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Maccabi Tel Aviv criticized Van Leven, who insists: "We are better than Maccabi Haifa"

The Dutchman wants to continue on the lines next season, but Goldhaar is delayed and his slow reaction in the second half of the season does not add points to him.

At the end he clarified: "I did not blame the players."

Savorit is in doubt for the semi-final, Golsa is also suffering from an injury, but Tibi is still optimistic

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Yaniv Tuchman

Monday, 10 May 2021, 06:31

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Great frustration at Maccabi Tel Aviv after the 2: 2 draw last night (Sunday) against Maccabi Haifa, which almost completely eliminates the chances of the champion's third consecutive championship. For long minutes the players sat at the end of the game in the locker room in Bloomfield and had a hard time understanding how they so easily lost a two-goal advantage they achieved at the start of the game and could not find an explanation that in the second half for long minutes Maccabi Tel Aviv looked better, Third, win the game and leave yourself a chance at the plate.

Coach Patrick Van Leven, who continues to stutter with the team in the playoffs, was also half-criticized last night for not putting in any more offensive tools earlier in the second half.

There were also those on the other hand who claimed that Van Leven could not help in the face of the players' mistakes in absorbing the goals.

The coach arrived at the press conference last night and was first asked to comment on what he said on television immediately after the game in which he was quoted as saying that the players should be asked why Maccabi Tel Aviv did not win the game.

His remarks immediately after the game created a feeling that the coach was dropping the case on his players.

"I really did not blame my players," Van Leven clarified about an hour after the game.

"I do not use words like guilt and certainly not towards my players who made such a journey to close the gap from Maccabi Haifa that was until I arrived. It could be that the great effort we made to return to the championship race, affects us now because in many minutes in games, we lack energy."

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Responsible for the draw?

Depends on who you ask.

Van Leven (Photo: Ariel Shalom)

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highlights

• Patrick Van Leven criticized after the draw of Maccabi Tel Aviv, Goldhaar continues to linger about his future

• Alongside the criticism of the coach, there were also those in the team who blamed the players who lost a promising advantage easily

• Van Leven clarified that he did not intend to drop the case on his players and stated: "We are better than Maccabi Haifa"

• Enrique Sborrit is in doubt for the State Cup semi-finals.

  Eyal Golsa was also injured and attempts will be made to train him

If there is one thing that is frustrating and will surely bother Maccabi Tel Aviv for a long time, it is the fact that in the league during the four meetings, Maccabi Haifa did not manage to beat the Yellows.

Van Leven was asked at the end if he would admit that Maccabi Haifa is a better team if it wins the championship.

"We are a better team than Maccabi Haifa," the coach replied firmly.

"We're better than them."

Van Leven wants to continue as coach, but has yet to hear it from owner Mitch Goldhaar who continues to count another week without his presence in Israel.

Eitan Tibi, who recorded a good game, was not ready to give up at the end.

"I suggest you do not eulogize us so quickly," he said.

"Maccabi Tel Aviv has done huge things in recent years, so I suggest that everyone wait with the statements that it is over. If I did not believe it was possible to take a championship, I would not go up to play."

Lots of cause for concern.

Maccabi Tel Aviv players (Photo: Ariel Shalom)

Now Maccabi Tel Aviv will have to gather forces for the semi-finals of the State Cup the next day against Maccabi Haifa.

Enrique Sborit suffers from a hip injury and is in doubt even though Maccabi Tel Aviv will do everything to train him.

Eyal Golsa was replaced with a knee injury and the team wants to believe that tomorrow he will already be training with the team in the concluding training and will be able to play.

Maccabi Tel Aviv believes that the good second half last night will lead to a good game for the Yellows in the cup as well.

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  	Group	Mash	Netz	A.	Hp	Gates	Nk
  1	Maccabi Haifa	33	22	6	5	26-66	72
  2	Maccabi Tel Aviv	33	19	11	3	30-58	68
  3	tax. Ashdod	32	14	8	10	32-42	50
  4	Maccabi Petah Tikva	33	13	7	13	30-31	46
  5	Urban Kiryat Shmona	33	12	8	13	39-32	44
  6	Hapoel Beer Sheva	32	9	14	9	36-36	41

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