Maccabi Tel Aviv will host Maccabi Haifa tomorrow (Tuesday, 20:30), with the stated goal of postponing the Greens' championship celebrations.
A day before the match against Sami Ofer, the yellow team held the press conference today (Monday) in the presence of the yellow contact Gabi Kanikovsky and his coach Mladen Krastic.
"I think we have been good in the games against Maccabi Haifa so far," said the Maccabi Tel Aviv coach, "after the goal we got at the last minute, this game will be even more interesting for us.
As I always say, we play to win and that's what's important to us.
Against teams like Maccabi Haifa we showed that we can win and it will be an interesting game. "
We can play against Haifa, against such teams we have shown that we can do it and I think it will be interesting.
I look forward to tactical battles between the two teams, I'm sure my players are ready for this game.
We played two days ago but the players are ready. "
On dealing with the penalties that Maccabi has recently suffered, the coach said: "It is certain that it is difficult to play only against some of the fans or in a radius game. We have been punished, we have to deal with it, accept it and keep working. "They can win tomorrow. I am sure they are under pressure, because of their situation in the league, especially after losing in the last game and now meeting Maccabi, the biggest team in the country."
Knikowski.
Will he also celebrate tomorrow ?, Photo: Ami Shumen
On the condition of the staff: "Unfortunately Glazer can not play because of the yellows. We have problems with Yeni. He is safe outside. Joshua Se will also not be on the staff, he is injured. "
Gabi Kanikovsky added: "The truth is we do not care what the other side's goals are. Obviously we would like to be in their place, but in every game we come to give one hundred percent and finish the season properly. We come to play our football, on every pitch and in every stadium it does not matter "Who is the opponent? We will have to come smarter in the next game."
On the unimpressive season of the Yellows: "It is sad and painful to finish without a title. The victory against Netanya brought us a lot of confidence, especially when players came off the bench and we showed that there is a good staff and I am glad we won. It is sad to see part of the stadium empty. "Ofer and the half-empty stadium is not fun. It seems to me that football is also for the fans and a solution must be found, because to punish all the fans for three people does not seem to me at all."
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