The porridge we all cooked: all the ugly sides in the confrontation between Luzon and Klinger
There was nothing amazing about Avi Luzon's reprimands of Nir Klinger: we've gotten used to Luzon behaving the way he wants to, that the man on the lines always absorbs all the negativity and slime, and that the audience is more interested in the yellow and gossipy juice than football itself.
Paz Hasdai
05/03/2022
Saturday, 05 March 2022, 11:02 Updated: 11:12
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Summary of the quarterfinals of the State Cup: Hapoel Beer Sheva - Maccabi Petah Tikva 0: 2 (Sport 1)
If one's still looking for something positive in Avi Luzon's outburst on Nir Klinger, it's caring.
At a time when there are so many football managers with dubious connections to the industry, too many owners who are not clear how much they are really bothered by their team's professional success, it's nice to see the 'strongest man in the club' freak out because of a goal in the Cup quarterfinals.
His motive may be a personal desire to sting Alona Barkat and her team, he may have already figured out in his head the big box office waiting for him in the semifinals, but the bottom line is still something encouraging to see a homeowner who really goes crazy because of a goal he conceded His.
But all this caring is pushed aside when it is expressed in reprimands and reprimands in a live broadcast, which embarrass not only the reprimand but especially the reprimanded, and of course anyone who has witnessed the violent and ugly scene.
Yes, it was a moment that took us all out badly, and an in-depth examination will reveal that we are all guilty, each to a different degree.
Of course it is easiest and natural to blame the abusive owner, to mock the status of the coach at a constant low, to wonder about the media that likes to produce nonsense and inflate marginal moments - but who if not the general public is the one who rejoices at such incidents and is addicted to them.
Each of us should think carefully about what he would have chosen if he had been told he could only watch one video of the game: Vitor slams the equalizer, or Luzon loses it and barks at Klinger.
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The confrontation was more about the game itself.
Luzon in a moment of rage over Klinger (Photo: Official Website, Sports1)
As for Luzon, it would have been better if he had contented himself with a foot restraint in his chair, but Luzon is not a man who guards at heart.
It was important for him to get down on the bench and express his anger, and damn the image and public visibility.
Luzon, one of the most prominent figures in the industry, has never worried about damaging his image.
He never flattered and pretended, hoping for sympathetic media coverage.
On the contrary, he always drove directly insultingly.
He used to speak bluntly and defiantly, as if in an attempt to annoy, to illustrate to an environment he did not care about.
So it should come as no surprise that he erupted again.
It should come as no surprise that he does not have a mechanism for self-control, he never has.
He never felt the need to stop himself or needed criticism.
Moreover, his blunt style is part of his "charm".
This attributes to him the character of a "bulldozer", following which former members of the secretariat and senior members of the industry have chosen him to be chairman of the Football Association.
This is a man who has been "doing school" for management for years.
Expecting him suddenly at this stage of his career to think twice before he explodes on this coach is naive.
This is a porridge we have all cooked for years, and it is definitely bitter.
His apology is also part of the same trend.
The feeling is that Luzon apologized not because he felt deep remorse or embarrassment from seeing the pictures, but solely to end the affair.
Reassure Klinger who may have been offended, reassure the media that he was suddenly back to cover his team.
Maccabi Petah Tikva has survival struggles on its head, it does not have time now for unnecessary affairs.
Then he will apologize, admit he was wrong and imply that he learned the lesson, but just like in the case of Ofira Asaig, it is an apology to get some quiet, and mostly permission to continue as usual.
What else will he go through this season?
Nir Klinger (Photo: Danny Maron)
As for Klinger, there is no doubt that he can see himself as a key figure in the process that has taken place in recent decades over the status of the coach.
In the Premier League so far this season 9 teams out of 14 have changed coaches, in the National League we have lost count, and although the role of coach has changed and teams are much less patient, in the country coaches have long since become welfare cases, bunkers Swap that at best manages to give a bit of a show in the interview position.
Always the first to be kicked, always the easiest and most convenient goal.
And Klinger, who has been jumping from cake to cake for years, is a major icon in the trend.
It is amusing to recall at the beginning of his career how 20 years ago Maccabi Tel Aviv tried to fight for his honor and status as a boss-coach and fought Avi Nemani, and over the years he bowed and softened, and unfortunately got dirty.
At times he shone but mostly will be remembered as another puppet, captain of the team who started with great hope and over the years became from a strong character to a submissive victim.
This is the porridge he cooked.
How will Maccabi Petah Tikva fans who have been happy since the beginning of the season react against the Luzons? (Photo: Udi Citiat)
And of course we, the general public.
Funny to think how every fan sincerely believes that his team has the DNA of happy and exciting football, and only the last coach managed to destroy the tradition of the club when he failed to bring out the full potential of the talented staff at his disposal.
It is strange to find that three of those who were considered the top coaches in the industry and legitimate candidates for the Israeli team - Yossi Aboksis, Roni Levy and Nir Klinger - have already become allotted.
Behind every unfortunate coach stands a cursing fan, on the fence or on the keyboard.
The people watching from the sidelines, for a moment amused, for a moment desperate, waiting for some juice, pouncing on the opportunity to sting and insult, rejoicing at the miserable scene, the sad characters.
The fans are the ones who always demand the head of the coach.
Those who blame him for everything, judge him easily and recklessly, irresponsibly, with zero patience, send him home with contempt.
Humiliate them, laugh at them, and then marvel that they have become a joke.
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