Doron Ben Dor
Barak Becher (Omari Stein)
After the two previous occasions in which Barak Becher did not stand on the lines Maccabi Haifa was unable to win (absent from the 1:1 draw against Maccabi Tel Aviv a year ago due to the death of his brother and less than a month ago he missed the 0:0 draw against Bnei Rayna due to suspension), today (Saturday, 19:30) It will be a big challenge for the replacement of the yellowed coach, Guy Sarfati, to win against MS Ashdod, a team that is looking for a place in the top playoffs.
Although Bachar will not be on the lines, which is apparently very significant for his team, Maccabi Haifa knows that there are no excuses before the game and if they want to establish their place at the top of the league and win another championship, the championship has to take place on the fields and in games of this type in Ashdod.
The team had a morning practice, after which the players went home, and in the late evening they will gather at a hotel in Ashdod, where they will make the final preparations for the game. The goal is to give the players the opportunity to dine and be with their family on Shabbat evening.
Becher’s squad will be missing the two defenders Pierre Corneau and the injured San Menachem. Menachem, at least at this stage, will continue to undergo a series of comprehensive tests on his head in order to receive the long-awaited approval to return to training. Without the two, Becher doesn’t have many alternatives on the left side. The more realistic alternative is to place Shawn Goldberg as a left guard, something that would require Bacher to change formation and play a four-man line, which includes Goldberg, the pair of stoppers Dylan Betobinsika and Abdulai Sek, and Daniel Sondgren.
Ali Muhammad is expected to return and play at the expense of Mahmoud Jaber, when Muhammad Abu Fani who excelled in the previous game in the position of the back midfielder will continue to receive the credit. Assuming that the Greens will indeed play with a line of four players at the back, the debate will be mainly between Din David and Dia Saba as a goal striker, when it seems that this time Omer Atzili will return to the lineup.
The place of Chiron Sherry and Dolev Haziza is guaranteed. Another and less realistic possibility, but one that is taken into account, is to play in a formation of three brakes, with Dolev Haziza playing on the left line as an extreme. In such a situation, Bachar will have to make a decision in the front: will Din David open, or will Azili and Dia Saba play separately?
