Maccabi Tel Aviv veteran striker Barak Itzahki is getting ready to welcome back the club’s former Swedish sensation, striker Rada Prica as Maccabi Petach Tikva will be the opponent on Matchday 20 of the WINNER League this coming Saturday evening at Bloomfield Stadium, 20:00. Number 10 talked about the team’s preparations for the game and the Yellow-and-Blue’s style of play under new Head Coach Peter Bosz:
“Rada is just not any player. He was very dominant in the lockerroom as well. He’s very special and we love him very much. It will be strange to see him in the other lockerroom. We are all in contact with him and we wish him the best back here in Israel.”
About Maccabi Petach Tikva:
“They have a very young squad and Maccabi Petach Tikva are a very tough team, not just against Maccabi Tel Aviv but against every other club. It won’t be easy but we are the three time champion and we are coming into this game to win especially because it’s a home match.”
Ups and downs:
“I feel great. Every year there are ups and downs and also now because we switched coaches in the middle of the season there will be some changes and players will be in and out. Those who are good in training will play more than the others, that’s football.”
Differing styles:
“We have our style and our direction as we look to win every match and if we continue down this path we will win the title again. I don’t want to look into the past but what is now, our present. Every coach looks at the players and the squad he has and he has to make decisions. It’s clear we are playing much more attacking football right now and for my style it’s great because that’s the type of player I am.”
