Doron Ben Dor 28/01/2021 06:53
Maccabi Haifa players disappointed (Radad Jabara)
Maccabi Haifa had a hard time digesting what happened yesterday (Wednesday) at the end of the 2: 1 loss to Maccabi Tel Aviv, which brought the Yellows back strong in the championship picture.
The Greens are trying to analyze how in the first half the team unquestionably dominated the game and in the second half the creators turned around and the team retreated to the goal and ordered the mandatory goal instead of keeping the precious point that would have left the points gap between the teams at eight.
All of Barak Bachar’s attempts in the second half to stimulate his team by integrating players from the bench were unsuccessful. Noble Omar and Yanik Wildshot who had to help and assist in the attacking game looked like their own shadow, and Taleb Twataha’s entry towards the end at the expense of San Menachem was not clear, as Twataha entered the field cold and when Maccabi Tel Aviv players attacked again to score .
The decision to remove Muhammad Abu Fani was also in retrospect, which did not help Haifa, since from that moment on, Maccabi Tel Aviv took control of the center of the field: “We lost in this game. All the substitutes who came into play not only did not have a positive effect on the pitch – were weak and did not add anything. It is not clear why Abu Fani had to give up in the center of the field, which paved Maccabi Tel Aviv’s control of the center, “the team said.
They added: “Twataha should have been put in at the expense of Nikita Rokavica and not at the expense of San Menachem, which would have helped Menachem on the line instead of in the defensive game. In the first half it was like a game of our senior team for their youth and in the second half we brought them back out of nowhere to life. Now we will have to correct and quickly in front of Hapoel Kafas.
One of the players that Haifa had pinned hopes on is Chiron Cherry, who was actually in a big game of this kind and should take on much more. Raz Meir was also criticized mainly for closing the obligatory goal of Tal Ben Haim and so did the entire front of the team, which was very weak and was not reflected in the crush in front of the hosts’ goal, especially in the first half.
Rokavica, who has scored just one goal in the last four rounds, has not received any balls and is having a hard time restoring his ability from the first round. The only one to receive compliments throughout the game was Jose Rodriguez who maintained stability. Based on the conduct so far, Maccabi Haifa does not intend to add additional players unless a transfer opportunity arises by the time of transfers to add a player who can upgrade. The club is aware that there is not too much to “mourn” for the loss, and must be corrected so that it does not affect the upcoming game against KPS.
