On Saturday, the 2022/23 season of Maccabi Haifa will officially kick off.
A champion will meet Hapoel BS for the Champions League game, the Israeli version of the Super Cup game used in other countries, when it will in fact be the Greens' last preparation before the first game against Olympiacos in the Champions League qualifiers.
Haifa will try to win the title for the second time in a row after beating Maccabi Tel Aviv last year when the teams met in the 2016 Champions League, a game that ended 2: 4 to Be'er Sheva. .
"It's always exciting to officially open a season, play for a title against a good team. A full stadium. First game against a quality team," Bachar began. "We worked hard to reach this situation. "Europe, our opponent in the same situation. This is a game we want to win."
The champion coach added: "We want to succeed and progress, probably after the last few years. We went through a good process in Europe, the game against Olympiacos is insane. The goal is a very big thing. I am currently concentrating on the first game in Europe against Olympiacos, we have a big game in two days. I Think we brought in five players, one of them new-old and four new ones including three strangers. All the guys we brought in are very serious guys, a very important thing. They were absorbed very quickly. The guys here really absorbed what was happening, it's not obvious. They felt "At home from the first moment. They are supposed to give professional output, no player should be judged. Not new and not who is on the staff. This is a preparation period and we worked very hard, I am sure both on the social level and the professional level."
On the reports that Bogdan Planic is wanted at the Greek Athens AAK: "He has a contract and he is supposed to stay. I do not know otherwise. I really want him to stay. We worked hard to bring him in, he is very important here. For me he stays."
At the end, Bachar commented on the game against BS and added: "I said and I will continue to say.
We try to mess with our stuff and our football.
Last year's games against BS went to places no one wanted. I very much respect Melixon, Barda and the whole team there. I hope it will be a good game. In the end we know what we did less well. We really put emphasis, also as a team, on "Mental resilience. I will not elaborate now on what is right and what needs to be done. I have no doubt that this year we will do better on this issue."
Charon Sherry: "A game against Hapoel Beer Sheva is a difficult game, we have to concentrate on ourselves. We are quality and can win another title, we want that. A lot of teams want to beat Maccabi Haifa, this year we have to push ourselves to the edge. Start The season with a title will be great, but it's a tough game. "
The contact added: "I think we were in a good place as a team, but the purchasing players are pushing the team to a better place. They need to adapt to the team, we will see how the game develops. There is a lot of responsibility for me and the team. We want to push each other. I expect Hapoel Beer "Seven to be a candidate for the championship. I think they are competitive and also Maccabi Tel Aviv, we will try to do our best. Every team wants to win, we just have to be better."
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