Eran Zahavi faced the media at the official Press Conference ahead of the Toto Cup Final against Maccabi Haifa in Netanya (Wednesday, 20:00) which will see the second domestic title handed out.
The veteran striker, who won the Toto Cup with Maccabi last season (23/24) and has won 4 League Championships (12/13, 13/14, 14/15, 23/24) and 1 State Cup (15/16) and 1 Super Cup (24/25) at the club, said: ”Every match you play for a title is important especially at a club like Maccabi Tel Aviv. We don’t underestimate the value of any trophy, especially not against Maccabi Haifa. This is a match which is important for our fans and the most prestigious match in Israeli football. We will do the best we can to win this title.”
Zahavi, who this season scored a total of 4 goals in 23 appearances in all competitions, spoke of the campaign he is currently experiencing: “On a personal level I am feeling good, it is undoubtedly a complex spell, when you sometimes play less, but my job is to deal with that in the best possible way and do the best I can. I am doing my best which is the most important thing.”
On his role in the team this season which has seen him make around half of his appearances as a second half substitute, the 37-year-old Maccabi captain, added: “My role is to be the best I can every day in training – to set an example in things you don’t get to see. My role is to be a professional and, in my opinion, I am doing this at a high standard. There are players here who never won a title so they must begin somewhere, and tomorrow is a greet opportunity for some players to show they can do it.”
On the opponents his side face, Zahavi concluded; “It is tough to assess who is a better side. For the moment we are ahead of Haifa in the table but tomorrow is a totally separate game. We are talking about 90 minutes which would culminate in a trophy, this is not the marathon which is the league. We are dealing with two quality sides with players who could decided a match at any given moment.”
