According to the official media of Tractor Club, Dragan Skocic stated in a press conference after the game with Persepolis Tehran: "It's really hard to believe this result. I don't remember being this upset after a game. This result is like a loss, not a draw. The fact that the opponent got there with one player less shows that we gave opportunities that are unacceptable; my team should not give such opportunities to the opponent." Regarding Mohammad Naderi's injury, he added: "Naderi is injured. He could definitely play when I gave him a game and nobody wanted the player to be injured.

He trained for two days and his condition was good; now maybe a mistake happened and he got injured again. Nobody wanted it to happen like this." Skocic continued: "If you expect my team to score five goals every game, this expectation is not reasonable. This game was weaker than the previous games; we didn't play well in the first half and the second half was fifty-fifty. We took control of the game after scoring, but it is unacceptable to me how we gave the opponent a chance and they scored. Regarding the frequent changes in the host venue of Tractor, he said: "All these points affect the result; including the lack of fans and the change of field.

One of the reasons for the players' injuries is the change of field. We must continue; if the game had ended 1-0, maybe no one would have raised these questions. Our team practices on restarts, but I don't remember them taking such dangerous shots for us. I have left the issue of penalties. Regarding the refereeing, Skocic said: "Sometimes the referee makes decisions that seem to be different for us; for example, in one scene, an offside was taken against us and when I protested, I received a yellow card. This procedure must be changed. In other games, the referee and VAR look for ways to help some people, and here, fifty-fifty scenes are taken against us.

I have been here for a year and a half and this trend needs to change. Even in the scene where there was a 20% foul, the referee called a foul against us. Tractor's head coach clarified: We were the main culprits of this draw; but some things were different and I pose this hypothetical question: if the foul had occurred behind Persepolis's goal, would the referee have called a foul? My experience tells me that it is unlikely. Regarding controlling the game in the lost minutes, he said: I never tell my players to waste time and I hate doing this. We pressed more with one player. Usually in Iranian football, when teams take the lead, goalkeepers waste time.

I will not allow this. This result is unacceptable in these game conditions. I do not remember being so upset after the game; this result is difficult to bear.. Congratulating Persepolis on the draw, Skocic added: These things have been happening repeatedly in the past year and a half. In the first half, the referee gave an advantage for no reason; the referee was talking to Shoja at the end of the first half and the game time was wasted, then he didn't let us take the second corner. I want a fair judgment and I don't want discrimination. It's as if the referees are somehow afraid of some teams. They don't check penalties for us, but they do it for other teams and they are looking for a way to help. I can't be indifferent. He then pointed to the yellow cards and added: Look at the yellow cards I received; in the game with Nassaj last season, they hit Hashemnejad and when I just asked why, the referee gave me a yellow card. Last season, when someone threw a bottle on the ground, they said it was your fault and gave me another yellow card.

It's as if we came from another planet; they give us cards when they see us! Give me the right to be upset. Of course, we were to blame for our own result, but I won't let something like this happen again. In response to a question about concerns about suspension, Skocic said: "Why should I worry about suspension? I told the truth, I watch all the games; the situation that is going on is not logical. I asked a hypothetical question, if this foul had happened behind Persepolis's goal, would the referee have called it? I think it is unlikely; if you count from last season, even the shots they have taken have been too few for us."

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