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Mladen Krestajic: "There is a big gap between potential and quality" Israel today

2021-12-20T06:30:00.562Z


The Maccabi Tel Aviv coach knows that there is still a lot of work to do despite the easy 0: 4 over Marmorek in the cup • Eden Shamir: "I feel I deserve more minutes but I am not a player of Marmorek and faces" • Six players in doubt for the game against Bnei Sakhnin


There were a lot of smiles yesterday (Sunday) in the locker room of Maccabi Tel Aviv after the easy victory over Hapoel Marmorek. Only Maccabi knows that the real game will come on Wednesday against Bnei Sakhnin, who already beat them in the previous round.

The qualifications of the six players who fell ill and were not in the squad yesterday - Tal Ben Haim, Sharan Yeni, Dan Bitton, Ido Shachar, Enrik Saborit and Ofir Davidzada, will be checked tomorrow, and at least at the moment they are also in doubt for the game against Bnei Sakhnin. 

Coach Mladen Krastić was not too moved by the victory in the cup and said of his squad: "There is a lot of potential in the team but there is a big gap between the potential and the quality. We will have to work hard to turn the potential here and translate it into good ability." 

Contact Eden Shamir, who was given a chance in the team, said of the first days with the new coach: "A new coach always brings with him energies and something new. We understand that the players also need to raise the level. We do not run away from responsibility "Our bad start. There is no doubt that the game against Sakhnin will look different and we will have to be in our best ability to win at home." 

Shamir commented on his lack of minutes on the team and said: "I feel I deserve more minutes but I'm not a Marmor player and faces. Sometimes decisions of coaches are less visible to us players but I try to take every opportunity of mine. I will prove to everyone that I deserve more minutes. I "I give my 100 percent and if I continue to do that, things will work out for the best." 

Shamir concluded: "This squad should be at the top of the league. We distributed full gifts and did not realize our potential. We need to think from game to game and not too far away, not to talk about championships and things like that and we need the crowd with us."

Eden Shamir.

Will get more minutes under the new coach?

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Source: israelhayom

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