Summary: Bnei Sakhnin - Maccabi Haifa 3:0/Sport1
The last half year was probably the most complex in Dia Saba's career.
Max Factor, who arrived in January and contributed to Maccabi Haifa's third championship in a row, the former Israel national team player was pushed to the fringes of Masai Dago's rotation.
Then came the war, and the post of Saba's wife which led to a huge riot around him.
A few months after he signed a long-term contract in Carmel, the Greens asked Saba to find a new team already in the January transfer window.
This has not yet happened, and following the departure of Charon Sherry on loan, this week the question regarding his future at the club came up for discussion once again.
In the shadow of the ongoing storm around him, Dia Saba came to Oren Yosifovitz's "Podium" podcast and shared what was on his heart.
Saba told about the last period, the post and the condemnation, the love for Maccabi Haifa and also the relationship with Eran Zahavi.
To listen to episodes of the podcast "The Podium"
in the eye of the storm
Saba/Maor Alxalsi
On the recent period: "If I once defined the injuries or the isolation in China as the most difficult times I've been through - today the period I'm going through is really the most difficult, there is nothing to compare the cases. It's not an easy time with many thoughts and worries and I also see my wife and everyone around, but I I also learn from what happened and think about things and try to find the solutions. I train and work hard but I know I will get through it."
About the post: "My wife shared a post by someone Jewish and did it from a humane place. I admit - it was not appropriate at the time, it was not the right timing. My wife is a citizen of the state and did not say anything against the state. She said it from a place of compassion. The timing was Not true because it was a time to condemn. My wife sent messages to people from the south that our house is open and they are welcome - these are the values we grew up with."
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The condemnation of the incident: "I condemn the incident - not because my name is Dia Saba and I'm Arab - I condemn it as a human being. That's how I was raised and these are my values. I don't care if it's Jews or Arabs. The country was hit hard. I wasn't here from day one And at first I didn't understand the magnitude of the disaster. Little by little you start to understand. I didn't come to be licked, flattered or to be sent back to Maccabi Haifa - I want people to know the truth. I grew up with Jews in a boarding school, I lived with Jews all my life. I was painted as something that I am not Me. I may not be here for another two days - but it was important for me to say that I am pained by this disaster."
On Maccabi Haifa: "I love this club, true love - more than many players who grew up there. I came to Maccabi Haifa out of pure love, it's a huge excitement to wear the Maccabi Haifa symbol. My dream came true at the age of 30, my childhood dream as a child was to be a Maccabi Haifa player . When I put the shirt on in a training game and saw the symbol, I felt creepy and told myself that today I am fulfilling my dream."
Anger that Saba did not reach the yellows.
Zahavi/Barney Ardov
The time in Turkey: "January was approaching and I knew I would leave Turkey because it was difficult for me without my wife and children. I paid 250 thousand euros to leave Sivaspor. Talks started with Ankara and I thought I would continue there. I asked Maronen Katsav (the agent) - don't talk to me about Haifa, because soon Let there be Haifa - I will get there."
The conversations with Eran Zahavi: "Eran is the one who brought me to China. I owe him a lot because he is the one who brought me there. He has an amazing wife with a huge heart and they received me so well, helped me with everything I wanted. That's why I want to pay him back and go to Maccabi Tel Spring is bingo - but I decided to go to Haifa and our relationship cracked because of this incident. I told him I understand him, but my love for Maccabi Haifa outweighs everything. I know he's angry, he said he understands me but I felt he was angry."
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