1. "There's not much to say, our game is not good, what really hurts is that we did not lose in basketball, but in intensity, body language and the little things. We were soft. We have to do think, take responsibility and be more committed. We did not lose the game on basketball, we lost "For energies and commitment. For that we lost. I apologize to Hapoel Jerusalem fans."
These were the words of the stunned Adam Ariel at the end of last night's (Saturday) 87:71 loss to Hapoel Tel Aviv and the relegation in the quarterfinals of the State Cup.
"We will do everything so that it does not happen again, we will not give up, not even for a moment," the captain added.
2. Last week, Hapoel Jerusalem was eliminated from the Champions League even before the top 16 and lost one of its main goals for the 2021/22 season.
Yesterday, the Jerusalem team has already lost its second goal and will not appear in the semifinals for the first time after six consecutive appearances in the prestigious class.
"We had a bad training week," the team admitted.
"There was nervousness and lack of concentration after being relegated from Europe. That should not have happened and that's what led to how we came into this game. We need to recover to fight for the only title left."
Yotam Halperin said after the game: "In nine days we were eliminated from Europe and the cup, obviously it's hard and it's starting to be a kind of small break. Our level of aggression was not good enough, you can not play like that in the cup quarterfinals.
Halperin.
His team is in significant decline, Photo: Oded Karni
"I do not want to talk about what is inside the team, it is between me and the players. We had a hard time approaching this game," the sports-coach-manager added.
"It hurts me a lot for this club. I too on a personal level need to do think about what I can do better."
When Halperin talks about doing think, he means the club will do thinking.
It is estimated that in the near future decisions will be made regarding the identity of the coach who will lead the team until the end of the season, whether to continue with Halperin on the lines or find a new coach.
In the players' section, Sean Kilpatrick returned to full training this week after a month and a half in which he did not play due to corona disease and due to a knee injury from which he suffered.
In recent weeks we have announced that the player may leave, but it is still unclear when the move will take effect.
"Obviously we lack a guard, we are constantly examining the market and looking for ways to improve the team," he said at the club.
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