Ofira Asaig and Eyal Berkovich 04/02/2021 09:05
Yaakov Shachar and Joshua (Radad Jabara and Oren Ben Hakon)
After Maccabi Haifa’s agreement with the El Ein team, the president of the Greens, Yaakov Shachar, was interviewed on Israel’s sports program on 102FM, commented on the move and also talked about various issues concerning the team, such as the addition of Omar Atzili, Barak Bachar, Jordan Shua And Sawa, who was on trial for spitting on Avi Rikan.
What happened that you suddenly decided to talk about? For us it is blessed.
“Not every day such an agreement was signed as the one that was signed, because quite a few wanted to hear from me on the subject, so by the way, they put in more questions related to other issues.”
What does this agreement contribute to Maccabi Haifa?
“The agreement is in its infancy for the time being, the meetings between us will fill it with content. There will be sporting cooperation. “
What is it like to coordinate additional things?
“We can borrow and loan players, do all kinds of joint actions in youth departments, while meetings all kinds of ideas come up.”
If you said you were making such an agreement with a group from Europe then I would agree, what can they teach you?
“If I can learn a little from them it’s not bad, I think in the end this team recently played with Real Madrid. Let’s say so, we have made an agreement that is not limited to such and such boundaries, any meeting between us can yield things of cooperation. We are in telephone contact, unfortunately, because of the situation. “
Apart from cooperation, is there a chance that they will buy Maccabi Haifa in the future?
“We did not put it on the table as a topic for cooperation between us, but I said everything is open. I’m not testing who can buy me. What is on the agenda at the moment is the promotion of relations, we are on the sporting level between Israel and the Emirates, so we have made connections. “
Would you like to see the emirates from the Emirates take over Israeli football?
“I did not say that, no.”
If they tell you that Maccabi Haifa is offered for sale, will you not throw away a number?
“When I’m offered a good deal, I look at it, it’s not on the agenda right now. Even if it comes from America or Russia. I hope that very soon we will be able to meet with them and set dates for games with them and with us. “
Do you see a chance for them to get to a friendly game?
“There should have been our game on January 26 there, and on April 4 it should have been in Haifa.”
Have you been to Dubai?
“Not yet, I will visit at the moment that will allow me to meet the people we signed with and see what content we can develop at the moment.”
Did the Koruna do well for Haifa, or is it Barak Bachar?
“Maccabi Haifa already from last year started to show positive signs of improvement in its games and we came in second place, we were not good enough to be champions. This year we managed to get better and we have a good team of players and coaches and I believe that something beautiful can be done. “
Are you satisfied with Barak Bachar?
“I am very pleased with what is happening at the club, I think they do a good job and there is a good atmosphere.”
So why are you not signing him to a long-term contract?
“I do not think he will go anywhere else, he is good with us. I will leave him, and if he has an offer from Europe I will release him. “
Why not give him confidence?
“You speak in his name as if he has no confidence.”
Did a protest against a noble cause you to hesitate?
“The protest was minor, I know what the support was in this move. I did not enter the event that preceded, I chose to take the good player with a future vision that he could be in Haifa for several years and not as everyone says to take a championship. I think he is one of the best Israeli players. “
And what about the ‘man before the actor’?
“You know how many young players would drop out if we did not take them? I am not afraid to take an actor who regrets what he did, and I educate him to good deeds. “
How do you explain that in 10 years you did not win championships, where did you go wrong?
“I probably learned bad things like big clubs. “When Cruyff came to Maccabi Tel Aviv, they did not take the championship 10 years ago, such things happen.”
You give money, players and conditions, all that and you failed to take a championship.
“I am not free from mistakes, but at the same time I give the best conditions there are and it does not always succeed. There is one who takes a championship, once it was in B’Shlosha and once in Tel Aviv, and this year I hope it will be us. “
Failing to select coaches in my opinion.
“I brought Marco twice, when I brought him the second time there were quite a few eyebrows raised. Even when you brought Bachar there were reviews. “I think in the end you are right about one thing, we did not always succeed in our sports team and when we did not succeed then we paid for our results in the league and then we really tried to make further changes.”
If there will be a second place this year, what will you say?
“I think we need to keep working and have some luck.”
If it does not work?
“So when that happens, ask and get an answer.”
What is special about Barak Bachar?
“First of all he loves the profession he is in, he respects teammates and players, he demands quite a bit from them, but overall he knows how to get the best out of them. I am happy with his work and the work of the actors, they work hard and we have a great atmosphere in the locker room. “
What about procurement?
“It’s not just a matter of money, it’s also a matter of the safety net.”
The question is whether you want to, or is this staff enough?
“This staff will remain until the end of the season.”
Do you have a kind of barrier against Maccabi Tel Aviv?
“to me? Why be a checkpoint? We need to be better and we need luck. “
Is there pressure?
“I did not see any pressure from our players, in the first half I saw our superiority over them, sometimes even when good games do not win.”
What happened to Jordan Shua, why did he leave?
“I never said that Marco was wrong in his attitude about Shua, but I was also right in his attitude. I sent Shua to another group. I tried on a personal level to stand by him and I did not see cooperation from the other side. ”
What do you have to say about the two fans suspected of placing a stun grenade at Noble’s parents’ house?
“I am very sorry about that, I am not completely proficient in all the investigations that exist, I hope they will come to the investigation of the truth. I was very sorry to see that the detainees are fans of the team, I hope it will come to a solution. “
Why did you not release Neta Lavie?
“Neta Lavi is the most important player of Maccabi Haifa, who said he will not go in the future?”
Can you tell me where the desire to stay in football and Maccabi Haifa comes from?
“When I do something I try to do it right, as soon as I feel I can not do it right I will not be there. There are all kinds of drives, this is also the reason I owe the fans to come in first place, and this is also the reason why I did not give up Neta Lavie, Neta is a very important asset to the club even outside the game. I promise we will make efforts to help him go abroad, we have the connections. “
After you, there is no more Shahar family?
“I did not say that, end of season ask me.”
I have a feeling that after you take a championship you will retire at the peak.
“Are you giving me ideas?” They asked me the same thing 5 years ago. ”
How close are you to announcing an exit after the Haifa championship?
“I am not close to announcing anything, there is no one in Europe who has been a continuous owner for close to 29 years, I want to break the record.”
What did the Corona do to Israeli football?
“It’s hard to talk about Corona in football when it’s ruined businesses, there’s no doubt that playing in a full stadium is different, I’m full of appreciation for players who are absent and playing in front of an empty stadium, in that sense it’s very bad, not to mention the economic situation, all revenue and all things We were all hurt. “
You used to be involved in the Football Association, what’s going on today?
“I am not in the association and I have no role.”
What do you think about the personal and professional way of appointing a coach for the Israeli national team?
“I was not there and do not know what the considerations were so I do not want to express my opinion.”
Professional Do you think Willy Rotensteiner deserves another term?
“If we gave him another term, we might all think it’s true.”
As a Zionist you would not like to see a blue and white coach?
“No, whoever can benefit more should be on the lines.”
If you had an actor like Joshua Siora?
“Give him a strong slap and send him home on a plane.”
So how do you explain Alona’s conduct?
“I’m not Alona, but I do not know if he spat.”
What is the price of Maccabi Haifa?
“I’ll do the math.”
Is it at the price you bought it?
“There were days, much more than the price I bought it.”
Why never take Eyal Berkovich to any job at Maccabi Haifa?
“I wanted to stay his friend and have a good relationship with him and that’s how it stayed. Berkowitz was a great Maccabi Haifa player and it’s good that he will stay with that taste. ”
