Itzik towards | 21/02/2021 23:04
Patrick Van Leven (Radad Jabara)
Maccabi Tel Aviv continues to be invincible under Patrick Van Leven. Tonight (Sunday), the state champion also did the job in the state cup, when she defeated Hapoel BS 0-1 and won a ticket to the quarterfinals. The coach spoke at the end.
“With our schedule no game will be easy, but compliments come to the players who were organized and made us worthy of this result,” he said. Van Leven In conclusion, “We have a good staff and we also have good players who deserve the chance. There are players here who were champions and they can probably play in these positions, for me it is legitimate to give them the opportunity. “
The ability of Matan Balteksa, who received the credit in the lineup: “Matan always trains at a high level, so this was a great opportunity for him to show what he knows.”
The rematch against Shakhtar in the Europa League: “The odds are always 50-50. I think it’s a game we should enjoy, go play football and try to get into situations. We reached situations at home as well, but we were not able to take advantage of them. “
Conqueror of the Victory Gate, Dor Peretz: “Great feeling, was a very important game for us. I’m so glad we won and moved a step forward. I also try to do a role of joining from the second line, I am happy that I do it and help the team in everything I can and just want to continue like this. ”
The chances against Shakhtar: “As we saw this is really a very high level team, we realized that when we played against them. But in every game you have to believe and we believe and hope to return with a good result. “
Termination of the contract in the summer and its future: At the moment, Dor Peretz at Maccabi Tel Aviv, this is what interests me, this is my home and what will happen next will depend on many variables. The big dream? At the moment – Maccabi. “
Shahar Phiben was injured in the shadow of the victory. The brakeman, who did not get too many chances in the 11th season, started in the lineup of Patrick Van Leven, but was already replaced in the half due to injury.
Phiben was injured in the 21st minute after a foul by Dudi Tuito, who saw the yellow card, and although he managed to continue playing until the locker room, he did not go up for the next 45 minutes on the grass in the Negev capital and the champion’s medical team will examine his condition.
On the other hand, Elyaniv Barda, In his last game on the lines of Hapoel B’Shlosha, he sounded disappointed: “Very disappointing, it’s a trophy and it’s impossible to fix. We had good enough chances to be in the game, probably at 0-0. But it is football and it is cruel, but we have seen a lot of good things that I am sure that if we continue them, the team will get better. “
The appointment Roni Levy: “He started studying the team, he sees games, learns players and I am sure he will add a lot to the team. The motivation of us all, from Alona Barkat first and through the coaches, players and team is great, but first and foremost and before mentioning next year we still have goals for the season and that is a top playoff and getting to Europe. What grade would I give myself as a coach? Bad score. But I am sure if we continue to play this way, we will bring results. “
Hatem ‘Abd al-Hamid He said at the end: “It is a positive excitement to return to Turner for a club that I really love and am connected to. I was very happy to see the fans, sorry for the result but I am really optimistic in light of our performance. Degrees? That’s our goal. Both Alona’s return and my return, I hope there will be more good and leading players here and we will return to being the verb in recent years. I am very optimistic both from our show today and from the desire of our owner that she really came back and returned with hunger and everyone sees it ”.
Opinion on the appointment of Roni Levy: “He is a coach with a lot of experience who knows what it is like to run for the championship. I personally do not know him, I hope that together we will succeed in leading this club to achievements next year. “
The decision to return to Israel: “It was very difficult for me to be left alone, I was at home all day. But I did not go back anywhere, I went back to a big club in Israeli football. I had a very successful season and a half at Celtic but I had an injury that stopped my progress. There are mixed feelings, but I returned to a good place. “
