Head Coach Lito Vidigal spoke about his club’s 2:0 defeat at the hands of Beitar Jerusalem on the final Matchday of the Ligat Ha’Al’s regular season. The Maccabi boss looked ahead to next season, his time at Maccabi so far, the State Cup and the match itself:
“That is football. We may had 6 opportunities to score in the 2nd half. If the players would have started this way maybe we would have scored in the first half and win the game. It’s normal that the players are thinking about the Cup because the regular season has been over.”
His time with the team so far:
“Of course I am enjoying it. I know when I came that it was a difficult end of season. Most importantly we won the game against Beitar in the State Cup semifinal and the target is to win the Cup and take home a title for the first time in 2 years. This is very important for us right now.”
Looking ahead:
“I had to change many things ins a short period off time, but we have improved in the league and now we have been working very hard. There’s no question that it’s hard to focus when the season has already been over for some time with the Cup coming up this week. The fans are important and we want to bring them home the Cup.”
The 2017/18 season:
“Next season, believe me we will finish higher than this season.”
