Raz Amir 28/01/2021 06:45
Maccabi Tel Aviv players celebrate with Alexander Peshich (Radad Jabara)
“Matan Hozaz is a player who does not lower his head for a moment. Even when he did not play and was not satisfied with it, he came to every training and fought, trains at the highest level, he is an excellent football player and what fun he made this victory,” complimented Maccabi’s professional team. Tel Aviv is the attacking player who last night (Wednesday) became the hero of the game that may very well have reopened the championship fight in the Premier League. The reigning champion did it again against Maccabi Haifa and with a dramatic 1: 2 in a boiling game from his first minute, showed that she is still here.
Hozaz was marked as the key man probably after he cooked a beautiful goal for Tal Ben Haim and of course squeezed the penalty that decided the game with a big exercise on Taleb Twataha. “Throughout the season, the various commentators talk about what happened to Tal Ben Haim, did anyone hear their voice in matters of Tuvata or is it forbidden to visit anyone at Maccabi Haifa this season?” Maccabi Tel Aviv signed another player who brought a turnaround against the Greens and this is Andre Geralds, the Portuguese right-back who for many days last month, in Haifa was sure he would reach them but in the end returned to Tel Aviv.
“Andre changed the game. Defensively he won every fight, on offense he looked light and made nice moves, but his income changed our entire layout because Patrick Van Leven recognized the sparsity developing in the Maccabi Haifa link. Shahar Phiben’s move to the middle and Z’s income “Raldash, this is the story of the game along with the entry of Dan Glazer,” explained Maccabi Tel Aviv, where they complimented the number 6 who replaced Eden Kartzev who injured his knee and provided over half an hour at a level that reminded everyone who last season’s player is: “Dan Winner. Rose as large. “When Maccabi Haifa already thought about a draw in the 75th minute, he shouted at everyone in the middle of the field, ‘We win today,’ he is a player and a leader.”
By the way, Sharan Yeni was also among the screaming on the grass and the one who pushed his teammates in the last minutes. “Maccabi Haifa from the 65th minute played on a draw. They had a good draw for them, we knew we should not let this happen, we felt in the second half that we are much better and we had to take advantage of it after the first half we were very scared,” the yellow club concluded. “In the end you can say character, character and character victory but it’s not just that. It’s a football victory. In the second half our football won, the tactical change, the personal actions, we did the things that win games when it’s important to do them.”
While all this was going on, in the podium there are two new members of Patrick van Leven’s team. New assistant Rainier Robmond and new goalkeeping coach Dennis Gantnar. They are the people who will now help Patrick Van Leven continue his term in Kiryat Shalom as head coach until the end of the season and who knows, maybe even further. “Patrick is very thorough in his training, you can say that we say it now because we defeated Maccabi Haifa and that, but really – thorough in meetings, thorough in training, understands football, knows what he wants from the players,” the team complimented him. Around the arrival of Robmond and Gantnar there is a very interesting story about how Maccabi Tel Aviv managed to close their arrival in a flash and get organized on a real operation to land them a moment before the sky closes.
The same process revealed an interesting point according to which the Premier League teams, and of course Maccabi Tel Aviv, can bring in foreigners despite the closure of Ben Gurion Airport. The football teams have approval for this at this stage, when the procedure is very complicated but possible. The clubs must send a signed contract to the Ministry of the Interior to obtain permission to land a person who comes to Israel for work. The same foreign player will have to present a negative corona test before boarding a flight. The plane will have to be leased privately, from an Israeli company only, and will be allowed to arrive in Israel.
The most convenient way would be to simply rent a plane from an Israeli company that will wait in Cyprus and bring the foreigner or new foreigners to the neighboring island, and from there fly them to Israel. This is of course a significant financial expense, but possible for those who want to get stronger. In Maccabi Tel Aviv, however, they are looking for an offensive player who can play under the striker and on the wings, someone versatile who will give them a number of solutions and if they can find this player, who should be free or loaned, the move will be made in time for registration for the last 32 At the same time, Maccabi Tel Aviv is interested in extending Dor Peretz’s contract to a long-term contract, as well as Dan Glazer’s. Oral talks have already taken place between the parties.
Finally, back in the game against Maccabi Haifa, Maccabi Tel Aviv had serious complaints about the refereeing but some of them were directed at the VAR team that refereed the game. The first argument was about the cancellation of Enrique Sborit’s penalty: “If they checked the back corner of 4 -5 or the far angle, would see Pendel. There is contact between the legs. But leave it at that, why did Ural Greenfeld whistle? After all, he was on the field, he heard the encounter between them, he saw the encounter between them, what did he imagine it to be? See not good? Then we go a few minutes ahead, Ofri Arad just pushes Itai Schechter on Phiben and so the ball hits Shahar and goes inside. ”
They added: “At the same time, Planich is catching Phiben. Can’t see it? Is this a move that is confirmed without checking the screen? The VAR judge (Ziv Adler, RA) tripped Greenfeld. After all, on the touch of Saborit and Raz Meir in the center of the field, he whistles an offense and moves on. So what was he called, and how was he not called to see Paul on Schechter in Gol? 250% offense. Unequivocally, but we are already used to it and we have no expectations already in our games. “
In addition, Maccabi Tel Aviv expressed surprise that Jose Rodriguez did not see a red card. “He sends a small kick towards Eyal Golsa, why? Wanted to check the size of his shoes? Compare between the legs? It’s a light red, the lightest there is. “We also noted an elbow sent from Doliz Haziza to Andre Geralds, which led to the Portuguese defender bleeding a few seconds after he came on to play.” In the least severe case, it’s yellow. Not even yellow has been removed. ”
