“Do you want to understand how Maccabi Tel Aviv took 40 out of 42? When they did not win the championship for three seasons, they always finished in second place, reached the cup finals and advanced to the home stages of Europe. It’s something that Mitch Goldhaar and Jordi Cruyff have brought, it’s a way and it’s a spirit that has since been regularly only nurtured. Patrick Van Leven and Barak Yitzhaki understand this as those who are now in key positions in sports management and team coaching. Players like Sharan Yeni, Itai Schechter and Avi Rikan continue this way. The young players embrace what they see from them. From there, the change was built, “said a source very close to the heads of Maccabi Tel Aviv in a conversation with ONE, when Maccabi Tel Aviv is at the top of the table, a cycle before entering the playoffs, and with a temporary gap of four points.
Much has been written about the transformation of Patrick van Leven in recent days. What happened in the victory over Betar Jerusalem, received another stamp against Kiryat Shmona. 10 consecutive victories, 40 of 42, 34 of 36 only in the second round games of the season. Last night in front of the yellow crowd who returned to the stands and encrypted until KS, the Yellows recorded 0: 2 part. Dor Peretz continued his incredible season with a spectacular goal, Matan Hozaz signed after another successful penalty. In practice, it was another game without Dan Glazer, Yonatan Cohen and Alexander Peshich, and they were also joined by Andre Geralds, Enrique Sborit and Tal Ben-Haim. Maccabi’s list of submissions is only growing, and the list of opportunity recipients who show the wide depth is only getting longer.
Last night at Maccabi Tel Aviv, they praised Ofir Davidzada and Maor Kandil for their game. In it, everything seemed to be going in his direction and yet, whenever Van Leven needed him, the Israeli right defender was functioning properly. , Manages to make a significant contribution in every game whether winning or cooking or squeezing penalties.
Last night, he blackmailed Pendel, who earned the nickname “dubious” in the media and once again provoked the rage of rival fans, but Maccabi Tel Aviv defended the player and claimed: “1,000 percent Pendel. This generation puts an elbow in it, a clear push, there is no question at all about the offense. Only those who have not been on the field and have not seen it from the stands claim that it is not a pendulum courtesy of the embarrassing shooting angles that are on this field. The most obvious penalty in the world. “
The one who scored the first goal was of course Dor Peretz, who continues to show wonderful ability. Peretz who ends a contract is in no hurry to make a decision about his future and for his part, there is no reason to hurry. Peretz’s side has already passed on his expectations and demands to Maccabi Tel Aviv, which for its part has not yet responded to the new numbers presented to it. “If they are not in a hurry, we are not in a hurry either,” As it seems, his celebration with the crowd in Kiryat Shmona was hard to miss and it is clear that the player is very connected to the club. If he wanted to leave and sign with another team, he probably would have already done so but Peretz will wait until the end of the season to deal with his future.
Another player he is very pleased with during this period is Avi Rikan who continues to come in from the bench “like a missile”, as they called it in the club environment. The veteran midfielder adds a lot when he comes on as a substitute and probably if Eyal Golsa and Dor Peretz had not shown such high ability, he would have also developed most games, but for Patrick Van Leven it is of course a blessing to have a player like Rikan on the grass.
Along with all this, Maccabi Tel Aviv is aware of the decline that has occurred in the second half in a number of games recently and estimates that the great physical load, which is also reflected in the addition of new injuries after each game, is very influential. Now they will prepare for the very difficult cup game against Hapoel Haifa. The fight for the trophy, and then for the Tel Aviv derby that will close the regular season.