Raz Amir 19/02/2021 07:00
Maccabi Tel Aviv players (Radad Jabara)
One of the things that hurt Maccabi Tel Aviv at the beginning of the season, apart of course Georgius Donis, was the transitions between the frames. Returning from Europe to the Premier League was difficult for the Yellows, even the sacked coach himself said on one occasion that the most important task he was faced with was to succeed in Europe this season and therefore his choices were with priority for the international framework. Last night (Thursday), Patrick Van Leven’s Yellows came up with the strongest lineup the coach has put up in recent weeks and finally surrendered 2-0, but came out very disappointed.
The disappointment was due to the fact that Maccabi Tel Aviv had the feeling that they were worth more than the loss that did not really leave them a chance. Van Leven He added after the game that “I believe the situations we managed to produce this time, we will also produce in Ukraine, so yes, we certainly have another chance in the rematch”, but the Yellows already understand that the last 32 stage of the Europa League is a nice achievement in such a season and the story now is The new and immediate challenge: to move from Europe to Turner successfully and oust Hapoel Beer Sheva in the State Cup.
After such a good period under the Dutchman, the last thing they want in Maccabi Tel Aviv now is to fall against Beer Sheva, which is very much lacking. Going back to being especially crazy in the near future until entering the playoffs.
The Yellows for their part came out very disappointed with the game at Bloomfield where they said that “if we had managed to equalize to 1: 1, we would not have dropped it”, and expressed regret at the way the game ended: “Go ahead with all the players to try to equalize and then our mistake to accept “A goal that does not leave much chance, it is cruel. We had good situations in the bottom line and we did not take advantage of them.
Maccabi Tel Aviv praised the replacement of Matan Hozaz, who was one of the outstanding players of the second half, but unfortunately, he ended the game with the same pass that led to Shakhtar’s second goal. Under Van Levon – the noticeable improvement in the defensive game and the ability of the squad at the back.Now expect to see an improvement in the ability at the front, but once again it has been proven that without Jonathan Cohen, there is a significant decrease in the quality of finishing actions.
By the way, Van Leven was asked last night after the game whether he thought he was fulfilling one of his main tasks as director of the youth department, to reduce the gaps between the young players of Maccabi Tel Aviv and those who are developing abroad, and replied that “yes.” When asked if he believes that the players of Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv as a team will continue in the coming years to reach later stages like the last 32 in the Europa League, he also answered in the affirmative. This will be one of the more interesting puzzles for the future – probably against the background of the discussion that is taking place in which Maccabi Tel Aviv also takes part – the demand of the big teams to increase the quota of foreigners on the lawn to six, and the possibility of registering eight.
The goalkeeper Daniel Tennenbaum Concluded the game against the Ukrainians: “It was a tough game, we knew we would face a really good team, we got into situations, we had some of them and I think it was a really good game of ours, we did our best, a little sucks in the last minutes to absorb the second goal because now it is a different result “We had a bit of a defensive challenge because it’s a very technical team, but in the end we got into our situations and didn’t score. We showed that we are a really strong team that is suitable to play at a high level, we are strong.”
