Maccabi’s captain, Sheran Yeini, who in 17 years of first team football the 36-year-old has seen another managerial change said: “We are a good team that proved once again that we can emerge well from a managerial change. It happened to us two seasons ago and we conceded the league title only on the last day of the season. Now the new coaching staff has more than a week to work with us and I am certain we will all do a good job. They left a very good impression on us.”
On his new coach, Aitor Karanka, Maccabi’s skipper who marshalled the defence which kept a clean sheet once again this season, added: “We need to get to know each other tactically. They haven’t had the time yet to get to know every player in term of input and match tactics. He is a very communicative person with a very hungry coaching staff, so I am certain that the coming week is set to be extremely interesting”.
Yeini, who is aware of the fact his side are three points adrift of first place having played one match more, said ahead of the remainder of the season: “I am very solid with my feelings. I know that the margins in these situations are not the ones which show who wins the league title. I strongly believe in our players and our way, we are not looking at any opponent but try do our best. Even in matches where we dropped points, we missed lots of chances. We are facing a run of tough matches soon, we need to be in good form, remain together and united. I strongly believe in us.”
