After coaching his first professional match, Dani Poyatos who was on the sidelines in place of the suspended Jordi Cruyff explained how the Yellow & Blue gave up a 2 goal lead late in the match which ended in a draw.
“Sometimes this happens in football. We faced a very good side and this can happen in football. We have to focus and keep improving.”
Giving up 2 goals in two minutes:
“We gave up the goals during the minutes that we didn’t maintain possession. When this happens you can be punished, especially when you are facing good players. We have to fix this. Of course, we don’t want to lose but that’s part of the game.”
Jordi had warned that Ashkelon is a tough squad:
“Jordi knows this league very well and he knew what he was saying when he stated that this was going to be the toughest match of the last 3 games. Ashkelon and all of the other clubs are good and we have to improve and improve.”
About his first match as a Head Coach:
“Of course I wanted to win the game as a Head Coach for the first time, but that’s football.”
Atzily’s second penalty:
“We have clear instructions about penalty kicks during the game. We practice every day so we know who the best player is that can take the penalties. Unfortunately he didn’t score the second one.”
Difficulty breaking away from Beer Sheva:
“I’d prefer not to discuss Beer Sheva. We focus on Maccabi. The best thing for us is to improve.”
