Maccabi Tel Aviv head coach Slavisa Jokanovic spoke to the press following the 2:2 away draw in Basel in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Playoff Round
What can you say about Eran Zahavi?
Eran Zahavi is the best Israeli player and began the season fantastic and he is great form and a very important player at this moment. I’ve tried to move him around to different places on the pitch as well. As a team we played very well and Eran scored the goals but the team as a whole did a solid job to get us to that point.
How do you feel about the match?
I try to support my team and I am proud of how my team played. It’s important that this next game is in Tel Aviv and we’ve only played half a game and we did a great job tonight, we’ll rest a bit now and I’m sure we will have a full stadium and play with a clear mind and be smart.
How will you play in the next match?
We will have to play differently in the next game, Basel is a good team but scoring two away goals is very good, but we don’t have an advantage. We only finished the first half and half of the work and in six days we will be at Bloomfield.
How is Nosa Igiebor?
Nosa Igiebor’s injury was picked up in the last game but he should be fine for the next leg. He again did a great job and he will be ready for the next game.
