At the beginning of the season, the lukewarm ability linked Eran Zehavi’s name very quickly to his return to Maccabi Tel Aviv. But time passed, the striker found his place at PSV and the yellow fans were left with the dream. Their dream will come true, last night (Sunday) it was Eran Zehavi who “nurtured” the Yellows’ fantasies.
“I always leave the door open for Maccabi Tel Aviv and I’m very happy that it’s like that on the other side as well,” Zahavi said in an interview with the Yellows’ owner, Mitch Goldhaar, in an interview with “Open Ground”. “But things can happen.”
Regarding the ex’s good time, Zehavi said: “Maccabi is back to itself, yes. In terms of results, it is completely back to itself. You should never eulogize this club. I will not be surprised if in two or three weeks they go up to first place and if they take the championship, it will be very Normal, this is the expectation in a club like Maccabi Tel Aviv. Like in PSV “.
“I never worked with Van Leven, I did not have too much interaction with him,” Zehavi added about the “ace” that Maccabi drew on the lines. “But I know he is a high-level footballer. It is difficult for me to judge him because he does not know about his history as a coach. After Donis, the only thing Maccabi needed was order and organization. To bring the players back to their natural place. The players are so quality, sometimes without a coach they can Do a good job. They are above the league in quality. “
Zehavi added: “It is always possible to dream, but the point is to continue the process. We have seen good football and changes within the team and within the association and even in the government, trying to give support to football and establish academies. Willy outlined a very correct way and made things right. “Places that other countries also reach when they invest in infrastructure, children, coaches, etc. The government should take football and put it at the forefront of Israeli sports, it is the most popular sport in Israel and in the world.”
And now, we’ll take off for the Netherlands. “The truth is that it was an experience,” Zehavi said of his video in the local snow. “Don’t worry I was outside for 20 seconds and then I jumped into the hot water. I still prefer the sun and sea over the snow, but it’s an amazing experience and the kids fly and do snow wars. We have an important game on Wednesday, so I said I would not take too many risks and jump into the water.”
On the goal he scored in PSV’s last win he said: “We had a good team game, against a very difficult team. We came to the game with a loss from the previous round, an unpleasant loss, but we came back to ourselves and looked good. We scored goals, we made a good football game “We have a very fateful month to be determined regarding our goals and season. On Wednesday we will play against Ajax and then against Olympiacos – we are in money time.”
“Being in a big club, running for the championship and fighting for titles, I missed it,” Zehavi said. “When you lose a game, it’s a tragedy – and there is pressure if it happens, there are criticisms. It’s life in a size club, I will not say it’s not fun, it’s for better or worse, but in a big team that wants to fight for all the titles, you have to deal with pressure and criticism. For me, it’s about playing in a big team that is fighting for team titles. “
“Obviously expectations of myself are always high, and in a club like Eindhoven, when you come with high expectations – the reviews accordingly, and according to the results. I am mature enough, intelligent and know where and why things come from. I have to work hard, keep going and do my best on the pitch. We are fighting again and can change the headlines, I am happy that things are connecting to me the way I want at the moment. “
“Do you deal with criticism? Our club is constantly dealing with how to reach the peak of readiness for the upcoming game,” said Zehavi. “There is no time to even rest. Today we did not have a release training because there is a blizzard here. We have seven games this month, it is not normal and it has been like this since the beginning of the season.”
Speaking of criticism, the collaboration between him and Mullen has been under a magnifying glass quite a few times this season. “There’s an improvement between us and we see it on the pitch,” Zahavi admitted. “I don’t attribute it to what was before, we just trained and played more together. When I got to the team there was no training, and that’s how we got next to each other. Let’s not forget there are two players here. We like to score and be the main conquerors of the team, and building trust takes time. “
Zehavi summed up the issue and said: “I have a partner to work with. Sometimes I’m a bit selfish in the open, and it’s not on purpose, and sometimes he’s – but that’s our character, we want and know how to score goals. Apparently, it can seem selfish sometimes – but it really is not “I can help him advance his career more than he can help me, I’m already nearing the end of my career, Eindhoven will not sell me. My goal is to help Malen become a better striker.”
Zehavi concluded by referring to the game against Ajax: “Hopefully it will not be canceled. In the league game against them they saw two very high level teams who want to win, we made it very difficult for them. Ajax is a great team that has run for many years together. , Certainly not in Corona. I’m Sabala, in our team the average is 21-22. It has an advantage. Ajax is not a level or two above the league. It is a very, very high quality team and it seems to play the best quality football, not just in first place, But there are groups here that give her a fight and we give her a fight until the end. “