The 27-year-old midfielder spoke ahead of the game against Hapoel Be’ersheva which could see Maccabi return to winning ways after three winless matches: “We must recover quickly from those matches we are currently experiencing whether that be good or not so good” Peretz said. After suffering their first defeat in 11 matches against Maccabi Netanya, Peretz said: “We recovered quickly from the defeat against Netanya, we learned from our mistakes and a dat after the game we were already focused only on the game against Be’ersheva.”
On his importance for the team, Peretz said: “I am here to help the team and do my best. If I have a poor game, it effects the team just like any other player has a poor match, it effects the team. We are one united team, one unit and we need everything in this battle. I simply want us to be there, every player, in every moment, until the end of the season, because we have our targets and are not giving up on them.”
On the race for the league title, Peretz said: “Every match is a chance for us to be back in tbe title race all the way till the end. We have a chance to narrow the gap and chase the leaders in a strong way. Every game is a chance to win three points and narrow the gap – this is clearly in our hands.”
Knowing the strengths of Be’ersheva, Peretz summed up: “We should expect a high tempo match and show up with the same level of aggressiveness and intensity. This is what I expect of us”.
