The Yellow & Blue’s newest striker Itay Shechter spoke exclusively to the Maccabi Tel Aviv Website about the challenges ahead, his goals for the upcoming season and talked about how exciting it is to join the club:

“It’s very exciting to join Maccabi Tel Aviv. I was very close to signing with the club in the past and finally here I am. Maccabi Tel Aviv is the most organized club and best club in Israeli football. I can’t wait to get onto the pitch and give it my all from the first minute until the final whistle and help bring back the titles to the club.”

Giving his best:
“I have played in some of the best leagues in the world, the English Premier League, the German Bundesliga and the French Ligue 1 and now I’m at Maccabi Tel Aviv after playing at many of the top clubs in Israel. I’m arriving in good shape and you also have to know when the right time is to come to a top club as I’m ripe and hungry. I have a lot of responsibility on my shoulders as the fans expect me to give my all. Maccabi is a huge club and one where you have to give your best as there are thousands of eyes on you. I hope I’ll be able to deal with the pressure as some of the best players thrive under those situations. I can’t wait to get going.”

Talking the talk and walking the walk:
“I have a lot of good friends at Maccabi and that’s one of the reasons why I decided to sign with the club as well as the healthy situation in the dressing room. There are also a lot of quality young players. You only hear good things about the club but as I say, you can talk all you want but at the end of the day it’s what you do on the pitch that is most important as it’s where we earn our keep.”

Winning is the name of the game:
“The most important thing is to win and even if it means I’m just handing out assists or I’m not scoring. As long as you’re winning, you can always make the necessary corrections. I’m ready to get going and put in a good and happy season with many goals and lots of wins. Yalla Maccabi!”