After losing first place in the table, the pressure on Maccabi Haifa increases: the deputy leader, who will be hosted in Bloomfield by Bnei Yehuda on Sunday (20:45), will take to the field this time after Maccabi Tel Aviv’s game (hosted by Hapoel Kiryat Shmona on Saturday) – so she may Find herself 4 points from the summit. The club works with the players to reduce the pressure and the messages conveyed by the professional team and the mentalists are that with self-belief goals can be met.
Meanwhile, Maccabi Haifa will resume training today (Friday) ahead of the meeting with the table lock after one day of rest. Naturally, the club members followed the opponent in last night’s game against Betar Jerusalem (1: 1), and came to a clear conclusion: even though it is an edge game, it is not going to be easy to get the 3 points.
Whoever tries to help Haifa return to the winning track – after “spending” the last four games in the stands – is Dolev Haziza. Barak Bachar is expected to return to the squad one of the outstanding players of the Greens this season, who ran a male suspension penalty for the derby events as well as another game following the accumulation of yellow cards.
Haziza’s importance to Maccabi Haifa’s game this season is crucial, as the midfielder already has eight goals and five assists in the league. Despite his recent absence, Haziza is still ranked first among the team players with key dedication. In Haifa, he is expected to return soon to the fitness that characterized him before the punishment he received.
Apart from the entry of Haziza into the 11th, Bachar may make further changes to the front. Charon Cherry is expected to sign a full training session this morning, and if he proves that he has overcome the groin injury and is in full fitness, he will be given priority over Noble Omar, who recently showed an improvement in ability.
In addition, there is a dilemma regarding the striker, related to the fitness of Nikita Rokavica. The king of goals wants to get the team shirt after more than a month without a game. At the same time, Goodsway Donio is on alert after recovering from a back thigh muscle injury. Another player who was injured and will not be available to Barak Bachar on Sunday is Ernest Mabuka. Following this, Raz Meir is expected to return to the squad and open in the right-back position.