Ahead of Saturday's game against Ness Ziona, Maccabi Tel Aviv coach addressed his team's disqualification: "It's really crazy"

• Ibich. Enraged at judgment

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After a full round with no mandatory gates, Maccabi Tel Aviv will open the second round on Saturday when you host Scacia Ness Ziona. In the last round, the Yellows lost points at home against Maccabi Netanya, allowing Maccabi Haifa to approach them at the summit. Now the gap in the table stands at 3 points and Vladimir Ivich's team wants to win again in Bloomfield.

At a press conference on Thursday, the coach addressed his team's disqualification in recent games: "Last week we eliminated two legitimate expatriates. One against Kiryat Shmona and one against Netanya. Believe that every coach in the world thinks like me. Especially now with the VAR. In Kiryat Shmona the VAR something was right and the judge canceled it. "

Ibich added: "I don't know if this is aimed at Nagando, but the judges are doing what they want. They said there was a handshake to Eilon Almog, after which they changed and said it was an offense because there was no hand. It's crazy. True, but if it's a mistake, then no. If I'm wrong it's okay, but it's really madness. "

The coach concluded the first round: "We did a very good first round but we can improve. We missed a few opportunities to get more points. The game against Netanya was our best game. We created a lot of situations and it had to end 0: 2 or 0: 3."

Ahead of the game with Ness Ziona, he said: "Every game is tough and important. We don't have games against small teams. We always have to be concentrated, no matter who's playing. It's not easy, but it's the level of the players and the club. Everyone knows they have to be Ready to give 100 percent in every game and practice. "

On the injuries: "We hope that Opuado and Blackman will be back soon. They will not play on Saturday against Ness Ziona, but hope to return next week. In addition, we are waiting for the doctors' response to Nikolich. I believe we will have more information about him tomorrow."

Noble confronts Leibowitz last Saturday // Photo: Alan Shiber

Midfielder Omar Nobili referred to his return from injury: "I feel good, glad it's behind. I hope to help the team as much as possible. Every player is hard to see from the outside, I was glad to be back. I think in Maccabi every offensive player is a player with abilities. Playing. I was already thinking about surgery and there was one last attempt to prevent it. Glad we were finally able to do it and get back on track. I feel good physically too. The more I play the more sharp I will be. "

On the encounter with the Oranges on Saturday: "Here in Maccabi Tel Aviv every player who gets the opportunity knows that if he is not good, he will be out. I don't think there is complacency in front of such teams. We know we need to score as many points as possible."