Summary: Maccabi Haifa - Maccabi Tel Aviv 0:2/Sport1
Maccabi Tel Aviv led the Premier League for 20 rounds, but on Monday it lost to Maccabi Haifa for the second time this season, the next day a point was deducted from its balance and thus it dropped to second place in the table.
After only two victories in the last seven rounds, Robbie Keane and his players will hope to take advantage of the fact that Bloomfield Stadium is again expected to be filled with about 30 thousand spectators to take three points from Bnei Sakhnin and return to the top at least until the evening hours (15:00, Sport4).
At the press conference prior to the match, Cain was first asked to refer to the conversation between Eran Zahavi, Dor Peretz and Dor Turgeman on the grass in Haifa immediately after the loss: "I know what Eran said to the players at Sami Ofer. To go and write inventions about what he said, I don't understand it And honestly I don't really care what they wrote, but I know what he said. To go and assume he said things? It's not serious. Yes, the players were angry at the end of the game, oh my if they don't get angry after they lose a game. Oh my. If they They don't get angry after a game like this, I have nothing to look for here. Obviously they should be angry. Eran puts his hand over his mouth at the end of every game, even after they win.
"I know everything.
I know everything that was said," Keane continued, "He didn't criticize me, he didn't criticize the players.
I spoke with Eran.
I know what he said, he told me what was there.
When Eran scores you talk about him, when he doesn't you talk.
Eran is perfectly fine.
He's a leader, he's a brilliant player, he's a huge figure in the dressing room, he always wants to win, like any player, they came up with something absolute.
Come up with something for a title.
Eran doesn't hate the formation, he likes having another striker next to him."
"Eran doesn't hate the formation and likes having a striker next to him."
Cain in Haifa/Maor Alxalsi
Cain continued the offensive line following the recent publications: "Do you know how much garbage they wrote about me throughout my career? You don't have to believe everything they wrote. Sometimes you try to poke the bear to get an answer. No one on my team spoke against Eran and Eran didn't speak against them. There is no problem . I want to make it clear. I want players to argue with each other after the game. I want them to have an opinion about the game, I want them to talk to each other and get angry. I always want the players to talk in our meetings, to say what they think. You've seen how many times Klopp says things below Near? Does that mean he is constantly dirtying? Of course not."
On the formation: "We created more situations with 5-3-2 than with 4-3-3. It doesn't mean that I'm going to stick to this method, but there will be games that will. If we clean up the two mistakes and it's a completely different game, but that's part of football . We have to be clear - this place is very positive. Round of 16 of the Conference League, the next stage of the cup, winning the Toto Cup and the most points for a team at this stage of the season in three years. We are very optimistic about the future of this season and the message is still the same about his goals The problem is not the method. The problem is the game and not taking advantage of opportunities, that's football."
Losing the top 10 points in 30 days: "I'm realistic, things can change very quickly, I don't feel too good and I don't feel too low. I know it's part of the game and you can't win every game. I wish so, but we have to see where we stand and where we've come . We have come a long way. I will push the players even more now. I know what is happening outside, but inside I can assure you that this place is good."
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Finally, the Irishman referred to the changes made by the team in the January window, emphasizing that the squad is very large at the moment after the addition of Younes Melda, Raz Shlomo, Aden Kartsev, Matan Balatxa and Henry Addo: "My job is to select 20 players for each game. The players have to show me on the field. Every team has A big squad. It's part of the game and as a manager you have to make decisions. 14-15 players will like the decision and the rest won't, because they don't play. You have to keep everyone on their toes because no one is safe."
About Henry Addo, who arrived on the last day of the window, he added: "He is a very great talent, he can play in three positions in the attack. If you look at any big team, the future of the club must also be secured and the guys here are doing everything to have a good squad for the rest of the way, Because there are situations here of contracts that end, etc. Edu has potential and he can be brilliant for the future. For now he brings us something different, he is very fast, he is direct in his game, he is young and many teams wanted him, we are happy that he came here because he knew There is the right environment here to help him develop."
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