It is too early to know who will replace Patrick van Leven as Maccabi Tel Aviv's coach, but at least for now the interim coach Barak Yitzhaki has done the job. The Yellows won 1: 3 in Kiryat Shmona, and the former player summed it up like this: Also for new things and these tensions. "
The manager of the club's football department was appointed to the post only at the beginning of the week, and after the game he talked about the bad period the team and the Dutch coach had.
"We did not think we would open the season in this way, now we need to fix. How do we fix? With hard work - and together. It is true that the performances in the league were not good, but these are the same players who played well in Europe."
On the game itself, Yitzhaki said: "In the first half there were parts that we played not well. The players are under pressure and know what is expected of them. This victory is due to them and the fans who gave a wonderful display even when we fell behind."
"I do not know how long it will last, but as long as they need me - I am here," Yitzhaki added regarding the continuation of the road, "I will do everything for this system."
On the derby next Sunday, he said: "There is a game in the Conference League on Thursday, the derby is not interesting at the moment."
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