Shlomi Azulay, the Yellow-and-Blue midfielder is looking forward to his club’s upcoming Israel State Cup Round of 16 matchup against one of his former side’s Rishon Le’Zion. Number 16 spoke about how crucial every training session is with the club, acclimating to a new environment and what it means to play against Rishon:

“As you know, I played with Rishon and I had an incredibly good time when I was there. It will be very emotional but we need to win this important Cup game coming up.”

What Maccabi can expect :

“I was a part of Rishon when I was playing in the Leumit league and anytime we has a chance to play a first division club there was a real will and effort to want to win against the big team. So we have to come very prepared for every single match and we will be for tomorrow’s encounter. It’s a small pitch but we have some very good players here and they can do the job.”

About Gili Vermouth:

“It’s not always easy to acclimate and it took me time as well. Gili’s a good player and I hope he stays. He definitely has plenty of motivation. But these questions should be directed to Jordi and not to me.”

Importance of the training sessions:

“At Maccabi, every train session is important. You have to prove yourself each and every day and put in very hard work. No one is coming here for a free ride and we all work very hard for a chance to play.”

On playing against another former club on Monday at Beitar Jerusalem:

It’s my week I guess. But I’m not even thinking about Teddy just yet. We have an important match tomorrow.”