Brendley Kovas in a special interview: "I'm not built to spend another season on the bench"
The excellent period under Itzhaki ("If he had stayed as a coach, I would have finished a completely different season"), the change with Ivić ("Once he switched to five in defense and two strikers, I realized I had to move to my next position") and the friends he will miss.
The winger leaves Maccabi Tel Aviv without regrets or anger
Yaniv Tuchman
02/09/2022
Friday, September 02, 2022, 06:00
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Summary: Hapoel Hadera - Maccabi Tel Aviv 6:0 (Sport1)
So far from the way Stipa Peritza escaped from Israel, yesterday (Thursday) Brendley Kovas arrived in Kiryat Shalom to say goodbye to his Maccabi Tel Aviv teammates.
For long minutes he passed through everyone and parted with warm hugs.
"I also entered into a conversation with coach Ivitch," he said last night in a special farewell interview to Walla!
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"My closest relationship was with Barak Itzhaki. He is the one who brought me to Maccabi Tel Aviv and during the time he coached us, I had the best. I had four goals and three assists during the time Barak coached. I guess if Barak had remained the coach last season, then I would have finished the season Completely different, but after Barak returned to his original position and coach Krstaich arrived, I played very little."
What was the conversation with Ivitch?
"We parted in a very honorable way. I have a lot of respect for him and I have no complaints against him. He didn't know me. He came to coach Maccabi Tel Aviv for the second time after the last time he succeeded here and won two championships. I came into this season with a very clear intention to succeed and be Dominant and I think I started very well with Ivić and played in Europe in the first rounds. But as soon as he switched to playing with a system of five in defense and two strikers, I realized that I had to move to my next position."
But it's not his only method.
After all, he played here with wing players.
"I can't wait until he returns to play with linebackers in a 4:3:3 formation. I fit the formation he is currently not playing with. He plays with two strikers, Eran Zahavi and Jovanovic. I am not a striker and I cannot play a striker. What I spent last season with Krstaich, who I played so little, can't come back for me. I'm not built to spend another season on the bench."
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"I have no claim against Ivitch. He didn't know me."
Cubas (Photo: Ariel Shalom)
I still remember your start against Maccabi Haifa.
Everyone thought that the best reinforcement player that Maccabi Tel Aviv could have got here.
"I really think I could have given more, but I didn't play much. It's a fact that with Barak I scored four goals. With Krstaich I didn't play much and that's a fact. In the 24 games he coached I played a little and even when he switched to playing with two strikers, I was on the bench a lot From the bench I can't have an impact."
Did you come to say goodbye to the players with mixed feelings?
"Absolutely not with mixed feelings. I completely understand the world of football and know that today I'm here and tomorrow I'm somewhere else. This is the life of a player. It wasn't easy for me to say goodbye to my friends. We spent a great year together in the dressing room which was in many cases a place I really liked. A place where I was very happy And I smiled a lot in it. I have friends left who will go with me for life."
who will?
"Gavi Kanikovski is a very quiet guy in the eyes of many, but for me he is something special and I love him very much. My relationship was also very good with Matan Hozz, Maor Kandil and many others. I truly love them all."
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Kubas against Maccabi Haifa (Photo: Danny Maron)
Did you talk to Stipa Peritza?
"I have had no contact with him since he left. He came on Saturday after we returned from Nice and the next day I realized he flew from here. I don't put my head in a place that doesn't belong to me."
It was announced in Holland that your next goal is to sign with Heracles where you played before.
"It's good for the media. I haven't talked to anyone at Heracles and I don't think that's my direction. I'll leave Israel on Saturday and later on I guess you'll know where I signed. I'll fly to Amsterdam and make the decision. I'm a free agent so I don't have a schedule problem."
And Maccabi Tel Aviv?
"She is going to have an excellent season. I have no doubt about that. I told Barak that a team that wins 0:5 and plays after that 0:6 is a team that will run for the championship. Even against boys it is difficult to score 11 goals in two games, so certainly against seniors. I have no doubt that Maccabi Tel Aviv will compete for the championship. This will be a big season for her."
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