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Yossi Abouxis' journey as coach of Beitar Jerusalem ended yesterday (Wednesday) on a harsh note, to say the least. In the shadow of curses and calls for him to resign from the crowd, and the feeling that the club does not support him in the situation, the coach who led the yellow-blacks to win the cup just last season claimed yesterday that the owner Barak Abramov showed him the way out, this is in contrast to the club's statement in which it was stated that Aboxis asked to leave his position, when the coach's candidacy for Hapoel Tel Aviv is constantly echoing around the events. Further to this, the details predicted the deterioration of the relationship between the two in recent months, and therefore Abramov called a press conference which is held at this time to give his version of the tense breakup.
"It's no secret that Yossi Abouxis and I are not a coach-owner working relationship, but much more than that.
It's a friendship of many years, of family, of many personal things we went through together.
Today I speak with sadness.
The last 24 hours caused me great sadness, because beyond the loss of a coach, I lost a friend," Abramov began the attack. "Yossi Aboxis' behavior in the last 48 hours must not have been friendly.
It saddens me that a person who ate and drank from me for years does not have an iota of gratitude towards me or towards my fans and our sad club.
If I show you the messages that my dear mother sent me in the morning when she called in the morning that Aboxis will train Hapoel Tel Aviv, you will understand that it is much more than football.
It is a betrayal of trust and the way he did it is a betrayal of many, many people.
It hurts and hurts me, I lost a friend for life.
He earned honestly, I will say this, unfortunately he is active in a stupid way, in an inappropriate, inappropriate and very sad way."
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Barak Abramov/Niv Aharonson
"You know how much I fought for the club to play in the cup this year. We lost the game, at the end of the game I gave Abuxis a hug and said 'well done, keep it up, proud of you'. The most positive and beautiful. Not a single fan tweeted or said a word towards him in this game. We moved on. We got to Monday, we had conversations as usual and I felt that something didn't smell good. That the man was looking for a fight. He knew he preferred the red side. I told him that I didn't understand what he wanted, that we were on a good path and I believed in him, even if I criticized him. I visited him In rooms, as it should be. I didn't fire him during much more difficult times, I went through relegation with Bnei Yehuda, last place in the national league with a budget of 11 million shekels - and I didn't fire him. I transferred him to Jerusalem Beitar because I looked at what happened to Yossi Aboksis, no What is true for Beitar or Bnei Yehuda. I paid his salary when Beitar could not, because friendship is above all with me.
I was due money from the laborer in Be'er Sheva and I gave up because I felt that if I received the money, I would be handcuffed to his salary.
I did a lot for our friendship so that Yossi would be happy and have a good time."
"I felt that Yossi was setting a trap for me.
I told Kafir (the CEO) that something stinks to me. We arrived at the game on Tuesday in a very cold 'Shalom-Shalom', we were leading 0:2, what happened on the field happened and then came the tie, after which Yossi Abuxis was cursed. I condemn the curses because it is not Deserves no one, not his family not his children. Between 20 and 30 people cursed him in the west stand. Should he get up and break the dishes and complain about the crowd? Aboksis knows that if the crowd doesn't want someone to be in the club, he won't be. In the end, there was a result they didn't like of the fans, they protested in a happy way. But to try to make the crowd out as if they are to blame for the state of the team is plagiarism. Don't tell these stories. It was all because Yossi Abouxis wanted to go to Hapoel Tel Aviv. Yossi Abouxis ran away - and not for the first time. He did This from the worker in Beer Sheva to Bnei Yehuda because he knew that Alona Barkat would not give him a contract a year later, he did the dirty work and went to Bnei Yehuda."
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"I had no interest in firing Yossi Abouxis and probably he would have continued coaching Beitar next season as well.
He probably had a childhood dream of coaching Hapoel Tel Aviv, because in the end he is a fan of it and that is known.
The way he behaved in front of me and in front of the fans is a shame and disgrace.
I expected something different.
Yesterday after the game I contacted the club spokesperson so that Yossi would not address the issue of the fans, but move on.
The speaker sent an SMS that he did address.
We didn't talk after the game, after that he kept messing up in the press conference.
I let things go on their own.
Yesterday at noon, a mutual friend of both of us called me and asked that Yossi not continue.
I said I'm really not in that direction.
I have no interest in him not continuing, I want him to continue.
It is clear that the mess was created because of Hapoel Tel Aviv.
So Abuxis ran away, and then he sent me an SMS in the evening and whoever sees the message would understand the move, that he 'wouldn't have done it if he didn't have financial backing' from that friend.
After so many years, resigning via SMS is ungrateful."
"I said I wanted to talk to him and hear with my ears.
He didn't answer when I called.
There is no way that Yossi Abuxis doesn't answer my phone, he always gets back to me in 15-20 minutes.
I explained to him where he went wrong, we knew his moves long before he made them, and he thought they were all stupid.
We got on it.
He confirmed the announcement that the club issued, that he resigned.
Then he told me 'No, issue a message that this is a joint decision'.
I told him that if he wanted to, he could come to practice tomorrow.
I didn't want Peter to be behind his escape.
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Then he issued a false message to the media that was not true, and that is why I am sitting here today.
I understood that a human being has no limit and will do anything to get himself out of the way.
There is only one truth.
I lost a coach, but that's not interesting.
I was deceived when I thought I had a friend for life."
Barak Abramov, the owner of Beitar Jerusalem/Niv Aharonson
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"It is legitimate to come at the end of the season and go somewhere else.
But come, tell me straight out 'I have a contract with Hapoel Tel Aviv, I feel that I am not exhausting myself here'.
He tried to get the Beitar crowd out of order, that he was doing damage and cursing. That's not the case. He received curses after a goal in the 90th minute that any human being would have done out of emotions. To say that I didn't back up? That's first-rate insolence."
"The crowd of Beitar Jerusalem knows how to curse very well when they want to.
Why blame 'La Familia', because it's easy?
So I'm here to protect them if needed, because they didn't do anything.
When they wanted, they knew very well.
I condemn 20-30 people who cursed, but that's out of 15,000 who push and encourage.
I don't think you should resign for it.
I'm also attacked sometimes, that's why I'm leaving?"
A hard attack on him.
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"Beitar Jerusalem's player budget is number 4 in the league.
21 million shekels.
When you have one, and a very good squad, I expect the team to look good.
And if she doesn't look good, I have the right to say my opinion openly.
There is a difference between telling and firing.
It didn't cross my mind at all.
If we were a failure, I would break up.
We are in 5th place, with 26 points in the league.
It's not a success either, it's a regular season.
Why would I want to fire him?".
"We have a good team.
The one that Yossi likes to belittle his team and come as an underdog is not me, I as Beitar Jerusalem come big. Shagib Yehezkel was not official, but there was a conversation and I made him an official offer to come to the club. I am still trying to bring Elad Madmon to Beitar Jerusalem and the talks are still going on are held
It does cost me a lot of money, but I get it on a soldier's salary so it makes up for it.
The cost of Zohar Zasno was NIS 2 million.
I strengthened the group.
If you bring me someone good, I will bring him.
You won't label a player because of a 20-minute video on Instagram."
"Except for Micha Dor, who I brought to Jerusalem B.T., all the players were brought by Yossi Abouxis. I'm not here to blame him, we always worked together. We have an excellent squad and if we can upgrade it, I will That. But I won't trade a horse for a donkey."
"I wish every team had a crowd like Beitar Jerusalem's."
There are people in the media who are bothered by the fact that the audience of Beitar Jerusalem and the club are united."
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