Maccabi Tel Aviv advanced to the final of the Toto Cup on Sunday with a 1-0 away win over Kiryat Shmona and goalkeeper Daniel Tenenbaum, who replaced the injured Andreas Gianniotis between the posts talked about the game.
When asked about his ability, Tenebaum said: “I felt good during the game and I always do my best in training. I have to be prepared for any situation to be at my very best.”
He said he expected Gianniotis would be okay. “I’m certain he will recover but if I get the opportunity to play, of course, I will give my all.”
Tenebaum, a four-season veteran at the club said he was certain that he could assume the role of first-choice ‘keeper but that it was “up to the coach to determine who plays and I accept his decisions and do as is expected of me.”
He said Maccabi’s ending of the European campaign by FK Suduva last week was a difficult result. “We felt we were better than our opponents but we must look ahead with optimism despite the difficulties that football throws at us.”
Asked whether Maccabi had lost its edge, Tenenbaum said: “We are almost the same outfit that played last season, there have not been many changes. We want to play better in each game and I believe that slowly, in each outing we will improve.”
