There’s just a couple of days until Maccabi Tel Aviv will host Ironi Kiryat Shemona at Bloomfield Stadium on Matchday 16 of WINNER League action on Sunday. The club will continue its training throughout the weekend and Eli Dasa one of the club’s defensive backs had a chance to speak to the Official Website about the players situation over the last week, winning at Bloomfield and also his hunger to win the championship come May:

“We’re not interested in the coaching saga. The management staff knows what he is doing. We as players come to practice every morning and work on our game. We watched the video of the Beer Sheva match and we learnt from our mistakes so that’s all behind us now as well.”

A bout  the loss to Beer Sheva:

“Every match after a loss is critical. Kiryat Shemona has been a very strong side the past few years. Maccabi along with many other teams have had a hard time against them. We’ve been unable to defeat them twice so far this year. It’s not a crucial match and losses are part of the season. We can win all year, but it’s really not that realistic.”

Home matches this season:

“We lost three times so far at home this year and it’s not something that hasn’t happened to Maccabi over the past number of years. It’s important for us to make sure we have a true home field advantage. This is a very difficult match but one that can really help us reach our goals.”

The hunger for a championship:

“They brought in new players like myself because of our hunger. The management and professional staff was aware that they needed to bring in players who are hungry for titles. The players here are excellent and hungry but that doesn’t necessarily mean we’re automatically going to win the championship. As one of the new players here I can tell you that I’m absolutely starving to win a title.”