Raz Amir
Yonatan Cohen (Radad Jabara)
Maccabi Tel Aviv will host Betar Jerusalem tomorrow (Monday, 20:45), will try to increase its winning streak under Patrick Van Leven and move up to first place at the expense of Maccabi Haifa. The coach recorded eight consecutive league victories, the last of which he achieved after performing no less From seven changes in the squad, the Dutch coach does all this when he does not have a full squad and is forced to play quite a few games without some of the most important players.
Dan Glazer has been getting rest lately due to the problem he is suffering from in the abdominal muscles area. The connection actually suffers from inflammation between the waist and abdominal muscles, has undergone several tests and it turned out that the treatment of the problem does not require surgery, when the treatment is mainly through rest and possibly injections in the inflamed place. The player will decide together with Van Leven whether to play against Betar or continue to rest.
Also, it must not be forgotten that Maccabi Tel Aviv has been playing for a long time without Yonatan Cohen who injured his quadriceps muscle, tried to return to the game against Hapoel Kfar Saba and abandoned it with the opening of the healing scar due to the tear in his muscle. January 23 in a 1: 3 victory over Maccabi Netanya.
He should be joined by Alexander Peshich, who will not play against Betar due to his infection with the corona virus, and he intends to return to full activity in the game against Kiryat Shmona on Saturday, assuming it is possible for him to be healthy and physically fit. From his rehabilitation process to a state of full activity in eight days against Hapoel Haifa in the eighth finals of the State Cup, and then, to the Tel Aviv derby against Hapoel, which will be the closing round of the regular season and after that will come the national team break.
As for the squad against Betar Jerusalem, Van Leven will come to the game without Shahar Phiben who was sent off against Hapoel Haifa. The Dutch coach will continue with his changes with the aim of giving all players minutes of play and keeping everyone under healthy competition for the squad. It is estimated that Tal Ben Haim will not be able to play in the next game against Kiryat Shmona after earning five yellow cards in the game against Hapoel Haifa, but he can of course play against Betar. .
