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Tal Ben Haim: "All week we heard that Maccabi Haifa is a favorite. It gave us a drive" - ​​Walla! sport

2021-01-27T21:13:37.431Z


The winger closed an account with the commentators after the 1: 2 over Maccabi Haifa, complimented Matan Hozaz ("our outstanding"), explained the secret of Van Leven's success ("gave us back our simplicity") but admitted: "We did not deserve them or them Win". The Dutch coach celebrated: "We took a big step forward tonight"


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Tal Ben Haim: "All week we heard that Maccabi Haifa is a favorite. It gave us a drive"

The winger closed an account with the commentators after the 1: 2 over Maccabi Haifa, complimented Matan Hozaz ("our outstanding"), explained the secret of Van Leven's success ("gave us back our simplicity") but admitted: "We did not deserve them or them Win".

The Dutch coach celebrated: "We took a big step forward tonight"

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Yaniv Tuchman

Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 23:02

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Never doubt the heart of a champion.

Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Maccabi Haifa 1: 2 tonight (Wednesday) with a winning goal in extra time, and returned to the championship fight.

Thanks to the dramatic victory, the Yellows' gap from the top has shrunk to just five points.

Alexander Peshich scored the winning goal in a penalty in the 94th minute, and even earlier Tal Ben Haim canceled in the 21st minute an own goal by Shachar Phiben (18) which gave the Greens a temporary advantage.



"We had a lot of difficulties with the way the opponent played," admitted Maccabi Tel Aviv coach

Patrick Van Leven.

"We recovered from that in the second half and tried to play football. In parts of the game we showed what we do in training and when we felt more comfortable we also played better, but we have more work to do. Today we took a big step forward."



On the championship fight that opened: "I also said last week, we still have a very long way to go."



On Matan Hozaz, who starred with Cooking and Squeezing Pendel: "He works hard all the time, and today he showed his abilities."

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With a penalty in the 94th minute: Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Maccabi Haifa 1: 2

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Ben-Haim explains: "He restored simplicity."

Van Leven (Photo: Danny Maron)

Tal Ben Haim

added: "To be honest, it was an equal game between two good teams, and in most stages of the game it looks like it's going to end in a draw. I also do not think one of the teams won more than the other. I agree we were not in the game in the first half. "They didn't get into too many situations, and I'm not at all sure that during their goal there was no Paul on Shahar Phiben. I know games like that, and I would have signed that script before the game."



On the meaning of the victory: "We were eulogized too early. Everywhere I heard that Maccabi Haifa is a favorite and it gave us some kind of drive. I am glad that in the end we got the points, because instead of the gap increasing to 11, it dropped to 5. I strongly believe. It means that it is possible to take a championship and whoever on the staff does not believe in it - will not be here. "



On his goal: "It's the kind of game that if you do not come back quickly, then we might have found ourselves in a situation that we had a hard time coming back from. This goal very quickly eliminated the advantage of Haifa and balanced the game. For me Matan Hozaz is the best of the game. "A man and did the action that won the game. He deserves all the praise and blessings."



On Van Leven's change: "The essential difference for me is simplicity. Maccabi Tel Aviv has played a certain method with certain players over the years. I am the last to go against the training methods of the previous coach, but the simplicity that Patrick brought has made the change lately."

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