The Yellow & Blue veteran, Yossi Benayoun discussed his club’s Ligat Ha’Al Matchday Seven matchup against his former team, Maccabi Haifa. He talked about joining Maccabi, the ups and downs and about the match itself:

“Every player wants to play and there is a rotation with a deep squad. I’m happy I was part of the Starting XI but unfortunately we lost. I don’t think that there are teams who don’t lose. We will move on.”

About the match:

“We had some chances and we had to make split second decisions and we didn’t make the right ones. The opponent scored and we lost. Everything will be fine, we have Beer Sheva next week and we will see.”

Playing against his former team:

“I am happy that I was part of their team and finished my time their with a Cup along with winning a couple of championships the first time I was with the team. I wish them the best of luck.”

Ups and downs:

“I’m not sure that we have had many ups and downs but look at Barcelona. They’ve also had some not so great results and the same is true with Manchester City. We are in good shape in the league as this was just our first loss this season. We won a tough game in Alkmaar and we lost to Haifa but it’s a long season.”

Joining the Yellow & Blue:

“When Maccabi Tel Aviv wanted me I was happy and I signed here with peace of mind. It was the easiest decision I’ve had to make. I’m happy we and I’ve played in plenty of games since I’ve arrived. I scored some goals and assisted on some as well.”

The next league game in Beer Sheva:

“I played in their youth department and also for their first team long ago, but we all know that Beer Sheva is an excellent team and they are in Europe this year. It will be a good game.”