Doron Ben Dor
Bogdan Planich (Omri Stein)
After winning a day off yesterday, Maccabi Haifa will return in the afternoon for its concluding training ahead of the league game tomorrow (Wednesday, 20:45) in Bloomfield against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Barak Bachar will return to the San Menachem squad that ran two away games following the derby events.
Menachem, who is in excellent shape this year and has not yet signed for next season, is expected to return to the squad at the expense of Taleb Twataha. Chiron Sheri, who has recovered from Corona’s illness and is a partner in the victory against KS, will probably return to the squad at the expense of Yannick Wildshot.
Planitz‘There were those who answered reporters’ questions ahead of the game. Asked that there was quite a bit of criticism of him at the start of the season, he replied: “Criticism is part of football. Of course you never feel comfortable about it, but the faster you get it and move on, the better. The criticism was in place and came to me following my ability. ”
Is Maccabi Haifa the strongest team in Israel: “At the end of the season the table will give the answer.”
What he heard about the Maccabi Haifa crowd and how much he is waiting to meet him: “I heard a lot of great things about our audience. I come from a country where there are amazing fans so not that simple to impress me but when I saw a video from some of our audience’s games, I was really, really impressed. I can no longer wait to meet them with Sami Ofer. “
How he analyzes Israeli football in relation to the leagues in which he played: “Very similar to football in the leagues I played in, even though the so-called small teams here in Israel are better, there are no easy games, especially outside.”
Is he the best brake in Israel: “This is not a question I need to answer.”
In the summer he had a lot of offers that fell because of Steaua, can he say that of all the options the most correct for him was to get to Haifa: “The people at Maccabi Haifa, especially coach Barak Bachar, were the ones who maintained continuous contact with me. I realized that they wanted me very much here, right from the first conversation. When I got here everyone without exception accepted me as if I was part of the family and I really appreciate it. Every fan I met, the actors, the staff and the people I met in the city, all made me feel at home. So I can say that I do not seem to regret that I came here. ”
