There was quite a bit of fear for Maccabi Tel Aviv ahead of the meeting at Turner. Fear was removed. -5 points. Tal Ben Haim scored a second consecutive round against the southern team, which was shocked this week with the resignation of Yossi Aboksis.
Just before the final whistle, Avi Rikan claimed that Joshua spat at him, but the Portuguese was not punished. Tal Ben Haim Referring to the ugly incident, he told the cameras: “Spitting on an actor is the worst thing there is. He must be punished, but unfortunately it will not happen. He is not interesting and does not deserve to be talked about at all.”
Ben Haim spoke about his personal progress: “I have been in the last two weeks or the last month since the change of coaches, playing more and giving more until the game against Haifa. “After such a long time, it’s hard to come and do one-on-one. I am no longer a child and know that there is no hocus pocus and coming back from the freeze. I believe that what happened to me was just hardening and I do not regret anything.”
Ben Haim said about the ability: “I did championships at Maccabi Tel Aviv and I also had games like that during them. I would rather take 3 points and return by bus to Tel Aviv like this than do a heroic game and not take 3 points. We did the work and we can prepare for the next game. “
Maccabi Tel Aviv coach Patrick Van Leven Who scored 19 points out of 21 possible on the lines: “We tried to play offensive football but we didn’t always succeed. In any case, you saw 11 fighters on the grass who did everything to achieve the best result. I still think in terms of football we need to improve. It was an example of a game. “Except hard. The goal is to move forward through hard work.”
On Tal Ben-Haim, Van Leven said: “He plays well because you let him play. He slowly returned to his rhythm and played as you knew him from the previous term, and as I remember him. Not only is he improving, other players as well.”
And what about procurement? “The country is currently closed, so it is not possible to bring in players,” said the Dutchman.