The Yellow & Blue central defender discussed the upcoming Europa League Playoff Round second leg contest against Hajduk Split on Thursday at 20:30 at the Stadion Poljud. Tibi spoke about staying at Maccabi, the goals for tomorrow night and the flight to Croatia:
“This flight was much easier, shorter and a lot more fun than the others we’ve had.”
Beer Sheva’s play against Celtic influencing Maccabi’s performance:
“We watched Celtic play Beer Sheva and from the beginning of our campaign we’ve wanted to make it to the group stages of the Europa League. We won last game and this match is an away contest that’s starting at 0:0 and the most important thing is to make it through and advance.”
The advantage Maccabi may have:
“We’re a team that has played in a number of challenging situations and we may have more experience but we can’t be complacent coming this match and we have to be ready to go.”
The Split crowd:
“I always say that it’s better to have a fanatical crowd than a quiet one and they will allow us to play football in a packed stadium. It’s something that we are used to and it will add to our play.”
Staying at Maccabi:
“I’m happy that I’m continuing with the Club for a number of years more and it gives me some peace and quiet to know where my future is. We’ve had a lot of success over the past four years and I want that to continue when I’m at Maccabi.”
Believing back in 2012 that Maccabi would reach the levels that they gave over the past few years:
“Yes, I believed that this would be the case. I believed when many others didn’t and that’s true even today. My goal was to come to Maccabi and help take the club to where it hadn’t been over the past number of years before I came here.”
