After the collapse in the second half against Kfar Saba, Maccabi Haifa understands: "The defensive game did not work" • Criticism of the referee following the penalty that whistled contrary to the referees' recommendation:
Lavie and Planich.
Collapse in the second half
Photography:
Alan Shiver
Bachar.
The exchanges did not work
Photography:
Alan Shiver
Maccabi Haifa president Yaakov Shachar came to watch his team last night (Tuesday) at the Moshava Stadium in front of Hapoel Kfar Saba. A poignant conversation with the players about their ability in the loss in the derby last Saturday. But the second half against Hapoel Kfar Saba was no less bad than the derby.
"We fell apart in the second half, it's something that hasn't happened to us for a long time and more in this way," the club said, adding: "The whole defensive game didn't work. They came to our goal with unbearable ease."
At the same time, the Greens missed a large number of situations in the first half, including a penalty kick by the king of the team's goals Nikita Rokavica.
"You can't come up with arguments for a man who has won 11 games in a row" Rokavica defended his teammates who added: "Nicky can also miss, he had a number of situations to finish in the half with 0: 4, but nothing is an excuse to break up in the second half."
Coach Barak Bachar replaced three players on defense yesterday, one of them, Ofri Arad, scored the advantage goal for Haifa, but also added an own goal to his own.
The two defenders were also replaced, but that didn't really help.
Alongside these things, the Green Club criticized referee Snir Levy for the penalty that whistled their duty in a 1: 2 situation per capita, even though the screen referees advised him to overturn the decision. "It is allowed to make a mistake, it is part of the game, but if you have already called him to see his mistake And he went on with it anyway, so there really is no need for VAR judges "they criticized the system and added:" True, we were bad, but the judge was not at his best either. "
On Monday, a home game against Betar Jerusalem awaits Haifa. The professional team intends to initiate talks with players on a personal level to try to understand what causes them to collapse, as happened in the derby and last night's loss to KPS.
Barak Bachar may return to the three-brake system in an attempt to stop the absorption sequence, which already stands at 11 consecutive games with a ball in the green net.
