Maccabi Tel Aviv will host Hapoel Beer Sheva on Saturday night (20:00) for an intriguing game in the 17th round of the Stock Exchange League. Today (Thursday) coach Mladen Krastić spoke about the task that awaits the team at Bloomfield Stadium in a game that will open for the Yellows a week of three games in seven days. The team player, Tal Ben Haim, also spoke at a press conference.
Tal Ben Haim He said ahead of the meeting: “The loss to Maccabi Haifa was one of the hardest I had in football, if not the hardest. That’s part of the deal, one has to move on with all the difficulty. I walked around the house like a mummy 48 hours after the game, but have to lift ourselves up because there is a tough game against BS, which makes for an amazing season. I believe BS will be favorites, I did not think it could happen that teams in the country would be favorites against us in Bloomfield. It will give us the extra motivation. ”
He added: “We also have a difficult game in the cup on Tuesday, it is certain that the loss to Haifa will go with us all for many years. Sometimes fans have a tendency to think theirs hurts more. Completely understands them, but can not think of a situation that hurts anyone more than us actors. Always a loss is more extreme than a victory, the pain and down of the loss is stronger and more powerful than the happiness of a victory. We need to put that aside and come and show in front of BS that no one should be a favorite in front of us at home. They are in a season no less monstrous, but we will come prepared, honored and do our best. We come to win. The audience pushes us and helps us, in Sami Ofer we did not feel alone. “
“We analyzed the game against Haifa, we have two more days until the next game and we are doing everything to lift the team,” he said. Krestajic In his opening remarks, “Obviously it’s hard to come back after a game like this, it’s hard for us and the team but we must learn from the last game, and we all, the team and the players, must understand that we are in a big club with a lot of responsibility. “In Israel, we are back on track and doing our best to win. It is very important to understand that there are high expectations and we need to show the fans that they can trust us.”
Ahead of the game, BS added: “This is another difficult game. BS has not lost so far in the league this season, we respect them. Their results were not achieved by mistake, they play well, this is a very good team. We have to show everyone that we deserve to be part of Maccabi and that means playing the best possible, rising above the situation, these “Hard times for us, we lost an important game, but we have to rise, show character and play a good game.”
On the staff situation he added: “We have some problems, not only because of training or injuries but also the flu. There are a number of players with minor muscle injuries, but we have to deal with it. It is normal, we have a good staff and enough players. What matters is that We have enough players and we are doing everything to prepare in the best way. “
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