Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Tel Aviv registered their rosters for the group stages of Europe on Monday, but in the Premier League, teams will be able to add new players until September 20. Together with Hapoel B'Sheva, the three candidates for the title reached conclusions about the changes they should make to the faculty, which will run until at least January.
Maccabi Haifa: The professional manager, Gal Alberman, is pleased with the squad he has built, but also knows what points can be improved in it. The position of the substitute left defender remains open, but Maccabi Haifa have reached the conclusion that the Israeli market currently does not allow bringing in a replacement player of a good caliber for Pierre Cornou. And after the Baltaxa deal failed to materialize, coach Masai will get along with Ilai Hajaj as a player who can fill that position. And if necessary, Dolev Haziza has also shown that he can play on the left wing in a three-defender formation, a system that plays with quite a bit.
Pierre Cornou. No quality replacement has been found, photo: Alan Shaver
Defenders Sean Goldberg and Rami Gershon can also play as left-backs, so as far as the Greens are concerned, there are enough alternatives to choose a coach. Regarding the goalkeeper position, as long as there is nothing new in the Josh Cohen sector (no farewell announcement has yet been made from him), Itamar Nitzan and Sherif Kieff are the leading goalkeepers in the squad.
In the rest of the positions, there is satisfaction and a number of young players, including defender Roy Elimelech, may go out on loan. When all that happens, the Greens will have time to sit down with Anan Halailly over his new contract, a big task in itself.
Anan Halaili. Big task, photo: Alan Shaver
Hapoel B.S.: Elinav Barda's team has been eliminated from Europe, and the coach is mainly looking to stabilize a strong squad for the Premier League. The conclusions he has reached so far are that he has room for another striker, Scorer, who will help his team get results. The hot name is that of Ironi Kiryat Shmona striker Itamar Shaviro, but in order to make room for him in the squad and budget, Hapoel Sheva may release a number of players until the end of the window.
Tomer Hamad and Adrian Paun, who were not included in the squad against Beni Reina, are set to leave if they find a team. Hamad's name came up as a possibility of moving to Maccabi Petah Tikva, but regarding Faun the situation is more complicated. A move to a Premier League team is an option, as in most European leagues the window is closed. If a solution is found to leave Fawn, B.S. will act in the time left to add a foreign player in his place at the front.
Break. Will return to Beersheba 😊, Photo: Maor Elkeslassy
Maccabi Tel Aviv: Ben Mansford is perhaps the busiest man at the big clubs these days. Within one summer, the Yellows managed to almost completely eliminate all the symbols of mediocrity from recent years. Matan Hozez and Shahar Piven moved to Hapoel Jerusalem, Elon Almog and Guy Mizrahi are expected to leave for Maccabi Netanya (to which Bar Cohen moved at the beginning of the summer). Other players who wanted to go were given the green light, such as Farfa Guiagon and Jorja Jovanovic.
The position that remains open is the goalkeeper position. Daniel Peretz's departure left a big hole. At the moment, Roy Mashpati fills him, Daniel Tanenbaum has signed to ensure there will be two good goalkeepers, but if possible, the Yellows may add another goalkeeper. Panama goalkeeper Orlando Mosquera, 28, is in negotiations with the team and may arrive. Beyond him, the departure of Shahar Piven caused Maccabi Tel Aviv to look for another defender in the squad, as there Robbie Keane believes there is still a need for reinforcement.
In the rest of the positions, Mansford and Keane are convinced that all necessary steps have been taken, all in just one summer. Also, by the end of the window, the team may release another player or two. Midfielder Dan Glazer is not happy with his status and if an offer comes from Europe, the club will not stand in his way.
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