When the Maccabi Petah Tikva players take to the field tonight to meet my brother Nazareth in the quarterfinals of the cup, they will pay the most attention to Ahmed Abed.
As someone who holds one championship and one trophy with Kiryat Shmona, one appearance in the Israeli national team and promotion to the home stage of the Europa League, the first question asked when he is seen in my brother is why he does not play at the highest levels, which is not easy to hear.
"It hurts me a lot to play in the national league. I am aware of what I can give. I can still play in big teams too, and am not ashamed to say it."
Maybe playing with my brother Nazareth is for you to stay in the comfort zone?
"I returned to my brother Nazareth last summer after a very difficult season, during which I was in an arbitration process with Hapoel Tel Aviv, after not training for half a year and after my bad half season in Kiryat Shmona.
Then came the corona.
Groups offered me insulting sums, and as a family man and commitments I could not compromise, so I reached out to my brother.
The National League is much tougher than the Premier League, in my opinion.
"At Leumit, the rivalry comes to 'fight', you have three guards attached to you personally because they know you, push, stumble, it's not as simple as it seems."
Action.
"Can play in the big teams", Photo: Maor Elkelsi
The situation that Abed got into in his career stems, as mentioned, as a result of the arbitration against Hapoel Tel Aviv. The striker arrived at the Reds in the 2018/2019 season, signed a three-year contract, helped the team stay in the league The contract with him began at this point, perhaps the most difficult period of his career, nerve-wracking, and a procedure that is still far from over, as Hapoel sought to revoke the arbitration award that ruled that it must pay the player.
"Something must be done in the association and in control that will guarantee the players' money. It does not make sense for teams to take advantage of the softness of control and disrespectful guarantee. When I played in Turkey (Girsonspor; dl) "I received the money for months. Arbitration rulings and guarantees are treated here as if it were a recommendation. The workers are taking time, even though legally they have no case, and they know that they violated a contract blatantly."
Two weeks ago, the control approved Kobi Refuah's contract with Hapoel, despite open arbitration rulings with you and Maor Buzaglo. Maor said that the interest of the Israeli actor is not being maintained. Do you agree with him?
I agree with him a million percent and I have been in touch with him throughout the period.
We both experienced something similar.
We played at the highest levels and we do not deserve this attitude.
Both Maor and I gave our all and tried to help the team.
I finished the season great but suddenly one day I was informed that the coach did not want me.
I think it's a lie, because Nisso Avitan wanted me after that in Raanana.
It was not a professional, net economic matter.
You are not the first to come up with a verb management for a bad ending. Why do you think this happens over and over again?
I have no answer to the question why they do this.
I know this is something that has stuck my career in the last two years professionally and financially.
I feel stuck for two years.
I did not get what I deserved despite the arbitration award.
Before it happened to me, I would see such cases from the side and I would say it is unpleasant, but when I feel it myself it is much harder.
This thing needs to end.
I did not receive a single shekel and it will probably take time.
In Hapoel Tel Aviv uniform. An unending saga, Photo: Alan Shiver
"Investing money in youth"
The National League is one of the closest we've ever seen. Is aliyah something my brother sees as a goal?
Every season the club says they want to go up in the league, but as one on the inside I can tell you that we are currently not ready to go up in the league and are not built for it.
Can we fantasize about a top playoff, move up a league?
We're not there yet.
In the end anything can happen.
We can also go down in the league in today's situation because we are only five points away from the red line, we need to accumulate as many points as possible and make a winning streak and then maybe we can talk differently.
Maccabi Petah Tikva is coming to the game against you tonight in a bad situation. Does that give you more confidence?
"We do not have to think about it. It's still a Premier League team, and they have good players. They have changed coach, and they will come and try to get out of their situation through the Cup and gain confidence. We will try to hit their weaknesses, but we can not come with the thought that we are good. More".
What is the potential of my brother Nazareth to become the people of Sakhnin?
"I think everything has to be fundamentally changed at the club. A lot of work has to be done on a good youth department, to bring in professionals. If I'm not mistaken, I'm the last deal they made in the sale to Kiryat Shmona in 2011, and that shows the club is not in good condition. "A hug and professional help. You have to give them good coaches and quality pitches and invest money in them. That's where it all begins, that's the key to making my brother Nazareth a permanent team in the Premier League.
Do you see today in my brother Nazareth someone who has the potential to become the next Moans Dabour?
"Unfortunately, no more rapes have grown up today in Nazareth. When he and I were children, the youth department was much better."
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