Yossi Benayoun, the Maccabi midfielder summed up the match that was against Hapoel Beer Sheva while also looking ahead to the State Cup final in May. He spoke about his season to date, plans for next year and congratulated Beer Sheva on winning the league title:
“It may have ended officially today, but we lost the championship a long time ago. Congratulations to Hapoel Beer Sheva. We chased after them but they deserved it.”
Ending the season on a high note:
“It’s never great to see them celebrate here and we tried to make it 2:0, but they had some good chances. Now we have to make sure that we finish off the league well and get ready for the Cup.”
Title race being close:
“They won the title for two straight seasons and have turned into a top team but the title fight was close. Last season may have been closer, but Beer Sheva is a good teams and they should be congratulated.
Chance to win the Cup:
“You can’t say that to end the season with just one title is not good, because the Cup is an important title and Maccabi didn’t win it last season. We will do our best to win it. I came to Maccabi and we want to win titles but I am not just chasing titles. I came here to enjoy playing football.”
His season:
“I played well at the beginning of these season and scored in Europe. Then I didn’t play much with the other coach. But when Jordi came in as coach I played much more and gained my confidence. We may have not won the league but we have to now look ahead.”
Plans for next season:
“I want to continue playing football and enjoy doing so. If the club wants me, I’d be happy. Everything will be ok.”
