Restless Yellows: On The Champion's Transfer Window Israel today

The desire to regain the iron defense and create competition for every position • The search for a replacement for Orosh Nikolic that may be cut • And also for the possible danger if Schechter leaves • A look at the changes in the staff of Maccabi Tel Aviv

• The Yellows need to make a game

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The fantasy of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans about Eran Zehavi's comeback, as a tiebreaker coming to the team in January, will remain a fantasy at least until the summer. But the Yellows, it seems, do not intend to rest in the current transfer window, and quite a few changes.

Portuguese defender Andre Geralds yesterday signed a contract for a season and a half and paved the way for Ben Bitton directly to the city rival.

The player had a less than good time in Apoel Nicosia, but Maccabi Tel Aviv saw his return as a kind of return to the roots. Of course, referring to the roots planted here Vladan Ivic - a tactical, organized team, but above all a strong defensive team, Who was last year champion.

However, the main reason that the first acquisition that Maccabi lands in the transfer window is for the right-back position is simple - this position has become very problematic in Kiryat Shalom.

The team always prefers that at every position they have a competition of at least two players, and suddenly in the position of right defender not only was there no competition due to disappointment from Bitton, but in many games Maccabi did not have a natural right defender, so suddenly Shahar Phiben The brake.

And just like the problematic position of the right-back position, so too was the position of the game-maker.

Dan Bitton arrived on the substitute standard of Dor Micha and in his first games in the team even impressed, but has since disappeared.

And who is the next option after Dan Bitton?

A player that Maccabi Tel Aviv fans do not know what he looks like at all and that is of course Orosh Nikolic, who has been injured for two years, and maybe in this transfer window the Yellows will be able to put an end to this farce and reach an understanding with him when his foreign player joins this position. .

The new problem that arose for Maccabi Tel Aviv is from Itai Schechter. The striker, who at every opportunity repeats that he has no problem being a bench player in the ranks of the champion, recorded only 273 minutes (scored two goals) in the league this season, and due to the significant devaluation in his position Who wanted to leave, and Maccabi Netanya and Betar Jerusalem were mentioned as candidates to take him on. 

Why would a possible departure of Schechter be problematic?

Because Maccabi will have to bring in a striker in his place.

She will not be able to rely solely on Alexander Peshich, especially with Nick Blackman and Eduardo Guerrero, who are not counted professionally and may go on loan.

The last time it took Maccabi two years to land a foreign striker here, Peshich, so bringing a striker in the current period will be very challenging.