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Whoever looks at me from behind: Maccabi Haifa wants continuity Israel today

2021-01-05T14:02:00.210Z


| Israeli soccer It's hard to miss the defensive change recently introduced by the table leader • Barak Bachar hopes that the trend will continue tonight (20:45) against the ex Hapoel B'Shlosha Maccabi Haifa players are celebrating. Only half way Photography:  Alan Shiver A picture of the first line-up players embracing motivational speeches before the start of this game is a routine play. But in the last gam


It's hard to miss the defensive change recently introduced by the table leader • Barak Bachar hopes that the trend will continue tonight (20:45) against the ex Hapoel B'Shlosha

  • Maccabi Haifa players are celebrating.

    Only half way

    Photography: 

    Alan Shiver

A picture of the first line-up players embracing motivational speeches before the start of this game is a routine play.

But in the last games of Maccabi Haifa there is something beyond that. 

After the team stick, only the defensive players and goalkeeper Josh Cohen hug together.

"They shout that today they do not absorb a goal, that they will cover each other," said players in the team, "after a period in which the team snatched in every game it just worked for them, and since then they continue with the custom."

Speaking of cladding.

When Ofri Arad caused Pendel in the 96th minute against Maccabi Petah Tikva, Cohen deflected Yinon Eliyahu's kick, and the young stopper thanked him at the end. Arad later invited his goalkeeper to dinner.

In general, coach Barak Bachar formed a permanent defensive squad, which was not the case at the beginning of the season: Cohen returned to goal and since then the team has only recorded victories, San Menachem has improved since the arrival of Twataha, Raz Meir who replaced the disappointing Ernest Mabuka, Bogdan Planic and Ofri Arad.

"Barak found the formula," the club says, "the team defense game has improved, so it is also easier for the back four to express themselves. Of course there is more to improve."

How big the improvement the numbers will testify.

Maccabi Haifa started the season with an absorption of ten goals in six games.

Since then the Greens have conceded just one in eight games.

All the defensive players have improved, but the Football Leagues Administration has released an amazing statistic in the last two games: Planich recorded a 100 percent success rate in all the fights over ball, ground and air.

This week he had six and seven hits (respectively), 11 ball saves and 92 percent accuracy in delivery.

According to data published in the "Analysts" podcast, the amount of tackles and struggles of the Greens is the same throughout the season.

So what, after all, brought about the change?

The division of the struggles among the other squads on the field is much more egalitarian.

"Sherry and Haziza make a defense no less than the defensive players," players in the team testified. 

Again, along with these things it should be noted that even among the players and coaches of the Premier League leader make it clear: "The road to a defensive game is still a long way off. We may be on seven out of ten, and that only indicates the potential that lies here."

Tonight (20:45) against Hapoel B'Shlosha, Maccabi Haifa's defense will meet an opponent that has already won against them this season. It was in another period, when it was much easier to reach the Greens' goal. Doubt we started the season less well defensively and were able to improve on that.

We need continuity. "

Source: israelhayom

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