“We know that every match is tough, especially against HJK that finished their league campaign and won the championship at the weekend. Now they can focus on the only competition they have left and I am certain they will try make our lives difficult” Yeini said. “We must be prepared for a good and tough match”.

On the feeling amongst the players following the recent managerial changes, the 34-year-old captain answered: “To start with we have a good squad and the players reacted in a good way and showed a lot of character. We are not at a stage we must display outstanding performances but we must collect points and be consistent. There is no reason why this should not continue. We have good training sessions under Barak and I can recognise, as someone who played alongside him under several coaches that he picked some drills along the way. I really hope that we can continue in this direction”.