Sheran Yeini, the Maccabi Tel Aviv Captain spoke about his club’s Ligat Ha’Al Championship Playoff contest on Matchday 33 at the Netanya Stadium against Hapoel Beer Sheva at 21:00. Number 13 discussed the importance of the fans, the desire to succeed and the fact that Beer Sheva has the opportunity to win the championship tomorrow night:
“I don’t want to answer this right now and see what happens in the game. We know that Maccabi strives to win and that we have passion. These are things you don’t always see in the statistics. We don’t want to allow anyone to win the title on our backs. Beer Sheva is playing well but we won’t want to give them an easy time.”
Challenge to stop Beer Sheva from winning the league:
“They have a chance to win the title, but we can stop them and we won’t give them an easy time.”
Desire to improve:
“The fact that Beer Sheva has done what the have done only gives us more of a push to be even better. We have some important games coming up beginning with the match against Beer Sheva.”
The thought of Beer Sheva taking the title:
“The chances in our favor are not great but there is still a chance and we are going to play as hard as we can. Is it disappointing? Certainly for both me and the club.”
Hunger to succeed:
“I’m here for a few months and I know that we are hungrier than ever to win. If you think that it’s not the case, believe me we want to win and win badly.”
Comparing the team he left and the one he came back to:
“Every club is different and every season is as well. I am not going to compare the team that I left to the team that I came back to.”
The importance of the fans:
“The fans must come and we will give the biggest fight of our lives. The Maccabi fans all have to come and support us.”