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Sharon Tamm: "The fans are with us. Maccabi Tel Aviv is not a racist club" - voila! sport

2023-01-11T04:55:38.549Z


The harsh actions ("We turned dozens of fans away"), the change of coaches ("Kranka is very impressive") and the hierarchy ("Barak and Sharon don't decide on their own like Jordy and Mansford didn't decide on their own")


Summary of Maccabi Tel Aviv's victory 0:3 over M.S.

Ashdod (Sport 1)

Maccabi Tel Aviv overcame the Vladan Ivitch crisis and is already facing the match against Beitar Jerusalem on Monday at Teddy. Yesterday the team also received a shot of encouragement from the court which approved a postponement of the disciplinary hearing on the racist chants against Taleb Tuatha, which ensured that the match against Maccabi Haifa will be held at the stadium Bloomfield in less than two weeks. In an interview about everything that is currently happening around the club, the club's CEO Sharon Tamm clarifies that Maccabi Tel Aviv will continue to fight against any manifestation of racism, refers to the roof problem at Bloomfield, says what she already feels from the direction of the new coach Aitor Karanka and cannot declare anything About the future of Oskar Gluch that: "There is nothing certain in football".

"I believe that the actions we are taking will mean that we will not receive a heavy punishment."

Finished with Karanka and Yossi Irani (photo: official website, Maccabi Tel Aviv)

Sharon, the big tension has been removed for you.

The game against Maccabi Haifa in Bloomfield.



"I think that defining it as great tension is a bit of an excessive definition. In the end, I think everyone understands that it was a small number of fans. Everyone saw that the players on the grass acted quickly and all the fans also understood and were on the right side. We have done a lot of work since the game, so we We see this as a one-off event that does not affect all the fans. Therefore, we thought it appropriate to postpone the discussion due to specific reasons. We had to finish certain stages of the investigation as well."



Whoever says now about automaton that the Radius will be in the next home game, is not talking to you.



"Of course not. Who's talking about Radius? Why Radius? I don't want to talk about Radius. I'm not saying that it's not a punishment that's on the table, but I believe that the circumstances and the actions we're taking will mean that we won't receive a heavy punishment."



You have a problem with this story of growls and racism.



"I think there are trends in the narrative. The cases in Maccabi Tel Aviv are no more than in other teams and we need to see what is happening with us in depth. We have a dialogue with the fans and they understand today that racism is not in our school. I feel that the fans do understand and that there is joint work in this section."



In the refereeing report it was recorded that there were 20 to 30 people who shouted at Tuatha. Can you guarantee that these people will not accompany the team to games?



"We are making every effort to make this happen.

It is impossible to guarantee that they will not enter the games.

We will make every effort.

In the past it has already been proven that we were able to prevent people who really wanted to enter the grounds of the field."



Many people say that all your expulsions are for appearances.



"They can say.

I know what happened at the beginning of the season with fans who tried to enter for a whole year because we recruited a special force that would prevent them from entering through other gates."



When you hear the media say that Maccabi Tel Aviv is a racist club, how do you feel?



"I do not accept this terminology. Maccabi Tel Aviv is not a racist club. Our owner is very clear on this issue and our actions are very clear on this issue. Maccabi Tel Aviv includes and accepts everyone as they are and Maccabi Tel Aviv will do what is necessary against a number of fans who do the bad actions These. We do a lot against racism."

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"Maccabi Tel Aviv fans are not racist" (Photo: Ariel Shalom)

As a club, you have a big problem with the terroristic sentence that the fans have been chanting for more than twenty years.



"This sentence is perceived as a racist sentence and as soon as it is repeated, then it is clear that the cases in our country are increasing. Unfortunately, when Maccabi sings of the Holocaust, it is not perceived at the same level."



Does it taste like a terrorist, isn't it racism in your eyes?



"It is not relevant what I see. It is a sentence that is perceived as racism and it must be stopped."



How many fans removed from the courts does Maccabi Tel Aviv have?



"Tens of fans we removed. Not necessarily everyone who is removed, permanently removed. Some are removed for one or two years. If we receive proof and explanations that a compromise needs to be reached, then we reach a compromise. We are in favor of the fans and want to work and if the circumstances allow a compromise, we go to a compromise. And if No, then no."



Where is the story of the net that should be spread over gates 10-11 due to throwing objects that were in the past?



"It's progressing and here too we're working with the fans so that it comes out well from the network."



Could it be that the test for installing the net will be in the game against Maccabi Haifa in less than two weeks?



"We haven't decided on this yet. The network will arrive and we will decide what to do and how to do it. There is flexibility for everything."

"Eran behaved in an exemplary manner in the case of Tuatha" (Photo: Ariel Shalom)

There were those who said that Maccabi Tel Aviv used Eran Zahavi and his Instagram to go against the fans after the Tuatha story.



"First of all, Eran didn't go against anyone and we don't use players. Our players are mature people who choose how to react. Eran behaved exemplary in what he did."



Do you expect more actors to behave like Eran?



"Both Abi Ricken came out against racism and the fans saw the case and acted accordingly. They made this case much more than it was. There was a very small number of people. I see game after game that if there is something racist in our stands, the whole stadium comes out against it. The attitude of the fans is much better and I'm happy about that."



You are having a hard time filling Bloomfield.

Also on Saturday against M.S.

Ashdod with a new coach and no rain, there were only 22 thousand people in the stadium.



"There were supposed to be 26,000, but there is always a percentage that doesn't come and unfortunately this happens a lot because of the danger of rain. We also decided to do a fan activity for children outside only at 12.00 because until the last minute we were afraid of rain. The matter of the roof in Bloomfield is very unpleasant. We would really like to have Roof. I see great importance in the constant improvement of the stadium, the replacement of the lighting and the construction of the roof. These issues are very important. We are in dialogue with the municipality so that there will be results."



Did you insist enough on the roof?



"There was not enough cooperation in the construction of the stadium. Unfortunately, the discussion started very late and when it came to the roof, they said the cost was astronomical. We need more talks and more work to have a roof."

"When a coach decides to leave in the middle of the season, you can't be disappointed" (Photo: Ariel Shalom)

What did you say to Voladan Ivić about the decision to leave?



"Obviously it wasn't easy and obviously I talked to him and told him what I was thinking."



Were you also disappointed like Mitch?



"When a coach decides to leave in the middle of a season, you can't be disappointed. But it's over and I'm looking forward. We brought in a coach with an impressive record and an impressive personality. I want to give it time, but after a week in total, my feeling is good about Cranka."



Maybe you will put order in your positions at Maccabi Tel Aviv and especially in who decides for you.



"I don't understand what else needs to be arranged and said, but things are very clear with us. Barak Yitzhaki is the manager of the football department at Maccabi Tel Aviv who is responsible for all the professional management at Maccabi Tel Aviv. We are constantly asked who decides what and what. I am the CEO of the club.

Do I decide everything by myself?

There is an owner above me.

Trust me Geordie didn't make decisions alone any more than Ben Mansford didn't make decisions alone.

And so is Barak or Sharon.

It's not our money.

There is an organization here and decisions are made under the approval of the owner or his representative Jack.

I'm sure it's the same in Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Beer Sheva.

I'm not an all-powerful CEO and Barak Itzhaki is not an all-powerful professional manager. It's unnecessary for me to deal with this."



Can you confirm that Oscar Gloch will definitely be with you until the end of the season?



"How can you say anything is safe in football? Nothing is ever safe in football."

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