Veteran central defender Eitan Tibi spoke to the press following Macacbi's 0:3 loss to Maccabi Petach Tikva in the second round of the Toto Cup
After the fantastic match against Viktoria Plzen, what happened today?
I don't know what to say, we just didn't play well and we can't just give up on any competition. A team like Maccabi Tel Aviv can't play like this. We need to lift our heads up and prepare for the next match.
There seems to be a big difference between the regular starters and the substitutes, why is that?
It wasn't easy for me to sit on the bench for a few matches and I believe in what I do and how I do it. The game against Hapoel Tel Aviv and Plzen were terrific but I have to keep my foot on the gas and continue playing hard. Maccabi players are professionals and we all have to be prepared. We have to continue to believe in ourselves.
He has every right to be upset with all of us and we just didn't come to play this game today and we deserved to lose because we didn't play well. We have to learn from this match and come to every game prepared and put in a full effort. It's hard to explain why these things happen, but better it happens now rather than later.
