The great playoff of Hapoel Tel Aviv, which climbed to fourth place in the table yesterday after a 0: 2 victory over Maccabi Netanya, increased the appetite of the club members who said: "We deserve to be in Europe, we will do everything we can to get permission to play in Europe."
Coach Kobi Refuah, who managed the game perfectly tactically (made Netanya abandon its normal game, not press high, and not play on fast attacks), complimented his players: "We knew how to stand well defensively and I am glad we did not absorb, because there were games we were "We were good and we conceded goals that are not committed to reality. The guys put a lot of effort."
But with all due respect to the important victory over Maccabi Netanya, the real test of the Reds will be next week in the derby, which will be missed by the brakeman Eddie Gottlieb, who also scored yesterday, due to the accumulation of yellow cards.
Medicine is debating whether to let Or Yisraelov open alongside Makin in the fall or shift one of the back ties, such as Shai Elias or Shai Eisen, to the defense.
"Gottlieb is one of the best brakes in the country and he will be sorely lacking in the derby," said Refuah. "We will not make excuses because of his lack.
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