Chairman of Hapoel Tel Aviv on the corona crisis: "No one knows what will happen tomorrow.
I hope we start the league and it will not stop "• Castritis:" Want to fight and prove we want to win every pass "• Madar:" Think I deserve to get to the places I want "
Rami Cohen.
Just want to survive the corona crisis
Photography:
Alan Shiver
Hapoel Tel Aviv held a virtual press conference today (Wednesday) on the occasion of the new season, with the participation of captain Yam Madar, coach Yannis Castritis and chairman Rami Cohen.
"Here we open another season, which is particularly strange," Cohen said, "This season is a direct continuation of everything that sounded illogical a year ago: isolation, without an audience, the economic situation, etc. We are still here, as always in practice, trying to do "The maximum for our large audience, even if he is not with us here. We will do the maximum and hope that things will change and improve soon."
"We started the season in the Champions League qualifiers and in the Balkans," added Castritis.
"On Sunday we have our first official game in the league against Gilboa. We will do everything to be ready. It is a bit frustrating that we have to deal with injuries like Talib Zana and John Dibbler, but we hope to be ready tomorrow. I want to wish health to all of us and all the other teams "To our fans I want to say that we are waiting to see our hall full soon."
"I will speak on behalf of the players, I arrived at the beginning of training at the end of August, we had the game in Europe, it did not go as planned but we went back to work hard to be ready for the next challenges," said Madar. "We want to be worthy of representing Hapoel Tel Aviv and be ready For every task that is on the way. "
Cohen on drawing conclusions from recent seasons: "We reached the League Four Final Four once and the Cup Four Final four and in none of them did we reach the final. This year the goals are not necessarily just there, it's a special year. Obviously we want to be as successful as possible, but our goals , And I think it's relevant to all groups, they first of all survive.
"No one knows what will happen tomorrow. I hope we start the league and it will not stop, as is already happening in other countries. This year is different, we should be here even after the corona leaves us. We have to be considerate and calculated and survive this period. Sometimes. "We were too quick to decide and not patient enough, we are trying to do things right now and maintain continuity. We want to build something stable here. We want to be as successful as possible, but that is not the only goal this season."
The coach added about the team style: "The DNA we dream of and want to see on the pitch is what we showed at the end of last season. It is no different from the team's DNA. The two words that immediately pop into my head are 'fighting spirit'. We want to fight and prove we are "We want to win every game. That's what we want to see from our players, who will be ready to fight on both sides of the field."
Madar on the personal preparations for the draft: "Personal success is related to team success, I strongly believe in concentrating on the situation I have now. The success of Hapoel Tel Aviv can lead to my personal success.
I work the hardest and think I deserve to get to the places I want.
"Kids can look at Hapoel Tel Aviv and learn how she takes a player, gives him a stage and all the envelope needed to fulfill his dreams. My main goal right now is to succeed with Hapoel Tel Aviv."