Maccabi Haifa recorded its third consecutive victory yesterday (Monday), this time 0: 2 at home against Maccabi Netanya, but coach Barak Bachar passed an open criticism at the end and called the second half of his team a "neighborhood".
"Netanya will attack and get excited, but we must not take our foot off the gas," he told them already at the break.
However, there are those in the club who said: "Barak is already preparing the players for the game against Ashdod. He wants them to come ready. Sometimes putting them in place can only do good."
Bachar himself tried to keep some players from injuries, but the Greens also ended this game with problems, despite the conduct and substitutions.
Serbian stopper Bogdan Planic is suffering from an injury in the waist area, after a bad fall in the first half.
Planich asked to be replaced towards the end, and will be tested today.
It is estimated that he will be fit to meet with MS Ashdod, even though he complained of pain and difficulty in movement.
In the 62nd minute, the Dolev Haziza midfielder was replaced by a plan to reduce the load on the abdominal muscles.
Haziza scored the first goal, and this is the second league game in a row in which he finds the net.
"Dolev is releasing and feeling comfortable after breaking a long drought without a rift," his teammates told him.
The noble Omar midfielder, who conquered and cooked, did indeed receive praise, but also a statement from Bachar that could have been better.
Noble explained to his friends in the locker room that he was tired in the last few minutes.
Striker Goodsway Donio, who scored the second goal for Noble, is expected to continue in the lineup on Saturday against Ashdod.