The Yellow-and-Blue’s brand new head coach Peter Bosz saw his side defeat Maccabi Haifa 2:1 and was very content with the effort of his club following the victory. He spoke about the way the match played out, his first impressions of the Israeli league and the terrific atmosphere at Bloomfield Stadium in his debut:
“The atmosphere was fantastic and the fans were amazing, we started pretty well and we played high tempo football. When we lost the ball we immediately pressured Haifa to regain possession. I’m really happy that we won tonight.”
On how his players performed:
“I’m pleased with the players and they worked very hard right from the beginning. I asked them to play with passion and they did. We could have killed the game off 
especially when we had the penalty but missed. After Haifa scored we had to make sure we held on for the win and we did just that.”
What he expects going forward:
“I want to see 90 minutes of the way we played, especially in the first half. There are small details to look at and work on. Their coach changed his offense in the second half and we had to adjust accordingly. I have to continue to learn our players.”
First thoughts on the Israeli league:
“Yesterday was my first impression when I went to the Hapoel Tel Aviv and Bnei Yehuda game. Today’s match was played at a faster pace and there was a lot of quality playing very high tempo in front of a very good crowd.
About playing Mitrovic in his last game:
“I announced my team yesterday and I didn’t know he was leaving until right before today’s match.”
