The halftime speech ignited the frenzy in Haifa: "Bachelor of the greatest Israeli coach"

The Greens ecstatically celebrated qualifying for the group stage, complimenting the players and the "winner" firecracker who met the goal he set for himself, but know that the coach is the real rising star: "In situations like this you always fear that your players will be discovered in Europe, we mainly have to fear that they will see him"

Shlomo Weiss

08/24/2022

Wednesday, August 24, 2022, 06:40

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1.

Madness - this is how you can define what happened to the Maccabi Haifa players after qualifying for the group stage of the Champions League.

The Greens celebrated throughout the night - first in the dressing room where they stayed for a long time and then at a joint celebratory meal.

"It's a feeling that can't be explained in words. We feel like we're in a dream," said one of the players.

The owner Yaakov Shahar and his deputy Uzi Mor also came to the dressing room at the end and celebrated with the players.

"No one really gave us a chance to do it a month and a half ago," boasted a player in the team, "we got the hardest draws possible, but both against Olympiakos and against Red Star we proved that we are not inferior in ability, and even better. This is the most justified qualification That".

Some of the club's people even defined the campaign as the most successful of the three campaigns that the team previously did in the qualifiers before qualifying for the group stage of the Champions League.

"It was a heroic campaign," said the club.

"It's not easy to give performances like we did week after week against such teams and on such fields."

Wasn't like this campaign.

Haifa players celebrate (Photo: GettyImages, Srdjan Stevanovic)

2. At

halftime, after 45 minutes in which the Red Star was dominant, the familiar effect of Barak Becher arrived.

The coach addressed the players in the dressing room with a speech that managed to enthuse them.

"Let's be brave, let's play the way we know how and don't try to play a different game. I really believe in you and us, and I know we'll do it," the coach told the players.

Indeed, Maccabi Haifa entered the second half completely differently compared to the first half.

At the end, Bacher complimented the players on the mental strength they demonstrate time and time again.

"It is not obvious to come back from behind twice, both in Israel and in an away game," said the professional team.

"There is a team here with crazy character, the character of the Champions League."

Of course, Bachar receives wall-to-wall compliments.

When the coach came to the team, it was after a good decade.

She is now champion two years in a row, and together with her Bacher also qualified for the group stage of the Champions League for the first time after three unsuccessful attempts in the past.

"Barak is the greatest Israeli coach there is," states one of the players, "he manages to constantly push you to the limit of your ability. And most importantly - he always believes in you, so you have to repay him."

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Bachar (Photo: Maor Alxalsi)

Guy Sarfati, Becher's assistant, also dedicated the victory to him and wrote on Instagram: "Our acquaintance began in Kiryat Shmona, in a war year, we stayed there to raise the club to the Premier League and make history, I am not a bad playmaker and you are a mediocre plus defender. Three years ago you asked me to join you and you told me you wanted to do great things in football, so today we did a great thing together and got to the Champions League, but you and I know we have more great things to accomplish. Thank you for everything."

From knowing Bacher, Haifa knows that he will not be satisfied with just qualifying for the group stage, and will try to register a magnificent campaign in the prestigious class.

"We are always afraid that good players will leave because the teams from the major leagues on the continent will see them. But we should mainly be afraid that they will see Barak," said an official at the club, half jokingly, half seriously.

Dreamed big - and kept his promise.

Firecracker (Photo: Maor Alxalsi)

3.

Besides Bacher, there were several stars who stood out on the way to the group stage.

Ali Muhammad and Charon Sherry showed moments of magic, Franzi Piero signed most of the goals and Omar Atzili signed the move that led to promotion, despite a less good period for him.

But as far as the people of the club are concerned, Dolev Haziza was above everyone else.

The midfielder, who is in excellent form, admittedly missed a penalty last night, but he saw his friends manage to make amends and at the end he already allowed himself to fantasize about a house of death with three huge clubs coming to Carmel.

Last summer, Haziza wanted to leave and embark on a new journey abroad, but Bakr made it clear to him that he needed him and convinced him that he would only get better this year. The midfielder heard the words, decided to continue and set a goal for himself to reach the Champions League. The champions, and made it happen.

He is the biggest winner there is," they poured out in the club.

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