Tonight (Wednesday), Maccabi Tel Aviv held the press conference ahead of tomorrow's game (22:00) against Lask in the homes of the Conference League.
The promotion to the next stage has already been achieved, but a victory will guarantee the Yellows a safe place in the quarterfinals.
Barak Yitzhaki was initially asked about the saga of the appointment of the next coach of the Yellows: "In recent weeks we are looking for a coach and we are looking for the right profile for Maccabi Tel Aviv. Some of the candidates have already been interviewed and we are in a very intensive process "On the other hand, it's not a surprise that there are some coaches who are afraid to come because of security reasons, Corona and so on. In this process, both owner Mitch Goldhaar and owner's representative Jack Angelidis are involved."
"I do not think it affects the players," added Yitzhaki. "These are professional players. In the last decade there have been coach changes at Maccabi, they are used to it. in Europe".
Towards tomorrow: "It's a very important game. From the first game I became coach the first thing I said to the players is that I believe in them and that we should look at game after game. So far we have had pretty good games, I saw improvement but we have to keep going. This is probably not where I see Maccabi And we have a lot of work to do to get there, we have to do it together. "
"We can make some achievement," Yitzhaki added, "reaching such a stage in a European factory is really an honor. I am very happy to be in this position and I hope we will do the work on the field so that we can achieve the goal we are aiming for."
Finally, Yitzhaki was asked about the importance of securing first place at home and answered emphatically: "It is critical to finish in first place because it automatically goes up to eighth. It gives us another two weeks rest, second place goes to playoffs, so it is very very important to move up from first place. To win and if we win tomorrow, of course it will be an amazing first achievement. "
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