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After being chosen "Player of the Month", Wagner Love arrives in Haifa in excellent shape

Kyrat's veteran striker scored 4 goals and netted 3 more in 5 games.

The Kazakhs have already trained on Israeli soil, who will open alongside the Brazilian side?

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Tuesday, 15 September 2020, 14:25

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Maccabi Haifa's rival in the Europa League qualifiers, Kirat, landed in Israel yesterday and managed to hold its first training session ahead of the match on Thursday (20:00).

Although the Kazakhs will line up for the game as an underdog, they hope to surprise and record a seventh consecutive victory in all competitions.

The one who is in great shape is Wagner Love.

The Brazilian is already 36 years old, but shows high ability and on Tuesday was crowned "Player of the Month" in the Kazakh league in August.

Wagner scored 2 goals and netted 2 more in 4 games, adding a double and a brace against Armenian Neveh Yarban in the previous round in Europe.

At his peak Wagner won every possible title with CSKA Moscow in Russia, made 20 appearances for the Brazilian national team and lifted the 2005 UEFA Cup.

In the 2016/17 season, when he played for Alniaspor, he still managed to be crowned the top scorer of the Turkish league with 23 conquests and even if he is already over the peak, in recent weeks he has proved that he has a lot to contribute.

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Wagner Love (Photo from Wagner Love's Instagram)

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Although he is not yet fully fit, the Brazilian has 4 goals and 3 assists in 5 games in a Kyret uniform and he will be the main threat to Maccabi Haifa.

Coach Alexei Spielewski, who stood on the lines even when Kierat was relegated by Hapoel Beer Sheva last season, is still debating who will open alongside Wagner: Abbott Imbtov or Adrinsola Asola.

Spielwski usually puts up a 4-4-2 formation with two dynamic and powerful players in the center of the field.

In Haifa, these are expected to be the Polish Jacek Gorelsky and the Serbian Nebuja Kosovic.

In the center of defense, Rada Dogalic's place is secure, but it is still unclear whether Spielewski will prefer to play alongside him with the experienced Dennis Polyakov, or 20-year-old Nurali Elip, who is considered the future brake of Kazakh football.

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