Raz Amir 22/02/2021 07:11
Dor Peretz Celebrates (Radad Jabara)
The incident that took place last night (Sunday) at Turner in Maccabi Tel Aviv has been experienced before, only in a disappointing way. A coach who shows high success rates comes to a cup game, performs a very wide rotation and the yellows are eliminated. It happened to Vladimir Ivitch against Umm al-Fahm, it happened to Paulo Sousa against Ashdod, Oscar Garcia was also dismissed after preferring the league over a cup game against Beitar Jerusalem. Last night Patrick Van Leven arrived with no less than eight changes in the squad with only Daniel Tennenbaum, Enrique Sborit and Dor Peretz surviving 11th compared to those who played against Shakhtar Donetsk on Thursday. It succeeded with 0: 1 over Hapoel Beer Sheva and a ticket to the eighth finals of the State Cup.
The Dutchman explained that the game against the Ukrainians for him is really not lost and that he must give minutes of play to everyone. He also had to stand behind the decisions he made in the last transfer window. For example, Matan Balteksa, whose transfer to Bnei Yehuda was already closed, was left in Kiryat Shalom after Van Leven insisted that he not release him and that he would need him until the end of the season. He put him in the brake position, not in a three-brake line-up but in a line-up of four defensive players, and Baltexa once again proved he has very high potential and garnered compliments on that in an overall finish from his coach.
Shahar Phiben, Ayalon Almog, Nick Blackman and Maor Kandil also got a chance in the lineup, with some after a very long time. Maccabi Tel Aviv were very pleased with Van Leven after the game and in general, there is great satisfaction among the Yellows from the coach, both among the players and among the management and Mitch Goldhaar. No one will be surprised if at the end of the season, the owner asks the Dutchman to continue as the senior team coach and the two will together find a solution for the youth department that is no less important to Goldhaar, but who knows, it may be easier to find a new foreign department manager.
The one who continued to excel is Dor Peretz, who scored the winning goal and is undoubtedly making his way to the title of player of the season for the Yellows. Peretz, who ends his contract when Maccabi Tel Aviv no longer has an option on him, kept Passon when asked at the end of the game about his future. The fact that he is ending a contract is undoubtedly a difficult problem for the Yellows, who have failed to extend his contract and will continue to try to sign him to a new three-year deal and at a higher salary than he currently has. At the same time, Maccabi Tel Aviv understands that Peretz looks great and in this way, he will be able to find a good team overseas at the end of the season.
On another issue, Maccabi Tel Aviv is very pleased with the progress of the loanees in Betar Tel Aviv / Bat Yam this season after the team from Leumit managed to oust Kiryat Shmona last night. The Yellows are mostly satisfied with Nadav Nidam, Ronen Chantzis who started the season with the senior squad of Georgios Donis and also from Parfa Gagion who is developing well. It is likely that all three will open training next season with the Yellows’ senior squad.
