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Already three weeks ago, shortly after the expulsion from the Eurocup, the fate of Danny Franco's future in Hapoel Tel Aviv fell. It's not only the disappointing loss to Besiktas, in which he played a large part according to sources in the system - but that interview at the end of the game in which he got into trouble when he criticized the players and claimed that since the beginning of the Ofer Yanai era, the team "looks out of proportion". Those around the owner then rejected the possibility that Franco would be fired, but even then they said: "Danny made one mistake, another mistake may end the story."
Franco Vinai also had a clarification conversation before Hapoel Tel Aviv's victory at the Arena a few days later, and it seemed that the club was able to embark on a new path. But in practice, behind the scenes, the owner's dissatisfaction was not hidden, and after the loss last night (Sunday) to Hapoel Jerusalem it was clear that parting was an inevitable step. Franco also spoke at the press conference about the continuation of the season, but later in the night he already knew that he would not be the one standing on the lines.
All roads led there. Franco/Danny Maron
When Danny Franco returned for his second term at Hapoel Tel Aviv, in the middle of the 2020/21 season, it was a move signed by chairman Rami Cohen, after he removed his friend Rapaport, the representative of private ownership in the management. The relationship between Franco and Rapaport, who worked together in the first term of Franco at the club, they were not good, and after Rapport finished his journey, Cohen could bring back Franco, whom he values very much. This
summer, when Ofer Yanai's takeover of the club was completed, it was clear that the onus of proof was on Franco, who is not Yanai's man. Although between The two had no major friction, the fact that Franco was not Yanai's "man" made the fact that he did not have a contract for next season very stressful for him. The weeks before the first big task, the Eurocup quarterfinals, brought the height of pressure, and led Franco to an incident in which he pushed Sderit The lines of the sports channel Noa Poplinger.
"Dani felt throughout very long stages of the season that every half stumble raises the pressure level, and it was not only him who testified, but there were other people in the system," say those close to the coach, "The entry of Ofer Yanai put a lot of pressure on Hapoel Tel Aviv to bring a degree immediately. You don't always manage to do that and the pressure level was very high, you could feel it."
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Throughout his seasons in Hapoel Tel Aviv, Franco made sure to keep his top players and that was the case this season as well. But apart from the quote after Besiktas (which he regretted), the signing of Dusty Hanas was in the eyes of some players problematic. On social media, they began to discuss whether the Israeli Hapoel Tel Aviv players are boycotting Anas, a claim that Hapoel denied, but the very discussion turned a healthy dressing room into one from which rumors "that are not suitable for a team in our situation" come out, according to Hapoel Tel Aviv personnel this week.
"Despite everything, if we had passed Hapoel Jerusalem yesterday, it is likely that Danny would have finished the season", this is how a senior member of Hapoel Tel Aviv estimated this morning, "at the end of the additional crack created around the dreams of the title and the team's ability to achieve it, they decided."
Hapoel Tel Aviv have not officially decided when they want to appoint the team's coach, with assistant coach Barak Lederer standing on the lines for the time being, but the team is determined to appoint a coach who will train next season as well.
In the Israeli sector, the possibility of Nano Ginzburg is the most realistic, although no one has approached him so far. Ginzburg, a fan of the team, ends his season in Promiti before the end of this month, when according to estimates he will not continue with the Ukrainian team for another season, despite a contractual option.
In the field of foreign coaches, there are many options, but the option of Erdem Jan is considered the one that has interested Hapoel Tel Aviv for a long time. Jan is interested in continuing to coach at the high level of Europe, as Hapoel Tel Aviv is expected to continue playing in the Eurocup next season. But the fact that Israel and Turkey do not have normal diplomatic relations at the moment can complicate the matter.
The real candidate. Ginsburg/Reuters
If a suitable coach is not found to coach Hapoel next season as well, the team will consider adding an assistant to Lederer, who will stand on the lines until the end of the season. "In any case, we do not intend to give up this season, and the decision to end the contract with Danny only shows that," the team said.
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