Hapoel Jerusalem Coach Believes Team Improved Since Previous Maccabi Clash
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
Hapoel Jerusalem, undefeated this season, will play Maccabi Tel Aviv on Thursday. Coach Sasha Obradovic believes his team has improved since their last meeting in the Winner Cup semifinals, despite acknowledging Maccabi's strength. Player Dusan Miletic expressed the team's aim to maintain their winning momentum and learn from past mistakes against their opponent.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Hapoel Jerusalem coach Sasha Obradovic believes his team is better than when they last played Maccabi Tel Aviv.
- Obradovic cited a "drop" in performance during the second half of their previous Winner Cup semifinal game.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv is described as a EuroLeague-caliber team with high aspirations.
- Hapoel Jerusalem maintains a perfect record in both the league and European competitions.
- Player Dusan Miletic stressed the importance of continuing the team's winning streak and momentum.
Hapoel Jerusalem, with a perfect record in both the domestic league and European play, is set to face Maccabi Tel Aviv on Thursday. Coach Sasha Obradovic acknowledged Maccabi Tel Aviv as a EuroLeague-caliber team with significant strengths across all positions and aspirations in multiple competitions. He noted that Maccabi has already won the Winner Cup and that playing them, especially on their home court, is always challenging.
Obradovic emphasized that his team needs to learn from their previous encounter with Maccabi in the Winner Cup semifinals. "We were good, we played well for 30-32 minutes. Then there was a drop," he stated. "Of course, there is Maccabi's full quality, but we are better since then, we have found even more chemistry. Nevertheless, we need some consistency and to prove it. But okay, we have our goals, we have our expectations."
Player Dusan Miletic also highlighted the importance of the upcoming game, expressing the team's desire to continue their winning streak and momentum. "We are playing against a good team, we have played them before, so we know what they do, how they play, so we will try to use that and correct our mistakes from the last games," Miletic said. He anticipates strong support from the fans and expects a very good game.
