Summary: Maccabi Netanya - Beitar Jerusalem 3:0/Sport1
Beitar Jerusalem under Almog Cohen and Barak Itzhaki is a strange bird at the bottom of the league. 0:3 for the second time in a row, 6,000 fans who came to Netanya, the return of Dor Micha and Miron George to life, but most of all - it is rare to see a team that reaches a fateful game with only the difference in goals Places it above the red line, yet neutralizes noise and plays top team football. The Yellow-Blacks broadcast that they are under no pressure or fear of relegation, and continue with the same style of play and approach that was recorded in Itzhaki's first game as a coach.
It should be noted that this was a short period, changing professional teams many times Bringing change, the team is still 3 points from the red line and things will be tested over a longer period of time. However, one cannot ignore the feeling that Bitar is part of the bottom only on paper. A team that goes up every game to press, initiate and score as many goals as possible is the antithesis of routine bottom teams - certainly those that open a game when they are close to the red line.
In the club, we congratulated Barak Itzhaki at the end and said: "It's not by chance that he was signed for two and a half years. He was signed for the journey, of course there will be ups and downs but he is with us for the journey, you can see his daily work with Almog Cohen to understand that we will build something here far beyond staying in the league." In the dressing room, when Yitzhak gathered the players at the end of the 0:3, he told them briefly: "I love you and I'm proud of you, celebrate until tomorrow and come back properly."
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The support of the crowd is also far beyond the victories, and mainly thanks to the road and the proactive football. In the final training session, Yitzhaki will train Timo Mozi at the expense of Niko Khorkhali, in Netanya they were convinced that he was aiming for a passing game, but in the end the coach went for the Georgian and ended the game in 30 minutes, even though in Club India: "It was deceptive, which was the difference between the teams In these minutes, it's our offensive confidence. There is no bottom pressure here, everyone is enthusiastic to go up, play football and win, it's really strange in relation to our situation in the table." If the players find it strange, what will we say?
Yesterday, it was not Beitar's most stable game in the Itzhaki era. Too many free spaces, distances between the players and a lot of situations for Maccabi Netanya, and only Miguel Silva saved the guest. If the club was debating whether to continue with the goalkeeper for another season, his shares rose significantly In the last few weeks, it seems that soon the team will open negotiations with him on a new contract. Roy Sassoon is also highly regarded, but Silva's footwork together with his adaptation to the new system significantly improved his status.
The first goal so far went to Ismaila Soro, the never-ending player in the midfield. The club was disappointed that they didn't approve the goal for Adi Yona, as was the young midfielder. Yordan Shua returned to score a field goal, Miron George celebrated a second goal in a row and the stable Dor Micha in the center of the field gave a lot of peace. Mozzi comes off the bench well, which is less that can be said about Fred Friday, who justifies his benching and his expected departure at the end of the season, or as they defined in Beitar: "He may be the only one in the squad who does not align with the new requirements".
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In the next round, Beitar will meet Hapoel Hadera in the afternoon at Teddy, with an expected crowd of 15,000. The club understands that against Hadera it will be a completely different game, against a team that plays from behind and bursts out and they even said: "It will be much more difficult than Netanya". Beitar estimated yesterday that 33-34 points would be enough to stay.
The club emphasized again that if there is no extraordinary offer from abroad for Adi Yona, he will stay next season as well.
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