Maccabi Tel Aviv is preparing for their WINNER League Matchday 17 encounter with Hapoel Raanana this Saturday, 17:00 at the Netanya Stadium. Interim coach Javi Periera will be handling the duties on the sidelines for the Yellow-and-Blue and he spoke to the assembled media prior to the Thursday’s training session:

“I am confident in my players and in my team and we are ready to play against Raanana and get a win.”

Raanana has been very difficult to play against:

“The match will be tough, and all the credit goes to Raanana. We learned a lesson when we lost against them in Bloomfield and we will show our quality on the pitch.”

Jokanovic leaving:

“Our players are very impressive and have put on a brave face for the upcoming game without Jokanovic and I’m happy to be here and I’m proud of my players.”

Wanting to be a head coach:

“I am not here to be the number one coach and I am here to help with the transition.”