Betar Jerusalem will continue the lower playoff games on Sunday (20:15) when it hosts MS Ashdod. Ahead of the game, coach Yossi Aboksis and striker Niv Zrihan spoke at the press conference today (Friday).
Aboksis:
"We have a number of injured players who I hope will recover. For example, Niv who I hope can be on the roster (against Ashdod). The rest of the injured are in less good condition - Boachi and Max. We understand that the league is starting to come to an end Such with our audience at home.
"We have to come to the remaining games and not just play well but win. Because I think that in our last game against Hapoel Haifa before the break, we had an excellent first half and then there were injuries from players from the front who came out. "Conquer. There is great readiness in the players and the crowd pushes us all the time but we have to bring in points."
On the team's attack, the coach added:
"Of course there is a difference between endings in training and endings in games because it is a different pressure. Our job is at least to work on it. I think we should be calm when it comes to situations, all our front. We got stressed against Hapoel Haifa and more "Games and sometimes as much as you want you get stressed. We get to our situations in every game to this day, we need a little more concentration and quiet in front of the goal."
The leadership of the veteran players:
"I feel that the players give of themselves, we need to get more quality up front. I think all our players want and invest. We see it in GPS after the game. We need silence in front of the goal and be purposeful because in the end we remember "Only the result. There are players here who need to pull the team and in the least good moments to sweep the players. We are very invested but not sharp enough in front of the goal."
On the opponent, M.S. Ashdod:
"This is a team that won the last game and I think they finally came out of the relegation battle because they were in a bad period. On the other hand they come very loose. We owe the points more than them. It's basically our game of the season. I think so because then we go into the game "Except hard. I tell everyone it's a game from which there is no going back. It's a home game against a team that has almost finally come out of the relegation battle and with our crowd we will have to do everything to take the points."
Zrihan, Photo: Courtesy of Betar Jerusalem
Niv Zrihan
:
"There will be a game against a very good team that has not yet finished its story. In general - every game will be difficult from now on. We will come to lift the team from this situation. We look good in training, we came back well and believe it will be okay. I personally feel good. "From the injury, it's good." More players are slowly joining us from the national teams and they all look good in training. I believe it will affect the game and we will come to show what we are working on in training. "
The striker added: "Obviously we are not bringing the level we need to show. We the players have brought the team to this situation and we will also lift the team from this situation. We will come to show better already this coming Sunday. We feel good and we will show what we are worth. Of course the crowd is "A very significant addition for us. He picks us up even in our less good moments and saw it this year. We owe him with us from now until the end of the season in all six games we have left."
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