After the disappointing draw against Bnei Sakhnin in the premiere of Mladen Krasteich, Maccabi Tel Aviv will meet Maccabi Petah Tikva tomorrow (Monday) at 20:30. Prior to the match, the Yellows coach spoke and referred to the future of the team, the possible reinforcement that will come, the staff situation and why in his opinion things are not going in the favor of the trophy holder.
“We watched the game against Sakhnin, they wasted a lot of energy in front of us, they gave more than 100 percent of their ability. “After this game, it was clear that they were not able to produce another close game and that is why they lost 6: 0 to Maccabi Haifa.”
“In the last third, in the last 30 meters, we have a problem. We trained well this week, need to be more direct in certain situations and find more options near the plaza. We did it in training, that’s maybe our main problem right now. We are aware of this and try to resolve it. The players have to do that, ”he added.
On what it is like to celebrate Christmas in Israel, he said: “We are here for two weeks and during this period we were focused only on our work at Maccabi, so during the day we are mainly in training, in the afternoon we are at home analyzing and thinking about the next opponent, we are focused only on work and football.”
To what he wants to see from his team he replied: “I have answered it before, there is no doubt that there is quality here, we know it, but have to work hard, that is our main goal. Need to be more organized and direct and that’s all. In the transfer window we will try to do things, this is Maccabi Tel Aviv and we need to get stronger, it is important that the players understand that they are playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv and need to be at a higher level. “
The Serb added: “I have my philosophy, I expect the players to work hard in training, and as I said before, the players need to understand that they are in Maccabi Tel Aviv and that they need to do their best at all times. Need a hunger for trophies, we are one team, Maccabi Tel Aviv the biggest team in Israel. Bitton will not be available in the near future, the rest will be on the staff. “
The Yellows coach concluded: “We need more time to understand everything, we have two weeks, we just got a picture of the team, we know how we want Maccabi Tel Aviv to look in the future, do not worry. I do not want players to score one goal and do nothing later. It is too early to address our rivalry. It is important to us that Maccabi Tel Aviv does things differently. I was in big clubs. I know how it should work. “
Daniel Peretz He added: “We are aware of our situation which is not warning at the moment and expect more. It hurts us. We are doing everything to change that. We get used to the new ideas, not concentrating on goals for the end of the season but on focusing on the next game. ”
On absorbing the goals he said: “It hurts a lot and it’s not just me because it hurts the whole team. We talk before every game that we do not want to absorb but to keep nets clean, but need to improve our defensive game. It’s no secret. This defensive game is the whole team. Not just the defense or me. The amount of goal absorption is something that does not suit this club. We are doing everything to return to the previous situation. “
Regarding the gaps from Hapoel Beer Sheva and Maccabi Haifa, the goalkeeper said: “We are only concentrating on Maccabi Petah Tikva and only after this game will we start the preparations for our next games. The preparations and ideas of the new coach are new to us. We want to implement them from the next cycle and I hope we will succeed. “
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