Peter Bosz, the Yellow-and-Blue Head Coach picked up another victory, this time 5:0 against Hapoel Kfar Saba in the final Matchday of the regular season. The Dutchman discussed the club’s improved play, the transfer window acquisitions, Ben Chaim’s yellow card and the team’s play this evening:

“The most important thing today was that we really improved our game. We pressed, maintained the ball and we created many chances. I really liked the pressure we put on the ball. Kfar Saba had a few opportunities in the first half which I wasn’t happy about but we corrected that issue in the second half. It was a fantastic match for Maccabi. The players enjoyed it as did the fans and myself.”

Tal Ben Chaim’s yellow card that will rule him out of the Beer Sheva match:

“In football you have to always play the same way as you usually would do. If you start to think about things like this, you can’t play. I haven’t spoken to Tal, Avi or Eli yet about their yellow cards. I haven’t been in Israel for very long but I do appreciate the fact that you can play tough here. I saw many fouls that weren’t whistled for free kicks and I don’t think that what he did warranted a yellow card, but I’m just the Maccabi coach.”

On the club’s improved play:

“It’s starting to look more like what I want to see other than three of their opportunities. Fast movement and quickly moving the ball around, along with pressing when we lose the ball. It’s not easy to play this style after only a few weeks but we continue to improve week to week. I’m not a coach that talks about methods but the about the philosophy of the game. Controlling the ball and pressing. Today we had two defensive and one offensive midfielders, but that can change.”

January’s transfer window acquisitions:

“A striker has to be hungry to score and that’s important as Orlando knows how to protect the ball. He plays with ball going forward and I like that, it’s not easy but he can do it. The media doubted Medunjanin’s abilities because he didn’t play much in Spain and didn’t know how he would be able to fit in, but he keeps improving week to week and looks fantastic.”

Playing Avi Rikan as a left defensive back:

“I’ve already said that you don’t win titles with 11 players but with a full squad. Any player who gets an opportunity has to prove themselves and they are doing exactly that. Avi did this today as well as in other games before this one.”