"Azili looks like Messi!": In Italy they were impressed, and realized that "Maccabi Haifa is not a carpet"

In Italy, they were surprised by the ability of the greens against Juventus: Azili who "turned the game on" and Dean David who "caused panic in the defense" received high marks, Capello admitted that if it weren't for the fast it could have ended differently, and Souza's prediction also turned out to be wrong.

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06/10/2022

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Leo Messi leaves the dressing room of Paris Saint-Germain after the "injury" against Benfica Lisbon (from Twitter)

Although Maccabi Haifa remained without points in the group stage of the Champions League, they again received many compliments.

The commentators and journalists in the Italian media admitted that they were surprised yesterday (Wednesday) by the ability of the greens in the 3:1 loss to Juventus.

"Maccabi Haifa proved that it is not a carpet", wrote in "Tutosport", where they noted that "besides the victory and the ability of Angel Di Maria, Juventus cannot take too much from this game".

The Maccabi Haifa players - especially the Israeli substitutes who did not start due to the effects of the fast but were responsible for the turnaround when they entered the game - received compliments.

Commentator Matteo Bonetti, formerly of ESPN, wrote that Omer Atzili, who entered the game in a storm and found the crossbar with three different kicks, "it looked like Messi from the moment he stepped onto the field", and also in "La Repubblica" he received a high score after he "changed the game" ".

Entered the game with a storm.

Atzili (photo: official website, Reuven Cohen, courtesy of Maccabi Haifa)

"Azil looks like Messi", they joked in Italy

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On the "Tutomarketo" website, Atzili received a score of 6.5 and it was written about him: "He entered the game and 'turned it on' again. He has an open account with Juve after suffering from bad luck in front of the goal."

Dean David also received a score of 6.5, after he "sowed panic in Juba's defense, scored the goal that opened the game and repeatedly touched the ball in the dangerous areas".

Josh Cohen received the grade 7 - the highest among the Haifa players.

"The first half was a duel between him and Vlahovic, and often the goalkeeper had the upper hand," they wrote in Italy.

In contrast, Abdulai Sek and Sean Goldberg received a score of 5, the lowest in the group.

Barak Becher also received a score of only 5.5, reasoning that "Haifa shows a willingness to attack, but the bottom line is that it is on the verge of relegation."

On the "Mediaset" website, they gave Azili a score of 6.5 and wrote: "He came into the game and made Haifa more dangerous and more aggressive. He showed sparks immediately, when he endangered Szczesny time and time again."

Mavis Chibuta also enjoyed compliments and received a score of 6: "The most dynamic and dangerous player in Maccabi Haifa. Every time Bacher's team tried to produce something in the attack, he was involved."

In Italy they actually believe that he is "the most dangerous player in Haifa".

Cibuta (Photo: GettyImages, Valerio Pennicino)

The commentators were also pleasantly surprised.

The legendary coach Fabio Capello analyzed the game on Italian television and admitted that "I didn't expect to see such pressure from Haifa in the last quarter of an hour. Their best players came on as substitutes and made Juba struggle. They were unlucky because Chesny showed good ability in goal, and they easily deserved it For a tie. If it weren't for the constraints in Haifa's lineup, it could have ended differently because the players who were waiting on the bench were their best players."

Another coach who interpreted the game was Paulo Sousa, who played for Juventus in the past and is remembered in Israel as the one who coached Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Sousa predicted before the match on Italian television that "Haifa will fall off their feet in the last 20 minutes, as happened to them against Benfica Lisbon" - a prediction that turned out to be wrong, and in fact was the opposite of the developments on the entire grass.

"Juventus played not bad, but Haifa put too much pressure on them in the last minutes," said Souza at the end.

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