Tal Ben Haim, the Maccabi Tel Aviv veteran defender addressed the media prior to the Match of Season against Hapoel Beer Sheva on Matchday 28, Saturday night, 21:10 at Turner Stadium:
“We have to play our game and we’ve trained well this week. We have a full squad today and we will work hard for the game in Beer Sheva, we’ve analyzed our opponent and we will be ready for Saturday night’s game.”
Upcoming match:
“The thing I want the most right now is to win the upcoming match and make the fans very happy. We will come into this contest ready to go to get the best result.”
Last game against Beer Sheva:
“We played well in the first half against Beer Sheva and controlled the ball for 70%. Dor Micha also hit the post. Over the course of the second half we didn’t play as well but we kept the result and took the win. I don’t know if there is a favorite, let’s play the match and see.”
Will Maccabi be the first team to defeat Beer Sheva during the regular season at Turner Stadium?
“In Israeli football there are always challenges and there’s always a chance that this will be the first time for something as well.”
Playing in front of a big crowd:
“Every player wants to play in front of a packed stadium and every player dreams of these things and playing when the stands are full.”
The defense and replacing the injured Eitan Tibi:
“We only gave up a few goals over the last few games so the whole squad did a great job. We believe that the professional staff will make the correct the decision as to who will play beside me and I’m comfortable with every player that they decide to play in place of Eitan Tibi.”
