Barak Itzhaki was appointed the coach of Beitar Jerusalem in the middle of February. The team did not score at all in his first three games, but in the last two rounds scored threes and gained six valuable points.
Despite this, the yellow-blacks are still three points away from the red line and the danger of relegation still exists. Adi Yona, the team's midfielder, was interviewed on Jerusalem Radio and talked about the complex season that the team is going through, while he is flourishing with six league goals. Only 19, Yona is one of the leading players in the capital at his age and has been offered by Maccabi Tel Aviv and other clubs. He says: "I feel good at the club, letting other people deal with questions for the summer." "A different atmosphere" in the group, "we feel better and look better," Yona says of the change in the team. "When a new coach comes, players always want to prove more," he adds.