“Carlos Queiroz like a father to me”: Saeid Ezzatollahi

Tasnim – ROSTOV, The Iranian national team’s international midfielder Saeid Ezzatollahi thanked Team Melli coach Carlos Queiroz for supporting him despite being a substitute player in FC Rostov.

Ezzatollahi played 78 minutes against Syria in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Malaysia.

The 20-year-old defensive midfielder came on the bench in injury time in 3-2 win over Bayern Munich in UEFA Champions League.

“Queiroz trusted me and gave the chance to play in the national team. He is like father to me,” Ezzatollahi told the Tasnim news agency.

“If he had not given me a chance to play in Team Melli, I would have lost my confidence in Rostov,” he added.

Asked him if he is interested in transferring to Eredivisie (the Dutch football league), Ezzatollahi said, “Eredivisie has a high level of technical quality such as Russia. At the moment, I’ve not received offer from any other clubs but my priority is to stay in Russia.”