After a long silence, among other things also regarding the departure of Bnei Lam, owners of Maccabi Netanya Eyal Segal Choose to speak. In an interview with Radio 90FM, the owner of Maccabi Netanya said: “If Benny hadn’t resigned, he wouldn’t have been fired. Two weeks before he asked to leave, he was convinced to stay. To Benny Lam’s credit and honor, it should be said that you don’t see many coaches in Israeli football who take on all the responsibility. Hats off to him because it’s not easy and he did it in an honorable way.”
Segal continued: “Everyone was confused and praised us for all the signings, we didn’t succeed in some cases, but that’s no reason to trample on their honor. There were those who said we would run for the championship. It’s legitimate for them to criticize what’s happening on the field, so I kept quiet and heard all the criticism that was mostly justified all along I’m not happy with the professional situation we’re in, I was hoping to be somewhere else during the break and the responsibility is mine. It’s irrelevant if I did everything they asked of me. I’m at the head of the system and responsible for everything. Even if I appointed an owner representative, the responsibility is mine.”
“There are players and it is no secret that they are less than satisfied with them and cannot find their place. They want playing minutes and will not be able to get it at Maccabi Netanya and we are in contact with them to find a way, but as long as they are with us and we have not announced otherwise, then they are here.”
On the professional side, the team will return to training in the middle of the week and will hold a short training camp in Wingate that does not include sleep. The training ground is currently being sown and is expected to be ready in two weeks. The contacts with the agents of Florian Hartharz and Erich Barko continue to reach a financial settlement for their release. Israeli national team players such as Omri Gandelman, Aden Kartsev and Raz Shlomo will receive several more days off before returning to training.