Breda: "We have nothing to conserve our forces", Kozhoch: "The most focused are coming" | Israel today

Four days before they also meet in the league, Hapoel Beer Sheva and Maccabi Netanya will face each other tomorrow (Wednesday, 20:00) in the Toto Cup final for the 2022/23 season.

This evening (Tuesday), Hapoel Be'er Sheva coach Eliniv Barda and captain Miguel Vitor, along with Maccabi Netanya coach Ran Kozouch and Omri Gendelman, attended the traditional press conference ahead of the critical game.

Eliniv Barda: "We really wanted the game against Sakhnin to take place on Saturday, but it was canceled and we have no control over that. It's a shame to waste energy on that. They decided that there is no game and that's it. It's always difficult to meet a team twice with a difference of four days, it also happened to us last season with Maccabi Tel Aviv and it's not easy. We have nothing to save our strength because the next game is the most important."

Ran Kozhuch and Eliniv Barda, photo: Alan Shiver

"Not playing and returning to Be'er Sheva really doesn't give us an advantage, it might even be a disadvantage because we didn't play at all. A title is a title and no matter its importance, it should give the players more drive than in a normal game."

Miguel Vitor: "It is always exciting to play in the final, in a game for a title, we are happy to be here and tomorrow we will give everything to win the cup. Every game is exciting for me, even after so many years of playing. The chances are equal, we know them and they us After so many meetings. There is time until the game on Sunday and of course one of the teams will come to it with a different feeling, but we are only focused on the final."

Ran Kozhoch at the press conference, photo: Alan Shiver

Ran Kozhoch: "I am very focused. Saturday's game against Hapoel Haifa will not affect it, it is ultimately a game for a title and we will try to be at our best and win. We will meet a high-quality and well-trained team and we will do everything we can to take a trophy. For us as a team, for For the players and for the club - it is important to win and want to make everyone happy, but for that we will have to work hard on the field.

Eliniv Breda on the road, photo: Alan Shiver

Omri Gendelman: "This is a game for a title, first of all, and the whole club wants to bring a title and make the fans and many other people happy. We hope to do something nice tomorrow. We had a very important victory against Hapoel Haifa and this could be a very important week this season."

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