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Coming from below, this time: What will the season of Maccabi Tel Aviv look like?

With late signings and fan protests, Maccabi Tel Aviv's summer does not bode well for optimism.

Can she do what currently seems unbelievable and still take a championship?

The season-opening project ends with the runner-up

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Yaniv Tuchman

Friday, August 27, 2021, 8:00 p.m.

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What did you do in the summer?

A very confused summer passed for Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Truth be told, he was similar without a few previous summers, but went on and on until even fans started coming to Kiryat Shalom and demanding explanations.

It took a while until the contract with Patrick Van Leven closed, until Barak Yitzhaki's position was defined, quite a few weeks passed and only then did they start building.

Dor Peretz left and dismantled a solid foundation floor in the tower, but there was not much chance of leaving it because the offer from Venice was too attractive.

Yonatan Cohen fought and Maccabi Tel Aviv eventually surrendered, and Itai Schechter was pretty much given up.

Maccabi Tel Aviv brought in a few players, started not bad with Osama Khalaila and Idan Nachmias, but then came to a standstill again until Eden Shamir, Dan Bitton and the Croatian Stifa Fritza signed.

In between, there were stages in the Conference League qualifiers and if an unplanned puncture really happens, there will be a home stage in Europe, so that money will again be from the UEFA. Who was in some games half a team.

Lots of question marks around the season.

Matan Balteksa (Photo: Berni Ardov)

An optimistic scenario

championship.

Contrary to early estimates, fans' fears and low media expectations, Maccabi Tel Aviv will enjoy being an underdog and without pressure on the title at any cost, will do what seems unbelievable and return the plate to Kiryat Shalom.

Players like Enrique Sborrit, Luis Hernandez and Andre Geralds will see that they have their respect, Dan Bitton will have more patience from his coach and will be the player of the season and the foreigners on offense will together score more than 40 goals.

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Pessimistic scenario

Maccabi Tel Aviv will also lose the runners-up, finishing third after Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Beer Sheva, while Patrick Van Leven will be fired on the way.

Even Vladan Ivic, who will replace the Dutchman, will not be able to save the season, but Mitch Goldhaar and Jack Angelidis will make sure that the summer of 2022 will be the summer that leads to the return of hegemony to Kiryat Shalom.

Do not want to be Donis.

Van Leven (Photo: Bernie Ardov)

The moment he must not return

Maccabi Tel Aviv has already made its comeback after Georgios Donis, embarked on a fascinating journey under Patrick Van Levon and managed to close the huge gap from Maccabi Haifa and even reach the top.

But then, without any preparation and obvious reason, the players lost it, lost points in relatively comfortable playoff games and gave the championship to Maccabi Haifa.

This breakup on the eve of entering the playoffs cannot be repeated in a club like Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Third vaccination or isolation

It is not certain that Ayalon Almog will get many minutes in the coming season, but every time he gets on the grass he will have to take the opportunity with both hands, or with both feet, head, chest and every other organ in the body.

If Almog does not want to be a player of small teams, this season, when he is marked by many as having no place in Maccabi Tel Aviv, must be the season in which he comes from behind and creates a corridor for himself upstairs.

Every goal at Maccabi Tel Aviv is a goal that is remembered.

Each gate arranges another two years for a career.

Elon Almog must wake up before it's too late.

Maybe they will still overcome the obstacles?

(Photo: Bernie Ardov)

forecast

Maccabi Tel Aviv will produce an effective season, without too many football plays, but will still score enough points and win many games.

The fight against Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Beer Sheva will be close, especially against Beer Sheva for second place.

If you manage to win the championship, it will be a surprise and an impressive achievement.

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