The excellent docu-series that aired on “Here 11” about the former prime minister, Ariel Sharon, aroused great interest around her, and not by chance. Sharon, despite his less good qualities (and the negative deeds he did – no matter which side of the political currency you are on), stood out due to one thing he had (and the generation of leaders he belonged to) – and there seems to be less and less in the political and public world today. Understanding that with all due respect to the mistakes of the people under him, in the end, a leader – the man who appointed all those who followed him in line – is the one who should take responsibility for the outcome. Whether it is good or bad. Whoever picks up the praise and receives the bouquets in case of success, will have to deal with the consequences in case of failure. And so, we have gradually moved from leadership that says “I”, to leadership that speaks in “you” or “they”. Rolls the responsibility on others, instead of taking it all on herself.
- Tonight, 20:45, live broadcast on 5 SPORT: The main game – Maccabi Tel Aviv against Betar Jerusalem
So how does all this relate to the loss of Betar Jerusalem to Sakhnin?
Seemingly, it takes place in another book – that of football, where everything is accidental and subject to momentary decisions. And really, it is impossible to know where the game would have been if the ball kicked by Eliran Atar in extra time had been worn, and the game would have ended in 3: 3 instead of a 3: 2 loss. Maybe we would all be talking differently. Still, the 2020/21 season of Betar Jerusalem is ultimately related to the question of overall responsibility – it, in the bottom line, was not good, even if it miraculously ended in the top playoffs (which now seems clearly unreasonable). Roni Levy and Benyon, Drapich and Barda. Until tomorrow. But in the end, as mentioned, the overall responsibility should go up to whoever is at the top of the pyramid.
Moshe Celebrates is a man whose heart is in the right place. Even if the world he comes from is somewhat speculative, even if there are question marks (not yet initiated) about his background, in the end – unlike other owners in the recent and distant history of Betar Jerusalem – he sincerely wants the success of the system, the success of the so-called brand Betar. However, the results and the overall picture can not be ignored: celebrates closing a third year as owner, of which one time Betar finished in the lower playoffs – and the second time, apparently, is very close to there. And with all due respect to the mistakes of his subordinates, in the end – lack This success is recorded on celebrating above all else long before everyone else.
Celebrating received a club in a very difficult situation. The previous owner, as is his custom in the sanctuary (he has done this twice before), left behind a very difficult situation – which was not easy to build from. And yet, in three years he has failed to produce a stable and healthy system. The club’s financial status, at least as far as we know, is good – but professionally, Betar has not been able to put up with what has led it to any success in the past: strong professionals who make the decisions. It’s not just that most of Betar Jerusalem’s championships came under Dror Kashtan , Who was the big boss. Leader, apropos. A person who knew how to take responsibility, and knew how to lead the system forward.
And should not go too far; All the last big teams in Israeli football were run by a strong, dominant figure, who makes the decisions in a cold and professional way. In Maccabi Tel Aviv at the beginning of the previous decade it was Jordi Cruyff; then Barak Bachar grew up in Hapoel Beer Sheva; and in the last two years it was Vladimir Ivitch. It was not always a professional manager, but there was always a professional leadership that managed to produce a team. Disciplined and strong. All the people mentioned above came from the field of football. They made the decisions based on understanding, background and professional knowledge accumulated over time. And when looking at this Betar team, it is impossible not to ask: who built it? And here we return to Moses celebrating.
In the end, he was the one who made the decisions in the last year. In the absence of a professional manager, and when the coaches are not in an ideal situation, this Betar Jerusalem was built in the image and likeness of a celebrant. The authority, to give the keys to another (some) figure, who will run the business professionally in his place. He insisted on running Betar as he saw fit, and that is of course his right, but in the end these are also the results he gets.
Before producing a good football team, Betar Jerusalem must build a club. This is not a new insight. Anyone who has followed the club in recent years understands how random the business was: sometimes more successful (arriving in Europe, for example), sometimes less successful, but always Depending on the connection between the players and themselves, between them and the coach and between them and the crowd. There was no authority that thought a process. She did not see beyond the next turn on the road. Who looked at everything from a bird’s eye view, sorry for the cliché.
These words do not detract from the real importance of celebrating Betar. In the end, in the tests that history has faced, he has stood up well: both in the signing of Ali Muhammad, and in the face of the extremists within the crowd who rise up for the club. But the missing piece is the understanding that you are not Really understand. That football, in the end, is a business for professionals who have experienced this thing since childhood, who live and make a living from it. It’s not too late to take a step back. You can give the keys to a professional figure, who will lead the business from now on. Only then, celebrating positive principles – can Also become a successful team on the grass.Otherwise, it will always end in losses and frustration.
This is the responsibility that Moshe Hogg celebrates, as the leader of the system. Yes, his subordinates probably did not excel in their work. But if we go back to the leadership model set out at the beginning of this text, it is less than a year: in the end, Betar Jerusalem will be remembered, first and foremost, as Moshe’s group celebrating. Years.It’s in his hands.
