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Avitan tried: "Most Israelis did not want to come to Sakhnin because of the image"
The coach who finished his career sums up a turbulent 4 and a half months: "Abu Yunis has hit the club's name. Kiel's arrival has created an excessive standard of expectations"
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Shlomo Weiss
Monday, 01 March 2021, 12:15
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After finishing his job at Bnei Sakhnin, Avitan tried to take a deep breath and sum up four and a half stormy months at the club.
Avitan was appointed the team's coach in mid-October, managed to stabilize it shortly after the start of a very bad season, but in recent rounds it has lost more and more points - especially in home games.
The deterioration back to last place, partly due to 554 consecutive minutes without a right goal, led to the end of his journey yesterday (Sunday).
"I do not feel relieved," he said in an interview with Walla!
Sports, "It was clear it was a matter of time. I thought we could fix the situation, but in football it's all a test of the result."
Maybe you should have resigned after the famous incident with Abu Yunis.
"Abu Yunis did something that will not be done and he knows it. In his way he apologized, even though he did not say it explicitly. At that moment I did not think I should resign because of my relationship with the players. He hit the team big because it hurts Sakhnin's image and creates great difficulty. "It's great to bring in players - even though in practice it's a good place. I did not want to give Abu Yunis an award for resigning and I continued to do my part in the way I think. People forget in what situation I got the team and now it is strong in the struggle to stay."
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"I did not want to give Abu Yunis an award."
Avitan in his last game as Sakhnin coach (Photo: Maor Elkelsi)
Players did not want to come?
"This was the answer of most of the Israeli actors we approached - that Sakhnin would be their default. I think one of the reasons is the bad image. The gap between the image and reality is far, there are good people and there is a good atmosphere, but those who do not know and hear about these cases from outside, recoil ".
Did you expect to be in a better place at this point?
"In light of what we did we expected more. We went through so many crises and the wisdom had to be quiet giving. We went through key player injuries, the acquisition came on the last day and also after due to closure and we went through two Corona crises. Take all the bottom teams - we brought the fewest players. "Biram's arrival helped the team a lot - he is a great player and a great personality - but it also created an excessive level of expectations that one player can not play alone."
You released a lot of players
"The management explained to me that it is not possible to attach without releasing. We thought most foreigners do not contribute so we went to release players to clear a budget, and then came a closure that disrupted quite a few programs. This is also true for other teams, but in Sakhnin's case. "External players, it hurt. The injuries to Biram and Velasquez also caused problems."
Avitan: "Anyone who does not know and hear about these cases from the outside, is put off."
Abu Yunis (Photo: Maor Elkelsi)
If you stayed, would you stay in the Premier League?
"I have no doubt that if I had stayed, I would have done what they expected me to do to leave the team. I wish them would succeed."
Osama Khalayla has recently faded.
"All the statements around him put him under unnecessary pressure. Maybe things happened to him too quickly and he was not able to cope with the expectations so much. He was supposed to be our significant player on offense and failed to live up to expectations. The upheaval around him also affected. What it would have looked like. "
Nigel Hasselbaink has also been disappointing so far.
"The whole front is disappointing. I do not point an accusing finger at one player or another. Everyone has to contribute and it did not go our way."
Will you return to the artist this season?
"I do not rule out anything. Let's see how things develop. I took on a very big challenge and I was not afraid and I wanted to get to Sakhnin. We did beautiful things but the last month has spoiled everyone."
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