Jordi Cruyff, coaching in his last match as Maccabi Tel Aviv Coach looked back on his side’s 2:0 win over Bnei Yehuda to wrap up second place on the final Matchday of the 2017/18 campaign:
“We played serious with discipline and I think that it’s always necessary to do so. We had some difficult times this season and when you know your objective is out of your reach it’s hard to do so when you have a number of games left. The players gave everything over the past 4-5 games and I appreciate that as I’ve been in the situation before. The team recovered and they guaranteed second place.”
About the match:
“We had a few muscular injuries in the game and I hope they are fine and recover quickly.”
Looking back at 6 years:
“It’s always been a pleasure and I’ve always felt at home here and people have treated me exceptionally well. That’s probably one of the reasons I’ve been here 6 years. I’ve enjoyed the ride, both the difficult moments and the happier ones; that’s part of football. I feel very grateful as to the way I was treated here and I thank everybody for that.”
