Hapoel Jerusalem, Ironi Nahariya, Maccabi Rishon LeZion and Ness Ziona Cities held a festive campaign for the Cup finals to be held tomorrow • Oded Ketch: "We pay a price for having more foreigners and rotations in Europe" • Goodes: "We will have to work hard to make a surprise greatness"

• Team coaches, today in the MASA for the semi-finals

  Photo:

  Alan Shaver

• Team captains, today in the MASA for the semi-finals

  Photo:

  Alan Shaver

Preparations for the National Cup semi-finals are gaining momentum and this morning (Sunday) a press conference was held with the participation of the coaches and captains of the four teams who qualified for the stand - Hapoel Jerusalem, Maccabi Rishon Lezion, Urban Ness Ziona and Urban Nahariya.

Monday's Game Order (10.2)
Urban Ness Ziona - Urban Nahariya (18:30)
Hapoel Jerusalem - Maccabi Rishon Lezion (21:00)

Hapoel Jerusalem coach Oded Ketch first spoke: "Last year we were favorites too, in the cup final we won the first in Arena and in the playoff semifinals here in the Moorea Menorah we lost to them. We recently lost in the league and we have to go back and prove that we are a good and simple team that will not, even if there is a favorite this is not significant. In such positions it is important to have fun and all teams have an equal chance of winning and everyone comes with their own pressure. "

The Reds head coach added: “We pay a price for having more strangers and rotations in Europe and the last games in the league are the result of each other. I trust our players and also the Israelis who knew how to transcend, are good players who understand the meaning of the trophy. Everything is open, it's a Final Four and you have to try to do our best basketball. "

Dan and Gaffney, this morning in the MASA for the Cup semi-final // Photo: Alan Shaver

Hapoel Jerusalem captain Bar Timor: "We expect to see our audience in the semi-finals as well and hope to make it to the finals. I think it is impossible to push a button and make some switch, we had some bad games recently in the league, we knew how to handle it and analyze it. Now We all understand the importance of the trophy and try to get as ready as possible for the trophy. ”

Maccabi Rishon Lezion coach Guy Goodes: "Hapoel Jerusalem is a super strong and talented team, with a lot of abilities, both inside and outside and will have to work hard and put together 40 minutes of team effort to make a big surprise."

Ketch and Goodes, this morning in the MASA for the semi-finals // Photo: Alan Shaver

Captain Maccabi Rishon Lezion, Oz Blazer: “I really hope we can win the title, we reached those ranks last season and we have an easy hurdle along the way and will do everything possible to get to the title. I think the fact that we played Eurocap helps us, Jerusalem, a European level team. "

Nahariya City coach Danny Franco: “I hope our record is not to win two games in a row this season, I'm very glad we're here. It is a huge experience and I am very happy that we are returning to this status, we are relatively prepared and healthy as much as possible and this is just one game. It's beautiful that it all comes down to one evening, there's a whole city to support us. "

Nahariya Urban Captain Tony Gaffney: “I don't think we are underdogs, you just have to win two games to win the Cup. In the Final Four format, it doesn't really matter, I live for such opportunities, it doesn't happen every year. As an actor, I feel the same way I felt when I was in Jerusalem. ”

Silberstein, Dan, Gaffney and Franco, This Morning in the Middle East // Photo: Alan Shiber

Ness Ziona municipal coach, Nadav Zilberstein: “It is very significant to us as a young club that grows from year to year. Participation in Europe for the past two years and this is part of building a club and road tradition and we have a very, very big desire and a huge desire to succeed in the game tomorrow and our way in such positions in the future as well. All the time we are reaching highs, one of our goals is to be in the Cup semi-finals every year and maybe in the playoff finals. "

Ness Ziona Urban Captain Tal Dan: "We are very hungry to succeed, we have worked hard and we very much want to make history for our club and our city together with the support of the audience who will make a very special atmosphere here."