Maccabi Tel Aviv: "The players did not go out and understand that visibility is important"

The Yellows responded to a video documenting Derek Williams, James Nanley and Jaylen Reynolds having fun after the derby loss: "They were at a restaurant near their place of residence. The video was filmed and posted unintentionally and unknowingly, but realizes many fans were hurt."

The players apologized: "In practice it looks bad"

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22/02/2022

Tuesday, 22 February 2022, 18:06

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James Nanley, Jaylen Reynolds and Derek Williams after the loss in the derby (from Instagram)

Maccabi Tel Aviv has experienced quite a few storms this season, but it seems that the biggest of them all happened last week, when the Yellows lost the third derby of the season to Hapoel Tel Aviv, and this time on the biggest stage of all - the state cup semifinals.

The loss led to the dismissal of Yannis Sapropoulos, but the club also dealt with a video released the day after the game, which documents the three foreigners who did not register for the derby - Derek Williams, James Nanley and Jaylen Reynolds - celebrating and spending the night.

After an inspection with the players, the restaurant employees, people who were present at the place and the person who filmed the video, Maccabi Tel Aviv presented the findings.

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The video came up without their knowledge.

Williams (Photo: Danny Maron)

"The three players left the hall immediately after the game and dined at an Italian restaurant, where they usually eat because it is close to where they live," the club said in a statement. The place and these are the few seconds that appear in the video where you see the actors, as stated on their way out. Who was not present (Kyrie Thomas) ".

"In conclusion, the players did not go out for a night out, but sat down to eat after the game in a restaurant next to their place of residence, they did not upload the video and did not upload the caption" We Do Not Care ". The three understand that there is a very great importance to the issue of visibility and that many fans were deeply hurt by the photos, even if the actual things were different. "

The actors apologized.

Nanley (Photo: Udi Citation)

The three made the following joint statement: "We apologize and Egypt for the way things were presented. We understand that although at the time things were completely different from the interpretation given to them, in practice the video looked bad and severely damaged the feelings and emotions of fans and club management. "To the fans and the club and we are hurting every loss, especially one like it was last Monday. We will make every decision that the club will see fit in the circumstances of the case and we will continue to fight for every victory for the fans and for Maccabi."

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