With two consecutive victories in all competitions, Betar Jerusalem will face a difficult hurdle tomorrow (Sunday) in the form of Hapoel B’Shlosha. The day before, the team’s coach, Slobodan Drapic, and the midfielder, Ophir Krieff, addressed the confrontation and preparations.
“We had a mission, both Acre and Maccabi Petah Tikva,” Drapich began. “We really wanted to win both games and that’s what we did. With the victory over Maccabi Petah Tikva we only got in the direction of the top playoff, but we must not stop. We have a very difficult game on Sunday against Hapoel Beer Sheva, who are also fighting for these points. I am very “We are happy that we are back in the race for the top playoffs and I very much hope that we will also be able to be there.”
“First of all before the game we knew what his importance was,” Krieff recalled in a meeting with the Malabes. “The professional team instilled in us the right motivation and meaning of what this game can entail, positive and negative. I’m glad we managed to win. It’s something we worked very hard on, it was a super important game for our continuity. Glad we took three points and now we face forward.” .
“We are preparing for this game as we prepared for the game against Maccabi Petah Tikva,” Krieff added. “We don’t have too much time to rejoice, there is a game every three days. We are playing against a very strong team with a new coach that I am sure everyone will want to prove to him. We will have to give extra, and I am sure we will do a good job.”