Ivitch ahead of Maccabi Haifa: "It is too early to say who is the favorite for the championship" | Israel today

Preparing for the season's game:

Maccabi Tel Aviv coach Vladan Ivitch spoke today (Thursday) at a press conference ahead of the intriguing meeting against Maccabi Haifa on Saturday.

"This is a good team, which started this season excellently in all settings. It has a good squad, a good coach and every team has advantages and disadvantages. We will analyze them and try to take advantage of our advantages over them, like in any other game. For me, the most important thing is how we play, what We will do, how we attack and play and that's also what I told the players."

When asked by "Israel Today" whether a victory would be a statement of intent for the league, Ivitch said: "We have always been here. It is still too early to talk about who is the favorite for the championship, there are many more games."

Regarding Daniel Peretz, the coach said: "We have very talented young players in the squad, they have shown it and will show it in the future as well. He is one of them. I also know him from my time here and he is a guy who works very hard. Sometimes after big games you have to talk to players to Take them to the ground, but with him you don't have to do that. He's always ready for the next game."

Daniel Peretz, photography: Ami Shoman

In the meantime, the representative of the owner, Jack Angalidis came to Israel to watch the game in Bloomfield.

Nir Biton, who suffered a back injury and missed the last game in the league, is fit to compete after fully training yesterday and is expected to return to the lineup.

The decision regarding his participation Yonatan Cohen, who held his re-debut training in the team today, will be made by the professional team during the weekend.

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