Jordi Cruyff, the Yellow & Blue Head Coach looked forward to Monday’s clash away at Maccabi Petah Tikva at the Moshava Stadium, 21:00.
“Petah Tikva is always a tough game for us. The last few years the matches have always been close and it will be a rough battle. We also know that an unexpected loss of points over the last few weeks has put pressure on ourselves and we can’t lose more points.”
New objectives:
“We have to put a new objective which is to win tomorrow’s game. We have a tough game but we have to show it on the field.”
The Europa League campaign:
“We wanted to win games. All in all we expected a bit more from ourselves in the group but now it’s over and we have to concentrate on the league.”
Gaining momentum after the win over Villarreal:
“We will know over the next few games if we have some momentum. We wanted to leave a good taste and it helps us get the Europa League behind us and focus on our #1 objective which is the league.”
Using the full squad:
“Our mission is to win games and to use all of our squad. We felt that this was the best squad for that (Villarreal) match.”
Pressure to win:
“The next things I’m focused on is the game tomorrow. We need to gain momentum and win our games and play better. I feel that we lost 4 of the 6 points that we could and should have taken. It puts more pressure on ourselves to win.”
Expected style of play against Maccabi Petah Tikva:
“We have to win and the surest way to win is to attack. I’m not looking at our position right now, but the key is to stay close. We need to start to win, gain momentum and improve. We have to show that we want to compete for the league and not just by talking about it but by showing it.”
