Beyond the fact that Maccabi Tel Aviv does not want to see Maccabi Haifa celebrate a championship against them, the Yellows will want to achieve a victory today that will hint at the big rival that this season may win the title - but that the current situation will not last much longer.
If there is one thing that worries the Yellows, it is that Maccabi Haifa will become the Maccabi Tel Aviv of a few years ago - the one that brought the yellow crowd five championships in eight seasons.
In order for this not to happen, Kiryat Shalom is already working nights and nights on all the problems that were on the staff this year.
Eran Zehavi was and remains Maccabi's big goal, but he is still considering the offer he has from the Brazilian Botafago - so on the one hand Maccabi knows that Zehavi is the "tiebreaker" the team needs in the fight against Maccabi Haifa, but it also continues to work on building staff without considering PSV star
Eindhoven.
Eran Zehavi.
The ex will return from the Netherlands ?, Photo: AFP
So what do the Yellows plan to do, so that next season they will not reach a situation where Haifa can win another championship against them and at their expense?
Well, the answer is first and foremost - try to regain iron protection.
In the end, a team that wants to win a championship cannot concede 36 goals in 33 games.
For comparison, Maccabi Haifa has so far conceded 24 this season, while 26 goals have been scored against Hapoel B'Shlosha this season.
Maccabi wants to add a foreign brake next season that will be the last stop on defense - as Jair Amador and Carlos Garcia were in the Yellows' championships.
However, an Israeli brake option is also on the table - and the one who recently joined the list of candidates is Nir Bitton, who will not continue at Celtic.
Barak Itzhaki.
There is a lot of work this summer, Photo: Maor Elkelsi
By the way, there is a possibility that Maccabi will also land two brakes, because not only Joshua Se will leave this summer, but probably also Matan Beltexa.
But this will not be the only change in defense - there is also a desire to bring in a senior right-back.
Next season's defense will be the key to the Yellows' successful or failed season.
True, Maccabi will also have to bring in foreign and Israeli attacking players, who will have to give better numbers than the current players, but the desire is first and foremost to build a good defense - because it brings titles.
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