After Mahmoud Jaber and Muhammad Abu Fani, who arrived at Maccabi Haifa after the loan, established themselves in the team and reached the Israeli national team, now in Maccabi Haifa they are building on In a small barn.
The midfielder, who just recently turned 20, was jumped to the senior team following the expected departure of Neta Lavi, he is not the replacement for the captain, as he does not play the same role. In the youth department he played in several positions: midfielder 8, 50-50 and sometimes as a playmaker. In a season and a half at Hapoel Afula, he was shifted a little forward and played on the wings as a second striker.
Zarora was born in Shafaram and began his career at Nesher’s children. From there he continued to Hapoel Haifa and after two years joined the green side of Haifa. He was first in Maccabi Haifa’s branch in Nahalel, but later made his way to the senior team. In Haifa they say he was identified as a great potential from a young age. His body type reminds of Adama Traore former Wolves and Barcelona player. He has a high muscle mass, but despite this he is fast.
The professional team of the Greens analyzed: “Bassem is powerful, aggressive. He can also play about 50-50. He joins from the second line, knows how to gain space and is very committed defensively. Valid in a modern day. He has made tremendous progress in the last season and a half.”
In the summer, Zarora had offers from Bnei Rayna and Hapoel Hadera, but in Haifa they believed that he should register another season in the Afula uniform under the coach, Shahar Weisinger and the professional manager, Maor Borg. In general, it seems that in recent years there is an understanding in Maccabi Haifa that the best investment is in the future, in the youth department and in cooperation with Hapoel Afula. Zarora is the first swallow.
Maccabi PAT coach, Benny Lem, who won the youth league championship with Zarora for two years, revealed that he tried to join Maccabi Netanya this summer, but Maccabi Haifa refused. “He has tremendous physical strength, he is fast, he has qualities that mean he can play in many roles,” says Lem, “I really like him. He won two championships with us. He is a hard worker, a pleasure to train him. I had to direct him a little. I would I want a player like that in my team. Can play as 8, 10, in the lines and as a second striker.”
Also for those who served as Lem’s assistant in the youth team of Maccabi Haifa and currently serve as the coach of Hapoel Afula, Dawn Weisingerhas a positive opinion of Zarura: “Bassam has a high work ethic, he played two years in the youth and made great progress. He is intense, but we had to work with him on understanding the game. He always applied what he was taught. We decided that he would not be an exception in the youth and go to Afola . He faced difficulties, progressed in his thinking with and without the ball. He made huge progress. He knows how to get things in his head, overcome obstacles. When you sit on him, he brings out more of himself.”
Weisinger added: “The more chances he gets, he will look like he is special. He is powerful, he has high pace. He has improved a lot with the ball in the last three years. He is top in terms of pace, I predict that he will fit in this season and next year will already be an integral part In the rotation. In the summer, several teams in the Premier League wanted him, but we explained to him that it is easier to return to Maccabi Haifa from Afula than from a lower team in the Premier League. He does not give up on himself, it is fun to coach him. There is no such thing as letting his foot off the gas. He is always on the trend of improvement. He has A good personality. Despite his physicality, he is sensitive. He is, after all, a child.”
This season, Zarora has two goals in the Hapoel Afula uniform in half a season in the league, while in the whole of last season he had two league goals. Now he will be able to prove himself at the highest level of Israeli football.
