Yuval Shpungin, Maccabi Tel Aviv’s right defensive back was already switching gears to the 2nd leg Europa League Playoff Round match against Altach on Thursday night at the Netanya Stadium, of course he began by summing up the loss to Beitar:
“It’s not what we expected and it was very disappointing to lose the way we did. There’s nothing we can do now other than learn from this and move forward. We have to sit down and look at where we erred and what we didn’t do well. I’m sure we will do that as now is not the time to say what needs to be improved.”
Thursday night’s match versus Altach:
“It’s a totally different competition and we are professionals. We will learn from our mistakes and recover both mentally and physically. We are entering the second half with an advantage and we want to make sure that we reach our goal.”
About the Europa League experience to date:
“We always know that there are places where we can improve and the clubs that we have faced in Europe are not ones that can be written off. We have a very big squad with many legitimate players that can start in the 2nd leg.”
