Maccabi Netanya will play tomorrow (Saturday, 15:45) for another critical game, in which they will have to win in order to maintain their position among the top six in the Premier League, towards the end of the regular season next week. It will host Hapoel Hadera at the stadium in Netanya and will try to take another big step towards the coveted goal and it is of course qualifying for the top playoffs.
While the “ultra diamonds” fan organization has announced that it will arrive at the stadium complex in Netanya on Saturday but will encourage the diamonds from the outside, the club expects to fill the allowable amount of fans in the game and is excited for their return to the stands. “For us, they come back just in time,” said players on the team. “Just for the last push we need to hear them in order to finish the job properly and get back to our natural place.”
“I do not know a football player in the Premier League who is not under pressure,” he said Raymond Atwald When asked about the tension ahead of another crucial game, when he is expected to talk soon with the club’s heads about his continuation next season, in light of his satisfaction with him, also regardless of qualifying for the top playoffs, if and when.
“We fought and got where we’re going, and now we want to take it. My players take on challenges every week. At the start of the season we did not believe we could do it, and now we are still there. We push everyone in the club to be a better player, team and club. We believe in ourselves “That’s the basis.”
“A dramatic game means it will at least be interesting,” the Dutch coach added of the recent games which have been dramatic, when asked if we are on our way to witnessing another one like this. “We do not have easy games, and I believe it is going to be another game like this. We will arrive ready, as we came against Bnei Yehuda and won the game after many games. Another difficult game in which we will come to take the points.”
“Every goal counts for us, and we had to score at the last minute, and we did not win, which is disappointing,” Atwald concluded about the fact that he was angry with his players for not “killing” the tension in extra time against Bnei Yehuda, in an attack of four players against one of the opponent, without Goalkeeper at the gate. “We get into situations and that’s what matters. If we don’t create the situations, we can not miss. I’m sure we’ll improve on taking advantage of the situations.
Ahead of the game against Hadera, which defeated Netanya 1: 2 in the first round, Atwald will put together Rotem Keller as a left defender in place of Zlatan Shachovich, who recorded a great game against Bnei Yehuda but will want a suspension for accumulating yellow cards. Beyond that, the defense will remain the same with Shir Tzedek and Almog Cohen, who fully recovered from his injury after two games in which he did not complete 90 minutes to gradually recover, and Karem Jaber.
The link will continue with Yuval Sadeh, the last two goals scored by Maccabi Netanya, Aviv Avraham and Gabi Kanikovsky, the king of the Premier League’s cooks with eight this season, and Aviv Avraham. During the attack, Amek Benda, Abubkar Dombia and, inter alia, Chen Ezra, and in particular Kavan Freiter, were trained.
Raz Carmi will be stationed at the gate, while Danny Amos will continue to be absent for the next few weeks until the situation in his elbow becomes clear. The goalie will undergo a periodic checkup every two weeks to assess his condition, so the duration of his absence has not yet been determined due to the uncertainty. Roy Corinne is also still missing from Latwald after returning this week to train separately from his teammates after not training at all for the past two weeks following the tear he suffered in the back thigh muscle.
Estimated composition: Raz Carmi, Karem Jaber, Shir Tzedek, Almog Cohen, Rotem Keller, Yuval Sadeh, Aviv Avraham, Gabi Kanikovsky, Lamek Benda, Abubkar Dombia (Chen Ezra) and Kavan Freiter.