The stars of Maccabi Tel Aviv spoke about the special bond between them that began in the children's teams, ahead of the meeting with Shakhtar: "Now we are considered leaders in the team, it is a dream of both of us from childhood"
Cohen and Glazer
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Ahead of Maccabi Tel Aviv's meeting with Shakhtar Donetsk in the last 32 rounds of the Europa League, UEFA magazine has prepared an article focusing on the story of the champion players, Dan Glazer and Yonatan Cohen, who grew up together from the children's teams to the adult team.
"The yellow and blue of Maccabi Tel Aviv have always been a part of my life," said Cohen. "For every fan. Now that I'm on the other side I know how the fans feel and I will always give my all for them."
Glazer added: "My family has a strong connection to the club, and the club is connected to us. As a kid I always dreamed of playing at Bloomfield."
On the joint relationship between them, Glazer said: "I have a lot of memories with June. At the age of 9 we would bring balls together, I remember we won titles together at the age of 13 or 14 and also we swung the championship plate together in the youth team."
Cohen added: "Glazer is not a friend. He is a family. We started playing at the same age group 6 at the same time, we went through everything together, we went to the same school, to the same class, we shared everything. I am very happy that we reached this stage together."
"Now we are considered leaders in the team, it is a dream of both of us from childhood," Cohen said of the current situation in the team, "I am happy for both of us and as long as we are here for each other, and open with each other we have a better understanding on the field. ".
"As someone who grew up in the city and played for a club from the age of 6 I always want to win every game," Glazer clarified, "no matter how small he is. Even in training I always aim to be the best. I'm glad we've won a lot of games in the last two years and I hope it continues."
Cohen concluded: "I think a few years ago we would not have believed we would get this far together, but now we are at a different stage. We need to lead the team and take responsibility. We have the confidence and we know what to do."
