The 2:0 last night (Monday) to Hapoel Beer Sheva will be remembered as one of Maccabi Tel Aviv’s worst games this season. The yellows recorded their second loss of the season, again to a direct rival for the crown, while presenting an ability that does not match the expectations of the management, the professional staff and the players. Now, the club may consider a number of significant changes, one of which concerns the staffing of the foreigner quota.
As a reminder, Maccabi Tel Aviv has five foreigners in its squad as of this stage of the season: Enrique Saborit, Derrick Lucassen, Andre Geraldes, Parfa Goyagon and Djorja Jovanovic. When one of them may be the one to pay the price already in the coming months.
If you do find a suitable replacement, Andre Geraldesh, who came on as a substitute in yesterday’s 2:0 loss to Hapoel Beer Sheva, is expected to be the one to be released among the five foreigners of the yellows. Thus, Maccabi Tel Aviv will be able to land two new players in the upcoming transfer window.
As mentioned, following the loss in Turner, the Yellows dropped to second place in the table with 22 points – 2 less than Maccabi Haifa who took their place after the 3:1 over MS Ashdod on Saturday. Hapoel Be’er Sheva has 20 points, when it seems that the fight for the championship, at least in the near future, has become three-way again.