Zarko Lazetic, coach of the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv, who defeated Beşiktaş 3-1 in the 5th week of the UEFA Europa League, said that they won an important “victory”.
Speaking at the press conference held after the match, Lazetic said, “It was a big win for us. We controlled the game in the first half. We always had the ball. We made a few mistakes after 1-0, but we gained confidence with the second goal at the end of the first half. We gave the ball to the opponent in the second half.” “And our opponent played with the ball. I congratulate my players. This was a great victory for us. This victory supported us in terms of self-confidence for the future.” he said.
Stating that they “didn’t deserve to lose” in some matches in the UEFA Europa League, Lazetic said, “The past matches did not cause any problems for us. We were bad in the Ajax match. We were good in other matches and we lost undeservedly. I think our performance today will be the beginning of a process that will improve. Beşiktaş is a team with good players. “Today we showed that we played as if we were at the same level as Beşiktaş. The team and the players saw that victories will come when they believe in us.” he said.
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