Coach Pitso Mosimane has come in for some heavy criticism by the CEO of his former club Esteghlal after terminating his contract.
The former Al Ahly coach left his role as head coach last month after the Iran club failed to pay Mosimane and his coaching staff for the last two months.
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Esteghlal CEO Hojjat Karimi has now criticised the South African coach and questioned why the appointment was made.
"Right from the start, the gentlemen claimed that they brought the African Lion to Iran," he said as quoted by Varzesh3.
"Why did we need to bring a coach from Africa and a country whose football is much weaker than ours?
"We didn't say anything during this time so as not to weaken the team, but it was clear to me that he wouldn't succeed.
"Instead of bringing a coach to Esteghlal from a country with a style in football, we brought a coach from a place where I think Iran should export coaches [to]."
