Maccabi Haifa arrived tonight (Monday) at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon for the first match tomorrow in the Champions League against Benfica.
The Greens held a press conference with the participation of coach Barak Becher and midfielder Dolev Haziza, when the champion is in the factory for the first time since 2009, which causes a lot of excitement in the club.
"If we don't get excited, then we're not in the right profession," said Bacher at the beginning of his speech, "we held a meeting and talked about some things about Benfica, the most decorated club in Portugal, championships, cups, the Champions League and last season it reached the quarterfinals of the factory. This is a very strong team, but in the end You have to put the excitement aside and do the job to the best of your ability."
To the question of how he will play, whether he will try to attack or defend, Bachar said: "There is always a tactic. You have to come in a smart way. The approach until now has been to play our game, we have done it in equally threatening fields like Belgrade and Olympiakos. We will not change our approach. This is a strong opponent More professional, but we will stay on our way."
Becher and firecracker.
The journey begins, photo: Liav Nachmani
Regarding the integration of the new defenders, Dylan Batwinkissa and Abdloui Sek said: "There is an amazing dressing room. Also from a human point of view, it is very easy for foreigners to fit in. There is a club, management and team, a group that has been running together for two years, so it is easy for foreigners to acclimatize. The defenders, the striker and the two defenders will integrate. Who will play? It is impossible to specify at the moment."
About Benfica he said: "We studied them. There is no doubt that they are very strong, even the defense despite the shortcomings. This is a team that is in great shape, very home. Benfica can easily finish in the first two places at home. They are in good shape, but we believe in ourselves that we can do anything."
Bacher also added: "I believe in this team. If we didn't believe, we wouldn't be here. It wouldn't be right to make statements, as the best cliché goes, not to make statements about points and goals. If we don't prepare properly, also mentally, we can also get in the head in these situations."
Dolev Haziza on his performance on the field in several positions: "I aspire to play as much as possible so I'm happy that I can play in several positions. The coach will say what he expects and in each position I will give 100 percent. There is a large squad here and if you miss your chance, there are three players on Any position. Everywhere I have to give my best so that I can be used in all positions. As for tomorrow, in any position they put me in I will give my all."
I get excited before every game.
If I stop being excited then I will stop playing football.
I adapt myself more to what the team needs.
We fulfilled our dream of reaching the group stage, but it doesn't end here."
firecracker
"There is a large squad here and if you miss your chance, there are three players for each position", photo: Liav Nachmani
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