The 29-year-old midfielder who scored 19 goals in all competitions last season said about the change of coaching staff which saw Zarko Lazetic take over from Robbie Keane. “Part of football is learning to adapt ourself quickly to situations, but I think we have a coaching staff of the highest quality with very high standards. The training camp helped us adapt ourselves to their demands as I think it is our target as players to adapt ourselves as quick as possible and move forward with the new staff.”
Peretz, who will be starting his 10th season at Maccabi’s senior side and has gained experience of such a transition over the years, added: “Every staff arrives with different demands. In typical Maccabi fashion this staff as well wishes to play attacking football with plenty of passion, high tempo, aggression. The high demands of this coaching staff would lead us and push us all season. It all starts tomorrow.”
After a short summer break that began on May 26th after the final match of last season against Maccabi Bnei Reineh, Peretz said: “There are plenty of energy and passion in the team. The coaching staff brings with them hunger and the players are responding really well. This is a combination which could work excellently together. It all begins tomorrow. I reckon that just like in training the principals are assimilated gradually. In every game one will see a team that understands better what the coaching staff wants and lets the advantages of all of us show.”
