The striker was praised for the duo he arranged for Betar Jerusalem 1: 3, important for Hapoel Kfar Saba. • Will he still be eliminated until the end of the season for economic reasons?
Eliran Atar
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Danny Maron
There is no doubt at all about the work that Eliran Atar was yesterday (Monday) the hero of Betar Jerusalem's victory in the team's 1: 3 victory over Hapoel Kfar Saba.
Without his crucial goals this season it is hard to know where the Black and Yellows would have been at this point in the season.
Atar became yesterday the deputy king of the league goals with 11 conquests (second to Rokavica), and he also has two assists.
In other words, the striker alone scored 32 percent of the total goals scored by Betar this season, and he is involved in almost 40 percent of them. According to his contract, if he reaches 16 goals and assists - his contract will be automatically renewed for next season and stands at $ 270,000. .
Owner Moshe Hogg is not interested in paying such high salaries next season and has several options: to bench Atar at the end of the season so he does not score or cook three more goals in the remaining six games until the end of the lower playoffs, which could hurt a professional team.
Another option is to try to reach an agreement with him on a new and reduced contract for next season.
"This story needs to end," the club admitted.
Most players are unanimous about the striker having to stay next season, and one of them claimed: "Today there is no Israeli striker who can replace him. There are games that Atar does not run much, but his numbers speak for themselves."
Aside from Atar who starred, Shai Konstantin also won praise for both cooks, and Uri backed up for “Goal of the Season,” which he scored in overtime, but also had a lot of anger about the first half being defined as “horror”.
Goalkeeper Itamar Nitzan, who stopped a third penalty this season, commented on this and also the victory over KPS: "It's a good feeling to stop penalties, I'm glad I significantly improved my percentage from last season.
We avoided tangling ourselves at the bottom.
This win gives quiet for the rest of the playoffs.
I think the games left until the end of the season are a good time to prepare ourselves and get organized for next season. "