But Gadol fell today (Monday) on the Maccabi Haifa coach, Barak Bachar, when his late brother Zohar died of a serious illness. Will fill in his assistant, Guy French.
In recent days, the brother's condition deteriorated rapidly, until he died of the disease at the age of only 52.
Barak Bachar is now with his family, when after the funeral, the shiva will take place at the family home.
The players are in a hotel in Tel Aviv and have been updated on the situation. The club's president, Yaakov Shachar, came to stay with them and talk to them ahead of the game.
Barak Bachar.
Will not run the game tonight, Photo: Alan Schieber
The players received the news in a not-so-simple way, mainly due to their connection with their coach.
It is still unclear whether Bachar will be with the team next Tuesday in the semi-final derby, all of course, subject to the end of the family's inauguration.
It should be noted that Bachar left the squad for tonight, which will be the same as the one that defeated Hapoel B'Shlosha last week.
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