After a decade of disappointments in the league at Maccabi Haifa, they hope that the championship season will return to Carmel. The start of the season promised a lot, but recently the Greens have lost many points, and on Monday Maccabi Tel Aviv reached the top for the first time at the end of a round.
After Haifa lost 2: 0 to Maccabi Petah Tikva, one of the club’s biggest symbols, Yaniv Katan He was interviewed for Nadav Yaakobi’s The Frequent Traveler ‘podcast, and he poured out his heart and did not spare criticism. “It will be a big failure if Maccabi Haifa does not win the championship,” Katan clarified and added. “Every season she does not win the Israeli football championship is a failure. That’s how I grew up, that’s how I was educated. Tired of excuses and stories, excuses are meant for the mediocre. It’s time for Maccabi Haifa to make the leap. That’s why Barak Bachar came. I’m less attached to it. “
Despite the relegation to Maccabi II, Katan still believes in the ability of the Greens. “At the end of the season we will know if Maccabi Haifa withstood the pressure or not withstood the pressure. After such a bad decade for the club, Maccabi Haifa has a golden opportunity, the former player spoke about the last line. “She led the table throughout the year. True, it was reversed, but Maccabi Haifa still has the ability to do it.”
“It will only be expressed on one condition – it’s time to see what the Maccabi Haifa players were winking at. What Barak Bachar winks at. If they have the character to come and take a championship,” Katan commented on what would make the difference. “In terms of ability, there is no doubt that Maccabi Haifa is an outstanding football team. To take a championship you need character. Maccabi Haifa must have character, must be determined, must be strong, it must show from the beginning that it wants to take this championship because you do not take a championship in good football.”
“Championships are also taken by the teeth, taken with a lot of faith, and it’s time to see if the team has the players who can bring added value in less good moments and in season games,” the former player added. “As it looks at the moment, the championship will be decided in meetings between Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Tel Aviv and let’s see if Maccabi Haifa can be there and beat Maccabi Tel Aviv and take a championship.”
Yet Small maintains optimism about the state of the Greens. “I strongly believe in Maccabi Haifa and Barak Bachar. I think he does wonderful things,” Katan explained. “It’s true that there are ups and downs, but this is football, there is nothing to do. The question is how to do it towards the end. Now it’s Maccabi Haifa’s money time, the most important money time in the last decade. Let’s see how it does it. Maccabi Haifa has a fantastic staff , And also to Maccabi Tel Aviv. Barak received an exceptional staff and base from Marco, and on the base he brought in 3-4 players. Bachar built an outstanding team. There are no excuses. “
