Under a difficult atmosphere, and after the painful loss at Beit Livni Sakhnin, Betar Jerusalem is trying to look forward: tomorrow (Monday, 20:45, live broadcast on 5 SPORT), the team from the capital will be hosted by Maccabi Tel Aviv – in order to try and return, somehow, to the fight After the difficult conversation that the owner, Moshe Hogg, had with the players, it was the turn of the pair of coaches, Slobodan Drapic and Shai Barda, to wash their trainees in preparation for the match against the champion.
- Monday, 20:45, live broadcast on 5 SPORT: The main game – Maccabi Tel Aviv against Betar Jerusalem
The two held a video conference, in which they projected all the mistakes made by the players to Teddy and scolded them: “Where is your honor? How can we go up to a game like this without motivation? How do you want to succeed, without taking a first ball or a second ball? “Our lack of aggression screams to the skies. Without hard work and commitment, we have no chance. We now have four cup finals. Be men, such a thing must not happen again.”
Aviel Zargari is expected to return to the Betar link, ahead of the meeting with Maccabi. Jordan Shua and Eliran Atar, who did not start in the squad on Thursday, are also expected to return to 11, while Shai Konstantin will return to the right defensive position instead of Santiago Ocampus. Apart from a top playoff, it is possible that the fate of Drapic and Barda will also be affected by the question of whether they will eventually make it to the top six. “9 points out of 12 should be enough for us,” said players, “and we’ll do enough to make it happen.”
