24 hours before the final of the State Cup, tonight (Wednesday) the teams held the final training sessions for the match, the coaches and captains arrived for the press conference for the match.
Oded Ketch opened his words by saying: "The message we are trying to convey to the players is that this is a special week, anything can happen and there is no meaning to the positions and the competing teams.
There is no meaning to a home game in these situations either.
A big challenge is ahead of us, Jerusalem is a big team and we will win it.
Sometimes there is a feeling that Maccabi should take the cup easily, but that is not the case.
We are playing against a good opponent who plays at home.
There will be a good atmosphere here, one that I know well.
The excitement before the final is the same as the one I had with Jerusalem.
I think both teams can play better than they did in the semi-finals."
The coaches and captains with the trophy, photo: Alan Shiver
Ketch continued: "I'm happy to be here, I love the team and the system.
I wish Hapoel Jerusalem success, except for tomorrow.
Our ability will be related to both experience and a given day.
We will have to see how the game developed and adjust ourselves as we go along.
It's going to be challenging."
Ketch added about Lorenzo Brown and the experience in the squad: "His experience is part of his quality.
We have Euroleague level players in our squad and there are a lot of players who were in big positions.
Our goal before big games to sometimes relieve pressure, because in my experience big games are won by simple actions.
The team that executes the things it does best will win tomorrow."
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The coach of Hapoel Jerusalem, Alexander Dzikic, said: "I expect the players to be motivated when they play against Maccabi. There is no need to explain what it means to play against them and who this team is in Israel and in Europe. I expect all my players to fight."
About Noam Yaakov he said: "His agent will be very pleased that he is being talked about in the same sentence as Lorenzo Brown, he is probably going wherever he is, I believe he will play in this game as well"
The captain of the yellows, John DiBartholomew, said: "We understand how important this status is for the club and the players.
This is the type of game that must be won."
Itai Segev, photography: Alan Shiver
The captain of the Reds, Itai Segev, also commented on the game: "An important game, for the club and the fans, we have to play our game, do our defense.
There is a lot of excitement.
We have to do our job, I am happy where I am and hope that tomorrow we will make another important step in this season.
I try to bring what I know like in every game, I hope that tomorrow it will help the team to win".
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