The coach of Beitar Jerusalem, Yossi Aboksis, held a meeting following the Jerusalem derby and focused mostly on the extra time and the conduct of the players – when the yellow-blacks were ahead 0:1 against 10 players of Hapoel Jerusalem, but conceded an equalizing goal in the 96th minute.
Aboksis focused on midfielder Bar Cohen and told him: “Whoever concentrates only on scoring and making numbers, will not be able to score. You had to think about the team and do what is right to win.” To Max Grechkin, the coach also commented on the goal and the closing on Ofek Bitton and said: “We are 10 players behind the ball and we get a goal. I don’t understand how these mistakes keep repeating themselves.”
The coach said to goalkeeper Itamar Israeli: “You have no part in the goal. At first sight on the field I thought you had a part, but after seeing on video you have no part in this goal.”
The players were very disappointed, but also strengthened each other in the hope to start and change the situation, especially in the defensive game.
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Regarding reinforcements, most of the gaps with Sergey Borodin and Krasnodar have been closed and the Russian stopper is getting closer to a conclusion at the club. Beitar is in talks with two goalkeepers. After signing a foreign goalkeeper, the team will have a quota of six foreigners and without the release of Eduardo Guerrero, it will not be able to add one more. This is a problematic situation since at this stage there are no offers for the Panamanian and he has not applied to move to another team.
In light of Stav Nachmani’s expected departure, striker Dor Hogi may join the front. Hogi has been playing for the last season and a half in the Polish Wisla Krakow, which is now in the minor league.
Regarding the fans who are angry due to the fact that another game was scheduled for Saturday at 3:00 p.m., the club clarified that the times and games are determined by the franchisee and also that in all games played on Saturday, unique entrance gates will be operated for Shabbat keepers to allow them to enter. Beyond that, the club said: “You can’t please everyone all the time, there will always be those who don’t like the day and time of the game, we try to reach everyone.”