“We are playing away from home against a team which has made some changes since the start of the season and we expect a tough match”.
On the back of the State Cup victory over Hapoel Umm al Fahm last week, Maccabi return to league action as they travel to Nof Hagallil for the MD14 match on Monday.
When asked about the influence the Cup toe should have on the league match, the veteran Maccabi captain replied: “One match is not related to another. From my experience, Cup matches are always tough. Period. The tougher they are, the longer your journey is in the competition.”
Yeini, who captained the side that came back from a two goal deficit against Umm al Fahm on the way to a 3-2 victory, said: “Obviously we don’t want the match to develop the same way. We will have to be aggressive, play fast, not allow them feel comfortable, and show that we are a dominant side”.
With a point tally of 29 from a possible 39 in the first round and ahead of the second league round, Yeini said: “We wish we would have never dropped points at all. We arrive at every match with an aim to extract the best without even thinking about our next match. We will however try and improve in this round”.
When asked about the suspended sentence of a radius ban Maccabi received for the fans’ behaviour against Umm el Fahm, Yeini sent a clear message: “We obviously condemn any acts of violence and racism regardless of the suspended sentence punishment we have. What I am urging ßour fans, and that is in the wake of our outstanding home record at Bloomfield stadium – is to behave and not do things which could force us away and damage our season”
