Maccabi Haifa returned this morning (Tuesday) to train after a day off they received and will actually begin preparations for next week’s game against Betar Jerusalem in the closing round of the regular season in the Premier League. Hapoel Beer Sheva, which is in second place four points away, was also joined by Maccabi Tel Aviv, which is in a good period and is only six points away from the top.
Despite the data, Maccabi Haifa is well aware that they are dependent on themselves and it is still a good enough points gap to return to the winning track against Betar, in order to take a significant step towards the opening of the top playoff games.
Maccabi Haifa is very pleased with Omar Atzili’s recovery process and it is not inconceivable that if there is a more significant improvement in his condition, he will be included in the squad against Betar. If not, Atzili will return to the playoffs. Goodsway Donio, who according to the people of Haifa is very lacking in the rotation of the front, will not be fit for the Jerusalemites in any case and will return to the opening of the playoffs.
Maccabi Haifa, despite the request to play the semi-final of the State Cup with Sami Ofer and not Bloomfield, already understand the messages received from Hapoel Haifa who are not enthusiastic about the idea and there accept the possibility of playing at Bloomfield, unless there is a turn from the Reds. “It really does not matter where the game will take place. In any case we will have a majority in the stands. If Hapoel Haifa prefers to make it all the way from Haifa to Jaffa, then that’s fine. “We are no longer dealing with this and are only thinking about the upcoming game against Betar,” they said in Haifa.