Peter Bosz, the Yellow-and-Blue head coach spoke to the assembled press about his side’s upcoming away match tomorrow evening against Beitar Jerusalem at Teddy Stadium in the capital city. The Dutch boss discussed the crucial match, Carlos Garcia and what he means to the team, the status of some of the injured players and the new signing, midfielder Haris Medunjanin:
“I wasn’t here in 2010 and I know him from Holland. He has had a fantastic career and he is player who has skills and technique that brings something extra to the game. We will have to see how fit he is and he will train with us. Remember he also played with the National Team and he played very well. He has trained in Spain and as Carlos can tell you, you have to be fit and play at the highest level to have a chance to play. When he is fit he will bring something extra to the football club.”
What Medunjanin brings to the table:
“When I look at the team in the midfield you need different types of players. Gal Alberman is a one type of player and Haris is something else, one who can put they ball in front of the goal and he is a type of player that we don’t have. We are looking for extra quality at this point.”
Player availability for tomorrow’s match:
“The 11 players who will play tomorrow will not be injured. The game a few days ago cost us a lot of energy and some players came up a bit injured. But we didn’t play all of the players like Nosa and Carlos, so they can play tomorrow. There are also some players who played against Rishon who will play as well. Players that are on Maccabi must be used to playing twice a week. Orlando had a some issues with his knee but nothing serious. Avi (Rikan) has had a fever for three days and (defender)Tal Ben Haim will train today, so we will see after the training if he will play tomorrow.”
Gili Vermouth’s status with the club:
“Gili is with me and trains with me, I’m working with the players I have and he plays and trains with us. I love to have him in my squad. If I don’t want a player in my squad I would say so.”
On why Caros Garcia wasn’t included in Thursday night’s squad:
“I think Carlos is fantastic. I am really happy he is here and I’m happy that he is sitting right next to me. He is a winner and he will play tomorrow. I told him that he was going to sit out as he’s played in every game since I’ve been here and we have plenty of players who can play that position like Omri, Tal, Eitan. I don’t ever remember that we had a player of his quality in Holland.”
About the last Maccabi match against Beitar Jerusalem:
“I watched that game and I always want to learn from the past. We have a way of playing now and we have won all five games since I’ve been here. Most importantly I always look forward, They are a good team, 3rd in the league but we also have a very good team. It will be an interesting game.”
