Gilboa / Galil is not only the official refresher • Holon No. 2 • Hapoel Tel Aviv in trouble at the bottom • And Maccabi? Leaves dust for everyone • Israel Today writers with a new monthly ranking for the Premier League
Maccabi Tel Aviv. Huge level differences from the rest of the league
Photo:
Oded Karni
1.
Maccabi Tel Aviv.
In recent weeks, when they concentrated only on the league and not the Euroleague, you could see the huge gaps between the Yellows and the rest of the rivals, certainly in light of the crash of Jerusalem. Note the sequence: 7 wins with an average difference of 27.3 points.
2.
Hapoel Holon.
It is ranked sixth in the table, but the group in purple is second in nature.
In the Winner's Cup she was stopped in the final, in the State Cup she took Maccabi to the edge, she has five excellent foreigners and a good Israeli staff, and in Europe she is also making a difference.
Hapoel Holon. Better than her rating // Photo: Alan Schieber
3. Hapoel Gilboa / Galil.
The league's official refresher has already knocked down Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Holon this season. The northern team presents a young and attractive staff that makes spectators happy and rivals break their heads.
4.
Hapoel Jerusalem.
The results are not something and the atmosphere is negative, but the quality still remains.
It is enough to take a look at players like Brown, Blatt, Braimo, Hill and Thomas, who, except for Maccabi Tel Aviv, all the teams in the league were happy to absorb.
5.
Hapoel Eilat.
Talented and experienced staff, four good foreigners and depth in Israelis.
The Southern team is one of the most dangerous and interesting in the league.
With a little more than that, it had another 3-2 victories, and right now even the restoration of the semifinals from 2019 does not sound absurd.
Hapoel Eilat. On the way to the playoff semifinals? // Photo: Oded Karni
6. Hapoel Haifa.
The most cohesive and connected team in the league.
Few, if any, believed at the beginning of the season that at the end of February, the newcomer will be in fifth place in the league table, but Elad Hussein is spending much more than the maximum of the staff available to him.
7. Urban Ness Ziona.
After the changes the group made in orange, it introduces four quality foreigners and the Israeli staff is full of options.
There is an optimistic feeling that we have not yet seen the full potential and that there is still room for improvement.
8. Maccabi Rishon LeZion.
In the last league games, Guy Goodes' team looked bad, but the promotion to the cup final secured them the place in the top eight in our strength index. With the changes made, no one will be surprised if in the next ranking it will already be a few places higher.
Maccabi Rishon LeZion. The qualification for the cup final did its thing // Photo: Alan Shiber
9. Bnei Herzliya.
Until a few weeks ago, the team from Sharon was in danger of relegation and now it is already aiming for the playoffs.
This is how it is when she has quality foreigners like Koti Clark, Jared Cunningham and Abdul Gadi and a good Israeli player like Max Heidegger.
10. Hapoel B'Shlosha.
Rami Hadar's tough team is far from relegation struggles and makes life difficult for most rivals, but it is not certain that the quality in the squad is enough for the top eight. Maybe with Eric Thompson it will be able to threaten the top.
Hapoel Tel Aviv. The
situation of the Reds is not alarming, but they have an experienced coach, senior Israelis like Yam Madar and Bar Timur and some not bad foreigners, who give a certain advantage over the other rivals at the bottom. Now it also has to start winning.
Hapoel Tel Aviv. Should start winning // Photo: Maor Elkelsi
12. Maccabi Haifa.
A swaying coach, an unbalanced staff, a senior Israeli coordinator who hardly plays and a feeling that no one knows where the ship is heading.
Unless there is a dramatic change, the Greens are on the road to relegation to a second league in the last three seasons.
13. Urban Nahariya.
The Northern team has made changes to save the season, but is currently not good enough.
With a weak Israeli staff and foreigners still trying to understand each other (we are soon in March, yes?).
Shai Saglovitch needs a miracle to stay in the league.