A warning about the beginning of the players' rule in Persepolis.
After the publication of Amirosin Mahmoudi's sale ad in the newspapers, a strange and somewhat unjustified action by the Persepolis club, we saw widespread reactions in cyberspace. Some of the media and a large number of football veterans took a position regarding the club's treatment of this player and strongly criticized it. Of course, criticism of the club's way of dealing with a young player is understandable, but what seems worrying for now is the direction some of the reactions are taking.
The fact is that Amirhossein Mahmoudi is a Persepolis player and the club, as an employer, has the right to decide on the status of its players within the contract and football regulations. No one can deny that publishing an ad for the sale of a player in the official newspapers in Israel is a strange and even unusual act, and the Persepolis club should explain why it did such a thing, but does this event mean that the player is in front of the club? Should we behave in such a way that every management decision, even if it can be criticized, will turn into a full conflict between the player and the club?
The important point is here; Iranian football has been affected by the players' dictatorship phenomenon for many years and has experienced many examples of this in various clubs. In such a situation, football experts, veterans and media people are expected to enter these issues with a more rational and fair view. Criticizing the club's unprofessional behavior is one thing, and unconditionally supporting a player against the team he has a contract with is a completely different matter.
The main concern is that in the heart of the created noise, an atmosphere will gradually be created in which the player sees himself beyond the club and challenges any managerial or disciplinary decision relying on external support. Such an atmosphere is not in the interest of Persepolis nor in the interest of Mahmoudi's professional future.