Barkat was determined, Levy was surprised: the story of the dismissal of Hapoel Beer Sheva coach

The owner did not like the ability and the low ticket sales rate meant that she could no longer ignore the noise in the stands.

The coach continued to prepare for Maccabi Petah Tikva and did not anticipate the dramatic move.

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Yaniv Tuchman

01/03/2022

Tuesday, 01 March 2022, 15:43

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Summary: Hapoel Tel Aviv - Hapoel Beer Sheva 1: 1 (Sport 1)

Shortly after the shock at Hapoel Beer Sheva, the fired coach Roni Levy had already said goodbye to the players and wished them success in the future.

Levy prepared the team for the rematch in the quarterfinals of the State Cup against Maccabi Petah Tikva tomorrow and it can be said that despite the series of bad results recently, Alona Barkat's move surprised him.

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Ticket sales also had an effect.

Alona Barkat (Photo: Maor Elkelsi)

The owner decided to end Levy's journey when she returned from a trip to Miami yesterday.

Barkat was not satisfied with the recent results or the quality of the team's offensive play, and was convinced that more could be spent on this staff.

This morning she asked Levy to come to her for a meeting.

Roni Levy arrived at the training facility at noon without knowing he was on his way to dismissal.

Since the meeting was scheduled for Beer Sheva, the coach could not estimate that he would finish his day today.

At the meeting, Barkat explained that she was not satisfied with the recent results and therefore decided to take the dramatic step.

Another thing that made Barkat decide today to say goodbye is the low ticket sales rate for the cup game tomorrow.

Only 1,200 tickets were sold for the important game and that was another catalyst for a decision - probably in the shadow of the trust relationship between the coach and the crowd that has been completely destroyed in recent months.

Aliniv Barda is the one appointed to the coach and at the moment it seems that he will stand on the lines at least until the end of the season.

Jackie Ben Zaken does not consider the possibility of parting from Maran Ben Shimon at all, despite the recent bad results of MS.

Ashdod.

Barkat also did not contact Ashdod about the matter.

The message caught him by surprise.

Roni Levy (Photo: Liron Moldovan)

Levy, 55, coached Hapoel Beer Sheva from February 2021, when he was replaced by Yossi Aboksis.

This season he marched the team from the capital of the Negev to a close battle with the champion Maccabi Haifa and in parts of the season Beer Sheva even led the table, but at the same time there was great criticism of the team's ability.

In recent weeks, there has been growing criticism of Levy from the stands and many fans have demanded Levy's dismissal.

On Saturday, the team from the Negev capital recorded its fifth game in a row without a win in all competitions when it parted ways with Hapoel Tel Aviv 1-1.

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