Javad Nekounam - Mehdi Mahdavikia

PLDC - Kuala Lumpur, Mehdi Mahdavikia was interviewed after the AFC Awards Night 2013 Ceremony and had some words of wisdom to share.


The Iranian legend said , "All of the AFC members were invited to this ceremony, and I was invited as the Grassroots Ambassador for Asia."

Mahdavikia who is the technical director for Iran's U23 national team, spoke about his team's camp in Italy and explained, "In my opinion it was a good camp but our team was missing a few players. We went to this camp with 17 players, and we weren't in the best shape physically, because we hadn't played for a while. Our loss showed us that we need to work on our game and work harder."

He continued, "Our team (youth) hasn't gone to the World Cup for a few terms, and our goal is to qualify this time. It will be very difficult because there are plenty of powerful teams. "

Regarding Persepolis' legends game against AC Milan legends on Thursday, Mahdavikia said, "This match is a historical friendly, which will feature many legends. And the team coming to Tehran will feature some of the best footballers in world history. This is a historical event, and I am happy that it has brought our Persepolis family together. I hope we witness a good game that the fans enjoy."

He concluded, "This match is not only my farewell match. Many of the legends that will be featured in this game didn't have a farewell match, and this match is also for all of them. "

By: Arman Tamjidi
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