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Barak Bachar ready for derby in the cup: "Sherry presses on the gas in money time" | Israel today

2022-04-18T13:13:16.738Z


Maccabi Haifa coach towards the semi-finals: "The opponent had a lot of time to prepare for the game, they will come and give everything" • Elisha Levy about his future at the club: "Yoav Katz will arrive in Israel soon and we will do everything in private"


The semi-finals of the State Cup will start tomorrow (Tuesday), when the Haifa derby between Maccabi and Hapoel Haifa will be the first of the two games, and on Wednesday, Maccabi Tel Aviv will meet Hapoel B'Shlosha.

A press conference was held today ahead of the derby with the participation of coaches Barak Bachar and Elisha Levy, green stopper Sean Goldberg and red captain Dor Malul.

First, Barak Bachar

was asked

about his team's struggles on all fronts and said: "We are in a very long struggle in the league but we put it aside. The trophy is a respectable class that everyone wants to be a part of. It is an exciting and fun class and should deal with football and not what is around."

Bachar added: "It's one game, a trophy, there are players here who know how to reach money time and function. They proved it in the league and I hope they do it tomorrow as well. In the first derby of the season we won with a high result but the second derby was equal."

On the possibility of winning four titles this season, Bachar said: "We still have nothing in hand. The league and the cup are still on the shelf and we will have to take. The opponent had a long time to prepare for this game, they will come and give everything and we will have to be ready for it."

Regarding the fitness of defender Jose Rodriguez, the green coach clarified: "Jose did not train, he is injured and will not be on the roster tomorrow."

Bachar was asked about the police ban on bringing cheerleading equipment to the team's fans and said: "Very disappointing if it is not. The crowd is interested in these games and hopes they will allow our crowd to bring cheerleading accessories."

On the excellent fitness in which the midfielder is Charon Cherry, Bachar said: "Cherry is good all season but in money time he presses on the gas. He brings leadership even in the small things, he is a quiet leader but a leader for everything, an experience to coach such an actor."

Goldberg and Malul, Photo: Oded Karni

Defender

Sean Goldberg

added: "It's a different class, an exciting class. We need to make a quick recovery from the game two days ago. It's both a semi-final and a derby and we'll do the best preparation there is."

On the possibility of winning a double, he said: "This is the desire. Maccabi Haifa is always fighting for all the titles. There is still a lot of work to be done. We need to continue the momentum."

On a personal level, Goldberg said: "I really enjoy Maccabi Haifa, both socially and professionally. I am very happy personally and as a team. It is very fun but we have very clear goals and then we can summarize."

Elisha Levy: "Hope for a different result from previous derbies"

On the other hand, Hapoel coach

Elisha Levy

spoke , referring to the fact that a game will take place in Bloomfield and not Sami Ofer: Games against a strong team. "

On the wave of injuries in the staff and the deductions of Hanan Maman, Liran Serdel and others, Levy said: "We went through a lot of changes. It was difficult to stabilize the team because we had a lot of deductions. We come to the game calm, calm Something else".

The red coach added: "In this era, everyone knows everything. What will be determined is how we come to the game. Maccabi is the best in the league" bye "and with results you can not argue, but in one game you can do everything. I hope we will come as in the previous derby only the result will be different "In order to beat Maccabi Haifa, we will have to be at our best and make a supreme effort."

Bachar and Levi, Photo: Oded Karni

On the question of whether his future depends on winning the state cup, he said: "There is a very big gap between what is produced in the media and what is happening between me and Yoav Katz. In my position, I can easily neutralize it. Yoav will arrive in Israel soon "I will continue to coach football. In our profession it is a matter of demand and so far I have a demand."

Defender

Dor Malul

spoke about the losses in the league derby on the one hand and the fact that Maccabi went through the season in which they won the cup: "These are two completely different things. What was then is not like today. We know where we are going and see which team Maccabi Haifa is. We have played against them twice already. We will do our best and we have quite a few players who have been in such positions, derbies and semi-finals. We will give everything and hope for the best. "

Regarding the lack of his friend Hanan Maman, he said: "Hanan's disadvantage is very significant for us. I learned in football that we do not deal with what is but what is. There are excellent players in the team and we come to step up, any other result is out of the question for us. We wish Hanan a speedy recovery."

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Source: israelhayom

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