Maccabi Rishon LeZion coach Guy Goods is preparing for the start of the season in the international tournament and he is sure that without him the industry in the country would have been a course. • Captain Daryl Monroe:
Goods.
Believes in the young and Israeli staff
Photography:
Alan Shiver
Maccabi Rishon LeZion held a press conference today (Monday) on the occasion of the season opener and ahead of its first game in the Balkan League with the participation of coach Guy Goodes and new captain Daryl Monroe.
Goodes said: "We treat the Balkans as games that should be treated.
That’s a good thing and whoever came up with this idea saved basketball.
Without it, Israeli basketball would be in a bad situation.
And it gives us the opportunity to play and be fit.
So we are very happy. "
On reinforcement, the coach said:" We will bring in another player, we will wait for the right timing financially as well.
A large part of the groups are in a difficult situation and so are we.
We have several candidates and in real time a fourth foreigner will land. "
On leaving the EuroCup, he added:" It was a difficult decision for the system.
We really wanted to continue the group's tradition in European factories, but with all the situation and the outbreak of a second wave in Europe we had no choice.
This is not an easy year for groups that are not financially affluent and everything that was required of us was difficult for us to implement.
"It was another 300-400 thousand shekels for the budget. Many people here did not sleep at night and did not want to give up, and there is one player who also left because we decided not to participate. I hope that by next year they will find a solution and we can return to participate in Europe."
On the changes in the Israeli squad: "Two players who were pillars in our Israeli squad left in the last two years. Following the success with us, they made an economic upgrade and reached the places they aspired to reach. We brought Golan Gut and Noam Avivi will have to help the team even though he is young, and Noam Dovrat will have to Another upgrade this year, because his position is very significant.
"We moved to be a younger team with a combination of veterans, and we would like to keep what we have done in recent years with determination, aggression, defense and level of performance. We kept some anchors, our work will be harder and there will be ups and downs because we have young guys, but We will do our best to succeed. "
Daryl Monroe said: "It is an honor for me to be the captain of the club I have been associated with for so many years. I appreciate that. I hope we will continue to win and achieve as we have done in recent years."
On leaving the Eurocup, the captain said: "It is a very difficult decision, but I know the management and the coach have made the best decision for the club and for the players. I am disappointed that we will not play in the Eurocup, but the situation requires everyone to make decisions and I hope the situation improves in the future."