Doron Ben Dor 29/01/2021 12:49
Haim Sylves (Shahar Gross)
A stormy training session was held today (Friday) at Hapoel Haifa when about 30 fans came to the training complex at Nagler House and from the first moment cursed the team’s coach Haim Sylves and called on him to resign.
The team players say that the atmosphere in the training was tense and difficult, the fans demanded the resignation of the coach, who after the training ended decided to go out and talk to them, which calmed the atmosphere a bit.
In another matter, Hapoel Haifa striker Eden Ben-Best, who is going through one of the hardest seasons of his career this year, which included injuries, Corona, a pay cut and an early season announcement that is not included in Haim Sylves’ professional plans, ends his contract at the end of the season. Even if Hapoel Haifa do not want to continue the contract with him.
The possibility of hanging his shoes does not exist for Ben Best, who is confident he can continue to play football in the Premier League. The striker has recently recovered from a recurring injury and in any case it will take time for him to return to playing fitness.
Meanwhile, Hapoel Haifa once again raises the question of whether to add another brake during the current transfer window. In such a case the club will have to release a player from the squad, to free up money in the team budget.
The team will have to figure out how not to get involved in the underground battles. The rate of accumulation of points so far is far from satisfactory, especially in light of the fact that teams like Bnei Sakhnin, Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Kfar Saba reduce gaps from the bottom towards the center of the table and also squint towards the place leading to the top playoffs.
Haifa hopes to return to the winning track already in the away game against Bnei Yehuda, which is in its own trouble and will reach with its back to the wall. At the team’s meeting ahead of the game, Sylves, who was backed by Yoav Katz, told his trainees: “We lost to Maccabi Petah Tikva because of naivety and it does not suit players with experience like we have. I expect the players who come in as substitutes to contribute much more on the field. “
