The 24-year-old winger who ended his goal drought in the league which lasted since September to score his second in the league and fifth in all competitions, said at the end of the match: “I am delighted. I finally saw smiles from the players, from myself, and from the staff. It’s great to get back to winning, largely thanks to our fans, 6,000 of whom came here after a tough period, in the middle of the week, with traffic jams.”
On the reunion with newly appointed coach Ronny Deila who coached him at Standard Liege, Davida said: “You can see a change in terms of energy. The system is different. Over these two days, players felt that something had changed. We saw an intense team, that’s what characterizes the coach, and I hope we continue this way. I didn’t play under him much; we had a slightly different system. I always said he’s a good coach and a stand-up guy with the players. I liked him personally. I told the guys here too, it’s great to have a coach like that, and I hope we take off moving forward.”
As Maccabi now moved within nine points from the league leaders, Davida remained adamant: “We always believe. I think in a tight title race, people tend to look at the other teams, but now is not the time. We need to focus only on ourselves. There are still three head-to-head matches against the rivals. We have to win game by game and gain confidence. Let’s see what happens.”
Davida whose last goals were scored in the Cup against Hapoel Haifa late in December, added: “It’s not easy when the balls don’t go in. Personally, I don’t measure myself by that, but it’s frustrating when it doesn’t happen, and I’m happy it did today. I’m always trying to see what I need to improve. I believe everything happens for the best, and I’ll keep working hard.”
