Mladen Krestajic: "Now is the time to defeat BS" | Israel Today

Maccabi Tel Aviv will host Hapoel BS tomorrow (Monday, 20:30) for a direct battle for second place and knowing that if it achieves a victory - it will overtake its rival from the Negev capital.

At the press conference held today at the club, coach Mladen Krestajic referred to the important game: "We lost in the previous two games against BS but we also showed in previous games that we have quality and we can present a good game.

As I said before Haifa, that it's time to win, now is the time to beat BS. We deserved it in previous games with our attitude and we hope to win the game. "

On the fact that Maccabi will advance to the last home game of the season, the coach added: "We always try to play well, it is a fact that we missed opportunities in games against 'small teams'. Proof of this is the number of fans who come to the game.

The players and the way we play bring fans to the stadium and we hope for the same in the upcoming game.

I expect full concentration from the players and maintaining our level from the previous games. "

He will talk about his future at Maccabi: "We will talk after these two games and see how it ends. We are satisfied with the result against Haifa, we needed it for a sense of security and to prove that we have quality. Of course I and the coaching staff also received more respect."

Krasteich in the victory over Haifa, Photo: Alan Shiber

On coming up with one striker in the previous game in Haifa, he said: "I like to play offensively, with discipline. For me it does not matter if we play with one striker or two, we progress from game to game. "But we progress from game to game. Some of the players also showed during training that they are in good shape and we can trust them. Players like Kubas, Riken, Almog. The method is not really relevant, we progress from game to game."

At the end Krestajic referred to Eyal Golsa's performance as a back midfielder: "Golsa has played very well in recent games. He is very experienced, understands the timing of the game and is very important to the team. He was unlucky with Corona and minor injuries "In good shape. That was the problem with him at the time, so he was not included in the squad."

Brakeman Idan Nachmias also spoke, adding: "If a club like Maccabi finishes a season without a title, then of course the atmosphere will be difficult. The second place is also significant because we want to win every game and those six points will be critical. We will do everything to get them."

Idan Nachmias, Photo: From the official website of Maccabi Tel Aviv

On his season personally he said: "I can say that every game I made a tremendous effort to play and even when I was injured. In the end not everything is under your control, but in a club like Maccabi Tel Aviv there is a big competition and you do not want to lose any game.

At the end of this year, it was a school year. "

Finally, he was asked about the upcoming summonses to the Israeli team and replied: "I am sure that every player wants to represent the country, I will always want to represent the country. I hope to make good games that will understand that I need to be there and there are things that no longer depend on me."

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