Angolan Lito Vidigal was formerly presented as the new Yellow & Blue Head Coach at Kiryat Shalom on Tuesday morning. He spoke about the importance of the fans, his expectations and what he can add to Maccabi:
“I’m happy to be here. I tried to see some games and I’m here to be a hard working coach and win the next game. We have to keep fighting for the next game.”
Coming to a big club:
“I came because Maccabi is a big club in Israel and I want to fight to win the next game. Last night I was at the match and believe me I’m very glad to be here. Our players fought a lot and they played very hard in a tough game. The fans pushed them and this is another reason why I’m here because of the fans who will help us along the way.”
Making the team stronger:
“I have here to help improve the club and not to change it. We are in a good position but we are five points behind Beer Sheva. I am here to put my mentality and work ethic into the job but not to change the way we play, but to make the team stronger.”
What he wants from the players:
“I have to check the players and their qualities. But we have to fight for each game and this is what we want from the players. Everybody and every player is important here and if we play like a team and fight like a team we will succeed.”
Adding to the Maccabi staff and helping the team:
“Maccabi has very good professionals, but I will bring an assistant to help me work together with the team and at the end we will have something to say in helping the team. We have coaches with a lot of experience and we want to bring something good. We came here to work as a team.”
Spoke to former Maccabi coach Paulo Sousa:
“I spoke a bit with Paulo and we are friends. Paulo did a great job here but he’s very busy right now and he’s coaching. When we have more time we speak about other things.”
Giving input in bringing players during the transfer window:
“I just arrived and Maccabi is a big club. Some decisions are done by Jordi and the ownership. I’m here to be one more person to work in the system.”
