As the Club was at their Netanya hotel ahead of the Ferencvaros match, Head Coach Vladimir Ivic told Ruslan Barsky that he would be in the Starting XI. This was the midfielder’s first match since August 2012 when he made his official Yellow & Blue debut against Maccabi Netanya in the Toto Cup.
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Ivic: “It’s on to the next round”
The midfielder who returned to the Club after 6 seasons of being out on loan, assisted on Eliran Atar’s winning goal and looked back at the match from his point of view:
“I found out I would be in the Starting XI in the afternoon when the coach told me and that I should start to get ready. Of course I was thrilled to have the opportunity and I’m happy that we won and played well.”
Taking advantage of having the chance to play:
“The coach is really giving every one of us a chance. Any player who is giving his all in training, I’m sure will get an opportunity. I’m happy that I got a chance to play against Ferencvraos and I grabbed the opportunity with both hands.”
Improving slowly but surely:
“This was our second official match and we want to continue to improve slowly but surely. It was important for us to advance to the next round and I’m happy we did so. Now we have to turn our attention to next week.”
Living the dream:
“Every player who grew up in the youth department dreams of playing with Maccabi in Europe and in front of all of our fans. I want to continue playing quality football and keep improving with the Club.”
Returning from loan:
“The players that returned from loan are all talented and can help the Club. I believe in every single one of them. There’s no question that going out on loan helped me tremendously. Every season I felt that I continued to improve and everything has its time. I’m happy that this was my time and everything is for the good.”
