 Mar 2027
No hiding place for Favio Brizuela
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Favio Brizuela, and the manager let it.
Loan watch22 Mar 2027
Mehdi Hajsafi counts the days
“I watch every Gostaresh Foulad game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Sepahan runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
Squad22 Mar 2027
Ehsan Shojaei knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Ehsan Shojaei trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Market22 Mar 2027
Talks stall between Gostaresh Foulad and Milad Jahanbakhsh
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
In brief
- Market Majid Nekounam linked with a move away
- Market Hossein Shojaei leaves for nothing