Maor Rahmani 28/01/2021 07:56
Bnei Yehuda players in shock (Itzik Belnitsky)
The crisis in Bnei Yehuda continues, and even worsens. The anemic team, which does not have a permanent coach, led by Kfir Edri, Yaakov Asaig and Tamir Ben Ami in times of trouble – got itself into a lot of trouble, when it was two points away from the red line and may even fall below it at the end of the round, after the hard 4: 0 defeat By MS Ashdod last night (Wednesday) at the 11th Stadium.
Due to this, the disappointed Barak Abramov, the owners of the club, decided that after more than two months without a coach on the lines he would take responsibility and correct the many shortcomings the team has, he will soon appoint a coach and try to save Bnei Yehuda from a league relegation. The team in the Premier League table, with only 16 points left after 17 rounds.
Bnei Yehuda, which has already absorbed a five this season from Ashdod in the Toto Cup, “settled” in the port city by removing four balls from the net. It was the second time in a row that she has lost and conceded at least three goals (in general this has happened for the eighth time this season!), When she has been without a win in the last two months and has actually only won once in the last 12 rounds.
“We are the weakest in the league, there is nothing to beautify the situation and it is impossible to describe it otherwise,” said players on the team in pain. “We are the worst over time, not from yesterday. Of all the bottom teams, we have not shown signs of life for the longest time. We need a big change in this whole club, a deep, urgent change. How much can we wait for a coach? Nothing works for us, the most basic things in training, so “Of course we will look like this in the games. It’s too late, we hope not too much.
After the nerve display in Bloomfield in the loss to Hapoel Kfar Saba, Abramov this time maintained restraint, but could no longer bear the disgraceful ability of his players, as he came down from the stands after the fourth nail was stuck in the orange box. Whoever came up this time with complaints to the referee, David Foxman, was mostly the captain, Dan Murray, who returned after injury straight to the squad and complained about the red card, which did not really change anything, but was a trigger for the Oranges’ continued rage against the referees in general.
While Matthias Liovic sat in the stands at the 11th Stadium and heard from his teammates that at the exact same time he had been sent off for three games, and to his astonishment, the Oranges may appeal the decision of the Football Association’s disciplinary tribunal. “After what happened with Barak and Lević, the referees are already looking for us,” the team said.
And the orange fans are nervous, when the “Lions Army” organization invited the crowd to protest outside Abramov’s house in north Tel Aviv on Tuesday evening, some of them will go out there together from the Hatikva neighborhood. In a statement issued by the organization even before the game against Ashdod, it was stated that the event is already compatible with the police as a demonstration, within the framework of the closure restrictions.
Back to group affairs. Navanko Obiora, who looks good in training in the Hatikva neighborhood, both physically and in good shape on the field, although he has not played and trained in a team lately, is expected to sign with Bnei Yehuda, as first reported in ONE. As for Patos in Chirai, who negotiated with the group and dropped out of the chapter, another investigation was made, but the closure of Ben Gurion Airport once again cooled the contacts between the parties.
As far as the defensive squad is concerned, Bnei Yehuda still hopes that they can attach Matan Balteksa, whose candidacy for the Oranges, and Maccabi Netanya, was first published in ONE. While the left-back is trying to leave for Europe, and failed to do so even before “closing the sky” when Maccabi Tel Aviv did not release him to Greek Larissa, he may remain in another team in the Premier League, and it seems he would rather return to the Hope neighborhood than move to Diamonds, at least for now.
At the same time, the neighborhood will decide on Paddy Najar, when the club is considering giving up its services, when Netanya has already turned to Maccabi Tel Aviv, its parent team, and is waiting for developments if it is available. At the moment, it belongs to Bnei Yehuda, which bought for NIS 90,000. 50% of his player card from the ranks of the champion, who holds the remaining 50%. But in fact, the player’s family bought 25% of half of the Oranges themselves, which leaves them no chance of a significant profit one day on the brake, which is considered great potential for the future. Willing to purchase his full ticket, if possible, of course.
On another issue, beyond Murray’s return to the squad, Alison dos Santos and Niv Zrihan are expected to return to practice with their teammates later this week and try to get back on the pitches soon, with Amit Zanti needing a few more days to do so. The one who started in the squad in the end, despite abandoning the concluding training, is Almog Bouzaglo, who was initially assessed by the team as breaking his toe, but after the last photo no fracture was found and while his condition improved he reported it to the team and decided to place him in the squad.
