The two weeks that will decide whether Krestic stays at Maccabi Tel Aviv
Haifa, Beer Sheva, Cup, Derby: The next four games will determine whether the Serb will be able to lift the team, and whether he will stay at Maccabi Tel Aviv.
What is certain: everyone understands that Maccabi Tel Aviv must be strengthened in the summer (and get Bitton and Golsa back soon)
Yaniv Tuchman
03/04/2022
Sunday, 03 April 2022, 06:29
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Summary: Maccabi Netanya - Maccabi Tel Aviv 1: 1 (Sport 1)
Maccabi Tel Aviv's next four games, three in the league and one in the state cup, will decide the question of whether Mladen Krestajic will continue to coach the team next season.
Two results in a draw Eitan Maccabi Tel Aviv opened the top playoff, two weeks ago against Bnei Sakhnin and last night (Saturday) against Maccabi Netanya (1: 1), kept the team away from the fight for the championship and severely damaged the coach's shares - the playoffs were marked by many. Including senior officials at Maccabi Tel Aviv, as someone who should continue to coach Maccabi Tel Aviv at least next season and maybe even for two seasons, according to the option that exists in his contract.
But Krasteich, like Patrick Van Leven just a year ago, failed to make the playoffs smoothly and after an impressive two-month journey during which he led the team to a comeback for the championship fight, Maccabi Tel Aviv was stopped in both games against Maccabi Netanya and Bnei Sakhnin, teams that Maccabi Tel Aviv failed to win This season though she has met each of them three times.
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Symbolizes disappointment.
Geralds (Photo: Bernie Ardov)
Now face what is about to happen in two weeks.
From April 11 to April 25, Maccabi Tel Aviv will experience a group of four games that will decide where to turn next season.
Will it happen with the Serbian coach or not.
It will start next Monday against Maccabi Haifa in Bloomfield, and will continue six days later with Hapoel Beer Sheva at Turner.
These will be two league games in which the Serb will be asked to show that he can pick up the team again after it lost a lot of air after last night.
Three days later, Maccabi Tel Aviv will meet Hapoel Beer Sheva again, and this time in the state cup in a game that will be held in Bloomfield and should give it an advantage.
If that is not enough, five days later Maccabi Tel Aviv will host Hapoel Tel Aviv for the first derby in the playoffs and they will want to continue to maintain the long streak of successes they have had in the derby games in recent years.
These four games will give a lot of indication as to Krestic, who has not yet said from his side, whether he wants to continue with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
It is estimated that if Mitch Goldhaar wants him, he will stay, but as mentioned, things also depend on him.
Whether Krestic will be the team's coach next season, or whether Mitch Goldhaar decides to coach another coach, Maccabi Tel Aviv is internalizing more than ever how much the team needs to strengthen the staff next season.
There was someone at the club last night who talked about the team needing a wide range of players next season, both Israelis and foreigners, to build something much higher quality that he can compete for since the beginning of the season for a championship.
It is not yet clear which significant Israeli players Maccabi Tel Aviv can bring, but it will be in competition for any quality Israeli player who can help it.
Reminiscent of the Van Leven route.
Krasteich (Photo: Maor Elkelsi)
Until then, as mentioned, Maccabi Tel Aviv will have to lift itself, if only to reach positive momentum for the semi-final match of the State Cup against Hapoel Beer Sheva.
The team hopes that Dan Bitton will return for the next game against Maccabi Haifa.
At first it was thought in Kiryat Shalom that Bitton's ankle injury was not serious yesterday, but then he arrived yesterday morning for the light training held by the team and updated that he can not play and will have to join Eyal Golsa who was already unfit yesterday.
"Losing Golsa and Bitton together for the same game is not easy," Maccabi Tel Aviv said last night.
"These are two of our best players and probably our best link players and when they are not playing, the quality of Maccabi Tel Aviv is greatly damaged."
Again failed to influence.
Kobas (Photo: Berni Ardov)
2021/22 Football Premier League
Group
Games
Victories
draw
Losses
Gates
Points
1
Maccabi Haifa
26
18
5
3
19-62
59
2
Hapoel Beer Sheva
26
16
7
3
17-39
55
3
Maccabi Tel Aviv
26
16
5
5
31-48
53
4
Bnei Sakhnin
26
12
6
8
29-28
42
5
Maccabi Netanya
26
10
10
6
27-34
40
6
Hapoel Tel Aviv
26
10
8
8
31-36
38
7
Hapoel Hadera
26
9
9
8
28-22
36
8
Urban Kiryat Shmona
26
9
6
11
32-29
33
9
Hapoel Haifa
26
8
6
12
37-33
30
10
tax.
Ashdod
26
8
3
15
44-28
27
11
Hapoel Jerusalem
26
5
8
13
35-19
23
12
Beitar Jerusalem
26
5
7
14
36-23
22
13
Maccabi Petah Tikva
26
5
6
15
37-27
21
14
Hapoel Nof Hagalil
26
4
8
14
45-20
20
The games that will complete the playoff round:
Maccabi Haifa - Hapoel Beer Sheva (Monday, 20:30)
Hapoel Hadera - Kiryat Shmona (Sunday, 19:00)
Betar Jerusalem - MS Ashdod (Sunday, 20:15)
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