The loss of Bnei Sakhnin to Hapoel Kfar Saba led to a series of events that certainly does not add respect to the club. With the final whistle, club chairman Muhammad Abu Yunis went down to the locker room and criticized the coach Nissan Avitan in front of the stunned players.
Among other things, he criticized the management of the game and the professional abilities of Avitan, who demanded that Abu Yunis stop criticizing the players and even noted the procrastination regarding the purchase. The two also talked in the team room and the players testified that they heard screams. The two were agitated and the one who tried to calm the spirits was CEO Khaled Duchi.
Abu Yunis demanded that Avitan resign, but the coach has no intention of doing so and explained to management that together with Ismail Ryan, Austrian stopper Lucas Spendelhofer and the players who will return from distances and injuries, he can lead the team to a safe shore.
There was also unrest among the players. Captain Ali Othman was substituted in the half and was very upset, as were Biram Kiel and other players. The victims were the speaker and tin in the locker room that were broken.
As the professional team and players left the stadium, dozens of fans waited for them who cursed at them and demanded that they leave the team. Large police forces were present at the scene to prevent friction.
In the management of Bnei Sakhnin, there are voices to give Avitan an opportunity to improve the success rates, along with the new players. We also noted the fact that history in Sakhnin has proven that changing coaches is no guarantee of success. The club management will discuss the issue. Recently, some members of the management raised the possibility of extending Avitan’s contract. Despite the loss, Sakhnin is still above the red line.
In the absence of Biram Kiel and Ihab Ganaim, Sakhnin had difficulty controlling the center of the field and developing attacks. Avitan’s players held the ball more, were more aggressive and kicked more to the goal. Around the 70th minute, Kiel made his way from the stands to his team’s bench to whisper in coach Avitan’s ear.
In advance, today the players were given a day off and it is still unclear whether Avitan will transfer the training on Thursday, when on Saturday Sakhnin will go out for a meeting against MS. Ashdod.
In the procurement sector, Sakhnin is waiting for Ismail Ryan to leave the hotel and join the team’s training. Lucas Spendelhofer will also be joining soon. The name of left defender Max Grechkin was mentioned as a candidate, but this depends on Maccabi Haifa’s approval to loan Ikwam Utin to Hapoel Raanana.
The contact Daniel Twisser, who is not a partner, is interested in moving to Hapoel Raanana and teaming up with his former coach Eldad Shavit and his friends from Sakhnin, Bahjat Bashir and Emery Walshman. So far in Sakhnin they have objected, but it is possible that at the last minute he will get the release.
