Maccabi Tel Aviv is back on track. The yellows of Vladimir Ivić scored tonight (Tuesday) 0:3 at the expense of Hapoel Jerusalem, and after the loss to Be’er Sheva and the draw against Nes Ziona, they scored three points. However, at the end of the game the yellow coach was short-tempered and angry.
When asked about the fact that his team looked different today, he replied: “If you say so, fine”, then he was asked if he agreed with the statement, and responded: “My team would not agree. As you said, this is the worst Maccabi in the last 3 years, according to the analysis your”.
He was then asked if he was satisfied, and he answered: “Yes”, following which he was asked what the change was from Saturday, and his answer was: “Not much”. In the next question, he was asked about the changes in the lineup and whether he is satisfied with the players who entered, and this time his answer was: “Yes, I am satisfied.” Following this, he was asked if he did not want to answer, and he replied: “I do.”
Later, by the way, Ivitch showed up for the press conference to conclude the evening, which he finished in less than a minute. The journalists asked him only three questions, he answered them briefly and it seemed that none of them wanted to ask more questions as an act of protest. Watch the segment in the video player above >>
At the end, Avi Rikan also spoke. “Today we responded well to what happened against Nes Ziona,” he said, “we got into a lot of situations in the first half as well, when you do what you need to and give everything, then the goal goes in. We did things right, we prepared well. We made adjustments and we deserved the victory.”
On the goals of Jovanovic and Zabi, he said: “I don’t think they were stressed. I know both of them, the spectators don’t see the little things. When you play as a striker and when you earn the little things, you know that the goal will go in. These are the things that come in your favor.”
On his inclusion in the lineup, Ricken said: “I haven’t played for a long time. I look at it in a positive way – I’m always here when you need me, I live this team. I know everyone and the system. I’ve done it and I’ll continue to do it. I want to play some More than that. I enjoy every moment.”
the losing coach, Ziv Aryaconcluded for his part: “We couldn’t start with our usual lineup due to constraints. We tried a method and changed things. We knew Maccabi would come to attack, we didn’t react well to it. We were soft, we let their transitions be easy. It wasn’t a matter of mentality, but of football and aggressiveness. Maccabi Tel Aviv has a lot of tools, with all due respect to us, Maccabi Tel Aviv is still a challenge.”
“We didn’t say we were a top team,” he continued, “we want to play good football and every week I repeat that we don’t want to be where we were last year. If you blew up a balloon, you can blow it up. No problem. It’s an act of five balloons, I’ve never I didn’t say anything, that’s your job. Don’t insult me, I don’t like to be interviewed. Even if I won 0:5 if you could get me out of the idea, I’d be happy.”
