"We are very close to adding new players, waiting for the owner's approval"

Vladan Ivitch, the coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv, is waiting for a green light from Goldhar for reinforcement, when according to estimates there is an agreement in principle with a foreign stopper.

Eli Desa also concluded in principle.

Compliments to Peretz, Biton, Yeni and Golsa.

Most of the players in the lineup will be rested against Bnei Reina

Raanan Baranovski

08/19/2022

Friday, August 19, 2022, 06:49 Updated: 07:02

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Summary: Maccabi Tel Aviv - Nice 0:1 (Sport1)

Last night, Maccabi Tel Aviv achieved one of its impressive victories in the European framework, after beating French side Nice 0:1 in the playoff phase of the Conference League and is now only 90 minutes away, and maybe 120 minutes away from qualifying for the group stage of the factory.

The French team, full of stars, arrived as clear favorites for the competition.

For the purpose of illustration, its squad of players is estimated to be worth about 227 million euros, compared to an estimated value of only 23 million euros for the yellows.

Despite the huge disparity in budgets, and after a less than good first half, Vladan Ivić's players, who managed to keep a clean sheet thanks to the great play of goalkeeper Daniel Peretz, slowly took control of the game until Stipa Fritza scored the winning goal, who came on as a substitute and managed to subdue Kasper Schmeichel

Owner Mitch Goldhar, who was present last night in Bloomfield, really enjoyed the game and was very impressed with the way his team looked.

Goldhar seemed very enthusiastic at the end, both from the result, and from the way his players appeared on the grass and no less than that he enjoyed a tremendous show from the 27 thousand yellow fans who filled the stands and gave one of the biggest cheering shows seen in this stadium in recent years.

Today at noon, the Canadian owner will hold a press conference in Kiryat Shalom where he will talk, among other things, about building the team and the club's goals for the coming season.

He was very impressed by what he saw.

Goldhar (photo: Danny Maron)

"There was an atmosphere of a real European game here," said Maccabi at the end, "it was a tremendous game, against one of the strongest teams we have met and the fans rocked the stadium. The players deserve all the credit for such a victory and there is no doubt that such games will give us a lot of confidence for the rest of the season."

Coach Ivitch spoke again last night about the upcoming acquisitions for the team and said at the press conference at the end of the game: "I believe we are very close to adding a number of new players. Barak (Yitzchaki, RB) and I are already ready regarding the identity of the players and the positions we want to strengthen, we found the players we wanted And now it's just a matter of getting the final approval from the owner, for the players we want to add." According to estimates, this is a foreign midfielder, with whom the team has already reached an agreement in principle, as well as Eli Desa, who also agreed in principle all the details of his contract and are now awaiting an official signature between the parties.

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Kept a clean sheet with some great saves.

Daniel Peretz (Photo: Danny Maron)

In Maccabi Tel Aviv, the players were complimented for a lot of character and mental strength during this game, when the beginning of the game was completely controlled by the French, who, apart from scoring a goal, did everything they could on the field.

Along with Daniel Peretz, who kept a clean sheet with a number of great saves, the pair of brakes Nir Biton and Sharan Yeni also received a lot of good words for the ability they demonstrated throughout the game.

Bitton appears to be a very successful acquisition and it is clear that his influence, both professionally and in terms of leadership on the field, is very great.

Eyal Golsa also looked very good in the back midfield position, Parfa Giagon came in well as a substitute and of course Fritze who came in with a lot of enthusiasm and scored the precious winning goal with a wonderful chip.

Eran Zahavi started last night in the lineup, and played 65 minutes until he was replaced, as planned in advance, according to the work plan to return him to full playing capacity after the knee surgery, from which he recovered and recovered.

Even before leaving for France next week, the Yellows are looking forward to the opening game of the Premier League, this Sunday in Bloomfield against Maccabi Bnei Reina, and as part of the distribution of the loads for the rematch against Nice next Thursday, it seems that Ivić will make quite a few changes in the lineup and give a number of players who were not involved last night, or came in as replacements, to open against the newcomer.

Dan Glazer, who didn't play last night due to suspension, is expected to start when Idan Nahmias, Maor Kandil, Brendley Kovas and Stipa Fritza are in the lineup.

Dor Peretz, may be included in the team's roster for the first time.

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