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Arie and Glazer discuss Matchday One win

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The Under-19 club opened up their Ligat Ha’Al Youth League season with a 1:0 win over SC Ashdod on a Dan Glazer goal. The coach Ziv Arie spoke about the win, returning from the Champions League and the change in weather:

“It’s always fun to win and pick up a clean sheet on Matchday One. I was concerned about the team’s ability to change gears from the Champions League and Chelsea, but they were able to focus on the task at hand, control the tempo and prevented Ashdod from getting opportunities. I was a bit disappointed about the final 20 minutes of the game and there is still plenty to work on.”

AQ7A8521 The substitutions that helped the club:

 “The easiest thing to say is that we have new players that need time to mesh as a team and we won due to good luck. But I’d rather look at this as ability and practice. We will work hard and continue on. The journalists can always discuss what was a good sub and what wasn’t. Against Chelsea the subs perhaps hurt our chances. We have a deep squad, a good bench and another six players that weren’t even in the squad today but throughout the year everyone will help.”

On the weather changes:

“After facing Chelsea everyone was talking about the difference in the level of play but there is another big difference, the weather. We went from playing in 15 to 32 degrees and stifling heat and humidity. Of course the weather affects both clubs but it was tough to play the way we wanted to in these conditions.”

Goal scorer Dan Glazer talked about the opening day win, scoring the goal and also what it’s like training with the first team and play with the youth side:

AQ7A8435“It’s terrific to win and especially to score a goal. We have to continue this way and this is just the beginning. Part of the thought process of playing with the youth team is to diversify my game and get more minutes along with scoring and I’m happy that exactly what happened here on Matchday One.”

About the match:

“We came back from the Chelsea game which was difficult and we worked really hard but there’s nothing better than being able to play on Wednesday and Saturday, let us play, we love it. We’re footballers and we love what we do.”

On his role of captain this season:

“I’m a bit older and it’s new for me, but there are some really good players here that pick up the game and how we play very quickly. We did some great things today and it’s important to continue this way.”

About practicing with the first team:

“Training with the first team is quite the experience. To practice with the best players in the country definitely helps me improve as everyone gives more than 100% and is especially helpful when I play on Saturday with the youth team.”

Youth Department in Action Saturday

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The three main Maccabi Tel Aviv youth clubs return to action on Saturday, after all of the matches were pushed off from last week due to the inclement weather. Below is the full list of games:

Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv

AQ7A9658The Under-19 club landed back in Israel after their first Champions League group stage match against Chelsea where they went down to defeat to the reigning European Champions 3:0. Ziv Arie’s side will open up their domestic season at home in the Ramle Stadium against SC Ashdod at 12:00. While in London the coach discussed the importance of making the transition between the European competition and the Israeli league: “There’s no magic formula; just like the match for the first team was difficult, so was ours. The cliche is that the Israeli league is our bread and butter and we know that we have to open the year strong.”

Maccabi “Oded” Tel Aviv

After not playing for two weeks due to inclement weather and a technical victory, the Under-17 club under the direction of Ori Uzan and Leon Asraf heads up north to face Kiryat Shemona at the Municipal Stadium, 11:00. Maccabi “Oded” find themselves at the top of the table with a perfect 2:0 record.

 Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” Tel Aviv

The Under-16 team coached by Gadi Brumer and Eliezer Ben Aharon will begin their season tomorrow when they face Hapoel Ramat Gan away, right by the field next to the Ramat Gan Safari at 10:30.

A Family Connection: The Dasa Brothers in a Joint Interview

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Maccabi Tel Aviv FC journeyed to London yesterday with both the first team and the Under-19 youth side who will also be playing in to the Champions League Youth Tournament. There were quite a number of stories that surrounded the flight including that of brothers Or and Eli Dasa who are both part of the club. Watch the interview with Or who plays on the Under-21 team and Eli from Maccabi’s first team.

קשר משפחתי, האחים דסה לא נפרדים גם בלונדון

A Dasa family trip to London?

 Or-This is my first time here, it’s good so far.

 Eli- We always looked out for one another but now it’s nice that I’m even closer to help Or out, we’re happy to be here.

 What did your family think about the two of you going to London?

 Eli- It’s a big honor for our mother as both of her sons are here in London playing against Chelsea in the Champions League. I hope we can make the family happy back home when they watch the matches. It was interesting to both be on the flight together and I hope next time I’ll be able to play so we will have a double celebration!