The game was still 0: 0 and ten minutes into the first half, Hapoel Tel Aviv realized that the demon was not so terrible and tried to attack. Farley Rossa passed lightly by Neta Lavie, entered the Maccabi Haifa field and released a pass back to Shai Elias who kicked a 20-meter ball that slipped near the crossbar. It was close. And it was also Barak Bachar’s sign to change strategy – to put Chiron Sheri on the field at the expense of Neta Lavie. He knew it was better for him to attack and push the opponent back, rather than stay in the existing lineup and remain in danger of being absorbed.
Three minutes later the Greens coach took out his defensive midfielder and put in his place the offensive midfielder who would run deep and try to win. Lavie went out and handed the captain’s film to Sherry, in a symbolic act that determined who would be the leader on the grass from that moment on. Haifa did push the Reds back and within two minutes it also took the lead. Immediately afterwards, Hapoel Tel Aviv tried again to gamble and look for the goal, but with one flash by Chiron Sari, the story ended. He received a ball near his team’s field, came out with a bursting attack towards the Reds’ field, passed between two players and kicked in from the edge of the field. 0: 2 and Bachar knew it was the move that brought him the three points. Chess of the coach.
From the start of the season, Chiron Cherry with five goals and five assists in league games. Although Omar Atzili, Dolev Haziza and Dean David were most involved in goals from him, Sari is of great importance in the games of Maccabi Haifa. He was recently pushed aside with the return of Neta Lavie, due to the fact that the Surinamese midfielder did not open the game against MS Ashdod, he was not in the squad against Kiryat Shmona due to injury and he did not open against Hapoel Tel Aviv as well.
“Chiron Cherry just returned from injury and that is one of the reasons he did not start in the last game against Hapoel Tel Aviv,” he said. Barak Bachar This week. “We had a good enough lineup to win even without him, but he is definitely an important and significant player. He came in, did the job and helped us win. Will he open in the derby or not? We will wait to sit down. Any player on the roster can open or get off the bench. There will also be those who will finish the game, not just those who will start in the squad. “
Former Maccabi Haifa player, Gili VermouthReferring to the few minutes that Sheri has received recently and said: “It is a luxury to put such a player on the bench, but Neta Lavie has returned and it must not be forgotten that he was a player of the season so the credit goes to Neta as well. “Most in the group, but I can understand why Barak Bachar wants Neta Lavi in the middle, because together with him it is a very intense and aggressive link – and it could be that it comes at the expense of Shari.”
The commentator Itzik Aharonovich He stated: “Maccabi Haifa did not have such a number 10 and it is doubtful if he was such a foreigner at all. Cherry is a player who has everything from everything. Maybe he does not participate in the pressure made in the opponent’s field and does not quite fit this style as a midfielder. And does not make pressure, so what does it matter? Neta Lavie has no one-on-one technical qualities, no ability to create a numerical advantage or an ability to know how to do surprising and unexpected things. Cherry is the only one who can do that in this group. “He did not start with Sheri against Hapoel Tel Aviv, but it is the coach’s decision and his right to determine who will play. What is certain is that when Sheri came on in the 58th minute, he changed the entire game.”
Also in the game close to Barak Bachar, there will be a debate about who to place in the squad and what style to go against Hapoel Haifa, although Muhammad Abu Fani will not play because of yellow cards, which may make it easier for him to make the decision. In any case, in cases where a full staff will be at his disposal, there is no doubt that the coach will have a “headache” regarding the starting lineup.
Aharonovich claims that Sherry is also able to contribute defensively, alongside his offensive contribution. “Barak Bachar does not like players running away from the game. He is a coach of strengths. That is why Cherry always falls between the chairs and becomes a supposed victim because he is less powerful when the ball is with the opponent. But with all due respect to Neta Lavi, Effective enough, because he does not have the creativity of Cherry, “the commentator noted, adding:” Many tend to think that Chiron Cherry is not an ax, but even in defense he does the job when necessary, because he is neither lazy nor a prima donna. Many times he gets dirty in his game and can Make trouble for every group. “
Beyond that, Cherry of course does not have to play only in the middle and does not have to come only at the expense of Neta Lavie. Vermouth commented: “Since Cherry arrived in Haifa he has played mainly in the 10th position, ie as an offensive midfielder, but when he played in the English KPR he was actually placed many times in the right wing, so he is a diverse player who can play almost all roles in the front. He’s already played several times on the line at Maccabi Haifa, and that does not necessarily mean he should be stuck in the wing because he can run away from there many times in the middle. Anyway, on an Israeli scale he is a star and I would not give him up. As long as he can play, I I prefer him on the field. “
Aharonovitch agrees: “In the last two games, Cherry’s disadvantage has been very noticeable. When Maccabi Haifa plays in a more defensive style, Cherry can start in the top three. On the right wing, on the left wing or as a fake striker, it does not matter where, I prefer him on the field. Obviously. “It will come at the expense of someone else, so Barak Bachar has a headache, but it is a headache that every coach in the league would have dreamed of. Because there are almost always injured and missing players, the wide staff and the variety of options available to him is definitely something positive.”
The season is approaching the last line and Maccabi Haifa knows that every point is important. Last season, Cherry had 12 league goals, with five of them scored in the top playoff series. They were all very important. He was the one who erased a backlog against Maccabi Tel Aviv, when he scored a goal that set 2: 2 and prevented a loss to the direct rival on the plate; He was the one who set up a 1: 1 draw against Hapoel Beer Sheva at Turner and brought another point in the peak moments of the season; And even in the last game, against the same Beer Sheva at Sami Ofer Stadium, his goal was the one that made the difference on the way to a 2: 3 victory that opened the championship celebrations.
“Offensively, his game is useful and efficient, because his movement leads to many goals that Maccabi Haifa conquers,” stressed Itzik Aharonovich. “Even when Cherry does not touch the ball, thanks to his clever and efficient movement, he is involved in moves that create the expatriates. “And he allows the other attacking players to get some more space and be free. His coordination with the attacking players is perfect, especially with Noble, because Cherry comes to him on the right wing and actually allows Noble to get in the middle, from where he can take his kicks and dedications. It drives the defenses crazy.”
Before the game against Hapoel Haifa tonight (Saturday) at 20:00, Chiron Sheri walked around the training complex in Kfar Galim with a big smile on his face. It is clear that he was pleased with the last victory, even if he did not start in the squad. When he scored, by the way, the whole team came to hug him. “But why did you not celebrate in Gol?”, The contact was asked by his friends. “Because after that goal I felt rather relaxed,” Shari replied. Whether he starts in the squad or not, in the upcoming derby he will try to contribute to the team taking three more points – hoping to get off the field again calm and smiling.