Tal Ben Haim, the Yellow & Blue veteran central defender spoke about the upcoming State Cup Final against Bnei Yehuda on Thursday night at Teddy Stadium. He discussed the importance of the match, playing under the new Head Coach and the seriousness of this final:
“Of course we know that our performance against Beitar will not be good enough for Thursday. We have a State Cup Final match and we all know how important that is for a Club like Maccabi Tel Aviv which can’t allow itself to finish two seasons without a title. We are taking this match seriously and we know that it will be a very tough game against a team that will do everything in their power to win as they don’t always have the opportunity to win a title. We will come in prepared, focused and full of energy much more so than last night’s match.”
Playing under the new Coach Lito Vidigal:
“The coach arrived in January and we had a good run of games. But it’s important that we finish the season with a title as Maccabi Tel Aviv can’t go a second straight year without one. We will give everything that we have in this match.”
Importance of the State Cup Final:
“Whoever comes into the match and doesn’t give 100% of the themselves is in the wrong profession. I don’t know of any player that comes into a State Cup Final and doesn’t give it all. This match is of the utmost importance and will determine a tremendous amount.”
