Maccabi Tel Aviv wrapped up the first round of Winner League matches with a scoreless draw on Matchday 13. Head Coach Slavisa Joaknovic addressed the media following the game between the Yellow-and-Blue and the Greens of Kfar Saba, saying that sometimes this is football:
“My team played a good game and had many chances but couldn’t score. We played well enough but didn’t score the goal. We played how I had wanted the team to play and we had great pace from both sides near the end. We deserved the three points but this is football.”
On the Winner League competition:
“We are an Israeli team, this is the best domestic competition and we respect the other team too. Kfar Saba played well and had chances on counter attacks but like I said this is football, however we still want to win every game. We will draw some games and lose as well during the course of the campaign. We have to be competitive here in Israel and in Europe.”
Beer Sheva moved into a tie for first place:
“We lost two points but we still have 25 games to play and nothing is finished yet. We will fight for first place against Hapoel Beer Sheva, it’s a long season.”
About the upcoming match in Kiev:
“I won’t be disappointed if we don’t pick up any points in Europe. There may be some people around the club that will be but we go into the Kiev match and try to win. I play to win every game. What’s important is our preparation for the game as memories are in the past.”
