The 28-year-old midfielder who returned to Maccabi at the start of last season after a year with Italian outfit Venezia, summed up the pre-season and the feeling in the camp under Robbie Keane and his staff: “To start another season with the rest of the players is a great feeling. We are privileged to have a coaching staff of the highest pedigree which for me is super important. They are all hungry and very passionate about the game. This is something which we can all learn from both as a team and as individuals. From training to training we will learn the principals of the game that the coach and his staff are instilling in us. This is how we will bond and march forward.”
Peretz, who begins his ninth season in Maccabi first team and played under a few coaches, spoke about the experience of managerial changes: “I think that our reality as footballers is to adapt as fast as possible to whoever takes the decisions and gives us instructions on the pitch. The fast we do it the more we will gain and earn our place in the team. If we all stick to the way then the team will benefit and flourish. The principles the coach and his staff instills in us are of a very high level. The team will play hungry, brave and aggressive football. This is extremely important for us and will lead us forward.”
Peretz, who last season scored 3 goals in 41 appearances in all competitions, sent a clear message to the fans: “Our supporters should expect a team that will arrive hungry for every game and will not give an inch. A team that fights, that will be there in every moment of the game. The coach has something in his personality that always keeps him with the foot on the pedal. And when he is with his foot on the pedal then no one can afford to remove theirs. I think that this is the Maccabi that everyone will see in all its shades and think this will take us as far as possible.”
