Maccabi Haifa coach Barak Bachar will have to decide during the two training sessions left until the game against Kiryat Shmona on Monday who will be the one to open on the left wing alongside striker Dean David and the king of league goals, Omar Atzili. The two competing for the position are Mavis Chibuta and Dolev Haziza, and there is no doubt that this is a positive headache for the coach, who enjoys a wide and deep staff.
Although Chibuta did not impress in the debut game at Maccabi Haifa earlier this week against MS Ashdod, this can be understood in light of the need to improve coordination with his new friends, and also in light of the fact that it was his first game against the green crowd. Haziza on the other hand only recovered from an injury and returned to the squad in the last game.
Beyond that, it seems that Bachar has not yet decided on the identity of the brake that will open alongside Bogdan Planic, and he will decide between Ofri Arad and Leshon Goldberg. Arad has returned to the squad in recent games and is showing good ability, while Goldberg who is showing great ability this season is returning from injury. Apart from these two dilemmas, Bachar will continue to run with the same players who started with 0: 6 over Ashdod. Raz Meir will open as a left defender and Jose Rodriguez as a right defender and in the link there are no surprises when Ali Muhammad, Neta Lavi and Muhammad Abu Fani are supposed to continue playing together, although the one who knocks back on the lineup’s doors is Chiron Sheri.
Maccabi Haifa is aware that the game against Kiryat Shmona is a completely different opera from the last game against Ashdod: “KS with Slobodan Drapic, especially at home, is a team that could cause us problems. “We will have to come as prepared as possible to take three points and continue the journey towards maintaining the crown,” the club said.