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Goldhar: "Ivitch didn't want to stay", Itzhaki: "It's a difficult time for me" - voila! sport

2023-01-05T15:23:22.755Z


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Aitor Karanka was introduced today (Thursday) as the coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv at a press conference at Bloomfield Stadium, but he was not the only one who stood in front of the microphones.

The owner of the club, Mitch Goldhar, also spoke with the journalists via "Zoom" and admitted his great disappointment with the way in which Vladan Ivić ended his second term at Maccabi Tel Aviv.

After that, Barak Itzhaki, the professional manager of the club, also appeared in front of the microphones.



First of all, Goldhar talked about the ugly racist chants by a number of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans towards Taleb Tuatha, defender of Bnei Sakhnin: "There is no tolerance for racism, we have no interest in being associated with fans who behave like that."



On parting with Ivic he said: "Disappointed that Ivic left, but it is what it is. Jack and Barak did a great job in finding options, and in the end I'm satisfied with the result, that Aitor came. Vladan didn't want to stay, and I saw that. I don't want anyone here who doesn't Interested in being here. It was hard to let him go, and it's definitely not optimal to change a coach in the middle of the season, it's disruptive. We have a great team, we have depth and heart, I believe in this team. Although there will be unexpected changes from time to time, we can handle it ".

"I don't want anyone here who doesn't want to be here."

Goldhar on Ivitch (Photo: Ariel Shalom)

The Canadian owner also said of Ivic: "We can adapt to non-ideal situations. The last few years have been strange, trying to manage in the shadow of the corona. Stability is important and we focus on that. Nobody likes the fact that someone interferes with the project, but I understand the decision And I wish him the best of luck - the transition is what is right for him. Our interests don't always align with each other. This is old news, we worked to find a replacement and I am satisfied with whoever arrived, we want to continue the project and focus on improving the results. I wish Ivic the best of luck, he did something he wanted and that Cora, he is a good guy and we have an excellent relationship."



On the fact that he rarely comes to Israel: "My work in Canada requires me to be here. I will come to Israel more, it's hard to focus on business in Canada while I'm in Israel. When I'm in Israel, I focus mainly on Maccabi Tel Aviv. Maccabi is a business in itself, and you also have to take care of the business in Canada in order to That I can continue at the club."



On the possibility that Maccabi Tel Aviv will again have an Israeli coach in the future: "There is no policy regarding foreign or Israeli coaches. We are looking for the one who best fits the team at that moment. We are looking around but also within Israel. We do not rule out the possibility that an Israeli coach will work here in the future."



If the last two years have frustrated him: "My experience in business shows that if you're the type of person who crashes because of frustration, then you won't succeed. I didn't know from the beginning what would happen with Ivić. I could see that he really wanted to leave, I didn't lower my head and I won't do it. We You feel united, when you experience things with people you become closer."



The choice of Karanka over other candidates: "I hope that Karanka's name will attract more senior foreign players to Israel. It is difficult to bring foreigners here, the world has a certain image regarding Israel that is not related to football and this makes the decision of the foreigners more significant."

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"Understands the audience's disappointment, ready to absorb the fire against me."

Itzhaki (Photo: Niv Aharonson)

Itzhaki also spoke at the beginning of his words about the disappointment with Ivitch: "Ivitch's request to leave was surprising for us. It's disappointing because we had other plans, but you can get into his head and understand what's behind the decision. After all, he has a family, he chose this path and I wish Good luck to him from the bottom of my heart."



On the choice of Cranka: "We had good conversations. It started with the initial conversation, she was very honest. After that we got into training and game plans, philosophies. We got the impression that this is a very organized coach with a lot of passion. He was an excellent player, worked in clubs with ambitions, Both as a coach and as an assistant, and he is the right profile for the position of coach at Maccabi Tel Aviv."



The relationship with Ivić: "We also had a lot of discussions with Vladan about football before and after games. He is on the pitch and makes the professional decisions, that's how it was in recent years at Maccabi Tel Aviv. I always speak my mind, we didn't always agree, he made professional decisions about method and certain players. There was a healthy, genuine and respectful dialogue. We had a very good connection, a relationship at work and outside. With Aitor we are at the beginning, we will learn to work together and cooperate. My goal is to give him all the tools to succeed, because his success is success Mine and everyone else's."



Strengthening the squad: "We'll sit down with the coach and talk. If we think we need to strengthen the team, we'll do it. It's a process, but we don't have much time. We have a very good and talented team, with players who can play in several positions."

"The goal is to give Cranka the tools to succeed" Itzhaky and Goldhar (photo: screenshot, illustration)

Promotion of young people under Karanka: "I don't agree that Ivic did not promote young people. In his team in many games Daniel Peretz stood in goal, Oscar Gloch and Parfa Giagon played. Dor Turgeman played a little more in the last games. There is a very positive trend in the increase of players from the youth department to the senior team It's one of the things I'm most proud of since I entered the position. Me and the club are very proud of it."



Change of lineup from three defenders: "A lot has been said about our game method since the beginning of the season. In Ivić's last campaign, he said this - we got into the most situations, scored the most and conceded the least.

You can criticize the way, but you can see that the team knew how to reach situations and did not take advantage of them.

We are on a good trend, it cannot be said that we are not playing well.

The game against Kiryat Shmona could have ended in a completely different result, also against Nes Ziona in Bloomfield.

They make a lot of noise around and it is not justified.

We saw during the season that there is a good team,



The goals for the rest of the season and what will happen on Saturday against Ashdod: "We always strive to improve. There is a lot of good soccer potential in the team and we have seen it in quite a few games. I am sure that we can get even more out of the team, we are always looking at where we can improve. The coach arrived 24 hours ago , we have two days to go through so many materials. Of course we will leave it to the game and I hope that the players together with the coach will acclimatize as quickly as possible to arrive ready for the game. You cannot lose points, difficult games are ahead of us. Ashdod is in a bad time but it has players who can surprise ".



Intention to dilute the squad: "Every player who comes to Maccabi Tel Aviv knows that he is coming to compete for a place in the team, there are no safe players. The squad was built to compete in two establishments, unfortunately we did not make it to the Conference League and this made the squad bigger than it should be. The heart, the players conduct themselves in the most professional manner possible. Players who are not included in the squad come and talk, sometimes my room is like a psychologist's."

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Goldhar (Photo: Ariel Shalom)

The reviews from the audience: "At Maccabi Tel Aviv, decisions are not made by one person. Not me, not the coach. Decisions are made in a certain forum, I can understand the audience that is disappointed, they come to see victories and want to see Maccabi Tel Aviv champion, I want it None the less. This has not happened in the last two years and we are doing everything to make it happen. This year, and certainly in the summer, many things happened in the management that show a refreshing change. Last season I coached nine games, now we immediately signed a new coach. It is a difficult time personally, I am under a lot of fire, but I understand her and usually look at the positive things in our crowd. They support the team, they come in thousands to Kiryat Shmona and Umm Al Faham to support. Sometimes the fire is too much in my direction, ready to receive it so that it doesn't go to the players or the coach, because they have to be on the grass and bring the the results"

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