About two weeks after the dismissal of Amir Turgeman, Hapoel Kfar Saba has found a replacement: Elisha Levy tonight (Monday) signed a contract for a season and a half at the club from Sharon, and will return for a third term on the team. He will make his debut on the lines this coming Saturday, so Kfar Saba will be hosted by Hapoel Tel Aviv.
The veteran coach met earlier with the club management and the parties reached principled understandings on cooperation. A few hours later, the fortune finally fell and Levy was appointed to the post. At the same time, there are some disagreements as to the nature of management, decision making and the changes that need to be made in January in the procurement segment.
Later in the evening, Kfar Saba issued an orderly announcement: “The Kfar Saba football club is happy to announce the appointment of Elisha Levy to the position of the new coach of the team in a one and a half year agreement.
Elisha Levy, 63, former coach of the Israeli national team, returns for a third term as Hapoel Kfar Saba coach after coaching the team in the 1999/2000 season and between the 2004-2006 seasons then also led Kfar Saba back from the National League to the Premier League.
To the credit of Levy, a former city resident and one of the top coaches in Israeli football, two wins in the national championship as the coach of Maccabi Haifa and a performance in the home stage of the Champions League with the team. He also has a rich resume and success with Bnei Sakhnin and Hapoel B’Shlosha.
Levi Commented on his signature: “I am happy and excited to return for a third term at Hapoel Kfar Saba, a club that lied to me and a city where I lived for many years and which I love.”
On another issue there is criticism of foreigners. Amado Sokona, who continues to disappoint and has not scored a single goal this season, the carelessness of Sudik Atanda who was sent off when he picked up two yellow cards and George Pucciba who was close last night to another dismissal with a red card, as well as the slow integration and disappointing ability of Michael Umo and Carpala Sisoko.
In fact, the sports channel has learned that a decision has already been made regarding the latter and it will be released in January. The club will try to check for the Guinean striker on loan options in the national league and talks are being held with him on this issue these days. As for Amado Sokona, the club will try to find a similar solution. In their place, the club hopes to add a foreign player apparently to the center of the field.
“We did not look good,” shared Matan Zalmanovich, who recently showed great ability at the Green Gate. “An athlete can never leave feeling good after a loss. “I know how to recover from such a period. I strongly believe in the members and the team that we will be able to recover and move forward. Each of us will do what is necessary to change the momentum.”
At the same time, the group continues to wait for the result of Omar Danino’s corona test, which has not yet arrived. Remember the brake has been absent from the last two games after he felt unwell and developed symptoms of the virus. Although the player did a corona test, the answer is late. If the player turns out to be positive, the team will undergo a round of tests in order to rule out further cases in the squad.