After a long silence, Dan Einbinder speaks. A Betar Jerusalem midfielder, a player who grew up at the club from a young age, was interviewed by the sports channel today (Tuesday), and for the first time explains his version: why he was left out of the squad, what led to the lawsuit against his youth team, and how he found himself without active play for almost five months. Desperately waiting for the next stop.
“It’s important for me to emphasize,” explains Einbinder, “the professional teams never told me I was not in the plans but on the contrary, they told me I was important to them and how much they wanted me. I do not know what was said between the teams and management, I can only know what I was told. “Several conversations with Yossi, Roni, Slobo and Barda and they all told me how much they needed me and how much I could help them, it was important for me to emphasize this. They said over a period of time that it was professional reasons and it was time to put things on the table.”
What did they tell you in the conversations?
“Let’s explain something simple – the day before the game against Hapoel Tel Aviv I practice in the team and registered in the squad, the next day, the morning of the game I get a phone call from Yossi Benyon saying to me” Dan, I know the coach has trained you in the team, but we received a discount from above “I went through a lot in my career but it was a shock. The hardest moment of my career. I also felt in Yossi’s voice, he is a good and humble person with a lot of humility and all the way I saw that things are not easy for him, I appreciated it very much with him.”
“But the harder thing was to finish the fitness training, I came like this before the game and the team bus came up like this the owner of Beit Vagan, all the players look at me and do not know what to say. “It’s very bad.”
“In the evening I arranged a training with the fitness coach Telmo, an amazing person who helped me throughout the period. And who came to the training? Roni Levy. Roni Levy, before he prepares the team for a game against Hapoel Tel Aviv it was important for him to come and watch the fitness training I do, as a sign “This is something I will appreciate in an unusual way until the end of my career.”
“Even with Slovo and Shai, before the game against Kiryat Shmona, we finished training, the staff was announced, I am inside, the day after the game did not take place and then I was not on the staff. These things prove what I heard from the professional teams and the decision was not theirs.”
But Eli Ohana talked to your father, told him they wanted you to leave, and also that you and your father met with Celebrate and Ohana said the same thing
“When my dad came to a meeting with Eli Ohana he was told that players who make a lot of money and are likely to play less landlord less like it and the goal is to cut as much as possible. I do not understand it, players who cut love for their club do it knowing they stay, they Want to give a shoulder to the club in a difficult time.Eli praised me all the time, only good things said, that he appreciates my behavior and conduct and that nothing was intended for each other, which did not happen in the end.
You were angry that you were informed that you were released a few days after you cut 30%
“I felt cheated. I came to talk to the management about the cut – we were the first to do it before the playoffs, we were the pioneers of it. We came to a conclusion of 20 and then 25 and I was the first in a meeting I said to see how to help players who earn less, along with Idan (Rose) And Ophir (Krieff). We informed them, I helped half a team personally explain to them, sharpen things, because of the experience, because I understand things they are not, even with the foreigners, I explained to everyone the importance of the cut for the club and I think one who agreed to cut and helped the club The whole staff, and there was always a look of the club, represented him respectfully on the field and off the field he deserves much more. “
“Eli Ohana said in an interview that they decided in the playoffs that I would not continue. It’s okay, but if it was decided why not inform me? I lost the most money in these cuts, and I agreed to cut more, play only on my base salary and drop more. I do not agree with a Premier League player. “He cut and after that was fired unilaterally, I did not come across such a thing, unfortunately it is something that only I experienced.”
“Family and close friends are the ones who accompany you throughout your career. They are always there and it was not nice to go through it, things about me came to the media before they came to me, two months I read that I am on my way out and no one talks to him, I did not know whether to believe. I always represented The club with respect, I was always sent first for interviews to defend the club, always first in community activities, I felt the face of this club so it hurts me very much.This club also gave me a lot and I did not come to hurt it, just was not pleasant to hear things through the media, “I also heard the letter that came before the dismissal notice from the media, and it is very, very unfortunate, I received a completely different attitude.”
Do you remember the conversation with Celebrate before returning from Be’er Sheva?
“I remember my and my dad’s conversations with Celebrating. He really wanted me to join, talked about identity, importance of a home player, leadership, talked about a challenge that really drew me back home. It was important for him to bring back good players who are identified with the club and leave everything on the field. “I think you can always criticize the ability, for better or worse, but I always gave 100% on and off the field.”
“I did not believe that I would reach a lawsuit against Betar. All along, there were constant or anonymous reports that everything was professional. Things are unprofessional, it’s mostly Moshe celebrating who wanted to cut my salary by 30% and after that another amount. “I gave up all the points grants as well, I saved 50% of the salary for Betar. In the last days of the club, I initiated a meeting with a celebrant to see how it is possible to come further towards the club, that things will work out, and unfortunately that did not happen.”
Commentators, fans and actors say that right now you are missing out on the system, do you get that feedback?
“Now in retrospect it does not do it for me. It’s behind me and I do not deal with it. I get a lot of feedback from the players, fans, professional teams who played against Betar, but it’s okay, even if something is decided it’s okay, but I expected them to do it In the right way. And also to admit that it is a net economic move and was not for one second professional. “
“It’s important for me to note, I did not have in the short window any professional or realistic offer that could have helped me continue to develop, and I told Moshe Celebrate that I do not demand to play, just do not want my career to be harmed, to allow me to train until January. Or on the grass. And it is important to note: Betar’s lawyers offered a compromise deal, I agreed to a compromise but Moshe Hogg did not agree. Why? You have to ask him. “
Betar Jerusalem’s response In the words of Inbinder: “Out of respect, we do not intend to be dragged into Dan Inbinder’s accusations and wish him well along the way.”
