Piero: "We deserve to be here, we will play the same regardless of the opponent"

The Maccabi Haifa striker also commented on his miss: "I had too much time, I got close to the goalkeeper and it was already too late."

Tubinsica to "L'Equip": "We missed an opportunity, and in Nafica they killed the game in five minutes, I recommend all the French to play in Israel."

Curno: "The doctor told me that I could have been injured like the end"

Shlomo Weiss, we sent to Lisbon

07/09/2022

Wednesday, 07 September 2022, 06:33

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Maccabi Haifa fans in Lisbon (Shlomo Weiss)

Maccabi Haifa has seven French-speaking players in the team - Dylan Betobinsika, Pierre Cournot, Mavis Chibuta, Abdoulaye Sek, Franzi Piero, Ali Muhammad and Rami Gershon - and naturally, France is also interested in a team that has established a kind of colony of players of French origin or those who played in France .

After the 2:0 loss to Benfica last night (Tuesday), Corno and Tobinsica were interviewed by "L'Equip" and shed light on their feelings since arriving in Israel as well as on the match against the Portuguese luxury team.

"I was very excited to play a game like this, it's the biggest game of my life," stated the defender, who played his second game in the team.

"I didn't feel tense or nervous but I was very excited. It was a good chance for us to make history, so we're a bit disappointed. After the first half we saw we had a chance to score and we missed that chance we had, and if you don't score you might concede. They killed the game In five minutes."

About the atmosphere in the Stadium of Light, Tubinsica said: "The atmosphere was amazing. I was already in this stadium with my previous team, but I didn't play because I was on the bench, so I was very excited to be on the grass today. I've only been at Maccabi Haifa for a few days, but I'm very happy in this club and I I recommend to all French players to come and play in Israel because the conditions are really great. The stadium, the training complex of Maccabi Haifa - it's like in the first league in France."

Having fun in Haifa.

in Tubinsica (Photo: Reuters)

On the other hand, the left defender did not play due to an injury and revealed what the team's doctor told him after the game in light of the injury to Sof Podgorano.

"I wasn't fit, I thought I could play, but the doctor told me it's better for me to rest," Curno said.

"After Sof Podgorano was injured, the doctor came and said to me, 'You see, it would have been better for you to rest because it could have been a similar injury.'

He said about his short time at the Israeli club: "I am very happy at Maccabi Haifa, there is a great atmosphere here. I believe that I will be able to play as early as next week against Paris Saint-Germain."

At the end of the interview, Curno revealed his disappointment that he could not play: "I was sad today because my parents came especially from France to Lisbon to see me play and I didn't play, it saddened me."

Franzi Piero told UEFA's official website: "We deserve to be here.

This is football, no matter who we play against, our mentality will remain the same - we will play the best we can, no matter who the opponent is." Regarding the miss he had at the start of the second half, he said: "I saw that I had too much time, I touched the ball one too many times And I approached the doorman, and it was already too late.

We conceded two quick goals, we tried to come back, but it was too difficult for us in the second half."

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