Maccabi Tel Aviv visits Hapoel Beer Sheva on Matchday 8 of the Israel Premier League Ligat Ha’Al. The prematch press conference took place this afternoon at Kiryat Shalom and Tal Ben Haim spoke about what the fans can expect to see from the Yellow & Blue:
“Everyone will see a different Maccabi and every player will give 100%. We want to make the fans happy again and we are looking forward to their support. I can promise that we will give 100%.”
About the Astana match:
“I feel that the match in Astana was unacceptable for every player. There are games like that and this is a club that hasn’t lost at home in three years. We didn’t play well and the better team won.”
Improving:
“We are playing against very good teams especially in Europe. We have had some injured players and that’s not an excuse but when you lose some players then you have to rely on fewer players with a number of matches in a short period of time. We are working on a number of things and I hope that we will see improvement.”
The rivalry with Beer Sheva:
“Beer Sheva has to be respected as they have won the championship the last two seasons. Every defeat is painful for both the players and the fans.”
