Sloboden Drapich is expected to return today (Monday) from a private vacation and sign with the city of Kiryat Shmona, where he will replace Nir Berkovic who was fired. The coach shortened his vacation after concluding his terms at the northern club and he will return for a second term at the club he left at the end of last season.
Drapich will conduct his debut training session on Tuesday and Kiryat Shmona are convinced that he will keep them in the league: “The last time Slovo arrived the situation was much worse,” said a club official, “Now we are indeed below the red line, but everything is still close. There is no doubt that he is the right person “.
Drapich’s contract will be for a season and a half, but it will include a clause according to which if Izzy Sharetzky leaves the club at the end of the season as he threatens to do, the coach will receive partial compensation and the contract for the next season will not be valid. As I recall, Sharetzky stated that he would not continue next season mainly due to the tax authority’s demand to pay an extremely high amount, and this in light of the fact that the tax authority claims that the club took advantage of tax benefits for players whose address was not in Kiryat Shmona, even though over the years Sharetzky insisted that the players and coaching staff live in the city.
Drapich’s first game on the lines will be against none other than his team until a few weeks ago, Hapoel Tel Aviv. The two will play against each other in a bottom game that will open the 23rd round (15:00, Sport3)