The National League continues to approach the end of the regular season, with only three rounds left, until the teams are split into the top and bottom playoffs. In the best tradition, this week was not particularly quiet either, when two coaches finished their duties: Tomer Kashtan in my brother Nazareth (replaced by Eldad Shavit) and Moti Ionir in Umm al-Fahm. Bnei Yehuda, on the other hand, managed to recover from a long streak of games without a win and defeated the same Umm al-Fahm.
But with all due respect, the hot team of the league continues to be MS Kfar Qassem of Amir Nussbaum, who scored another victory, this time over Hapoel Afula and is already six points from third place, when it seems to be approaching a historic rise to the senior league. In honor of the upcoming event, we spoke with the mayor of Kafr Qassem, Adel Badir, who commented on the team’s future, its chances of joining the Premier League and the stadium that will be built in the city in the coming years.
Adel Badir (ONE system)“Congratulations to the management, the fans and the players. All of these elements lead to the success of the team,” he said. In Adir To ONE. “There are a lot of donors in and out of the village who help success and help the group survive.”
Do you follow the group?
“I try to go to all the games, probably at home and sometimes outside the colony. I was originally a football player in the past and I am proficient in all types of sports.”
Can this team survive financially in the Premier League if it qualifies?
“We in the municipality supplement the income for the team. We do everything we can for the team to survive financially. If MS Kfar Qassem qualifies for the senior league, we will also increase the municipality’s support. Everyone will mobilize for the team to rise and stay in the Premier League. “The group. During the January transfer window, the group turned to donors and all the businessmen who were asked to help helped.”
MS Kfar Qassem players celebrate (Noam Moreno)There has never been a team from Kfar Qassem in the senior league.
“True, and I’m sure if that happens, it will brand the city. Look how the years of Bnei Sakhnin in the senior league have helped brand the city. It’s advertising that can help in all areas: business, education and more. We have two football schools in the city with close to “1000 children. The success of the football team will encourage all the children in all sports. I do not know if you know, but also in basketball we are the only team in the national league.”
There is also Samson Kfar Qassem in the first division who is aiming for promotion. Is there room for two groups in such a small place?
“There is also room for four teams. We have other teams in the second and third leagues. There is room for everyone and historically, Kfar Qassem is known as a leading club in Israeli football in Arab society even before the 1980s.”
Kfar Qassem players (Shahar Gross)And the question of the questions, stadium. The group will not want to continue to migrate to the colony.
“There are plans to build a stadium. We are going out to tender this March and I believe that in a month or two work on the field will begin. I estimate that in about two years the stadium will be ready. It is expected to be in the area between Kfar Qassem and Kfar Bara. ‘, But now we want a stadium that will hold close to 10,000 spectators. The truth is that we could have gone out to tender six months ago, with a stadium for 2,000 spectators in the National League, but we saw that the team could qualify for the Premier League and we changed plans.
We had a successful meeting with the Ministry of Sports and with MK Walid Taha who helped us. He contributed greatly to the promotion along with MK Issawi Farage who has led the group in the past. “Issawi finds it difficult to reach much because of his crowded hazelnuts, but he helped raise funds and even helped out of his own pocket together with his brothers.”
Issawi Fridge (Radad Jabara)What message would you like to convey?
“I am proud of this team and its fans. All my hopes are that we will be promoted to the Premier League but at the same time that our fans will maintain the sporting spirit that is what characterizes them: without curses, I am proud of that. “And so in previous seasons. No matter if the team wins or loses, they behave exemplary.”
It is impossible without reference to the resident of the village Ismail Amer.
“Ismail Amer for me is the number one coach who can easily coach in the Premier League. When we were in the First Division, he coached MS Kfar Qassem and helped her qualify for the National League. He is a cannon and I believe in his abilities. He is a man of missions and since he took Urbani Rishon LeZion under him, he could have finished in first place if he had come first. “I just hope he does not prevent the Kfar Qassem CBS from advancing to the Premier League (laughs).”
Ismail Amer (Omri Stein)On the other hand, the one who came out of a very difficult period is Bnei Yehuda, which after the appointment of Nisso Avitan could not win and only this week put an end to the embarrassing series of games in which it did not score three points and maybe it can be said that it set out on a new path. The one who spoke with the “National in Focus” section is the experienced captain, Dan Murray.
“The victory has released some of our barriers. If it’s a win, if it’s to score three goals. In good football. I think we got two goals from a situation and a half and that’s we have a lot more to fix,” he said.
Dan Murray in shock (Shahar Gross)How much pressure has there been lately?
“There was a system crash. We all messed up big, game after game. I can not point you to one thing. The players all wanted to, but suddenly we got into some kind of spin that we can’t score a goal. And we have good enough players to score a lot of goals. There were some mistakes. “These and others personally by certain players. Mistakes that made us over-stress.”
Experience everything. Do you know how to explain what the vibes are here? In terms of talent, you have to run the league.
“Talent does not play on the grass. We made personal mistakes that lowered the team’s morale. We had a weak character. We lost balance with each other. I hope the game on Sunday will bring it back.”
What are you thinking about now?
“We decided to concentrate game after game. For the cup game against Hapoel Haifa and then for the league game against my brother Nazareth. The same thing should be done in the next game. It sounds so cliché but it really is like that.”
Bnei Yehuda players celebrate (Noam Moreno)You went through a lot of locker rooms. It is said that the locker room here is one of the worst in Israeli football.
“I have not heard of it until the negative losing streak. I can tell you that when you are in a club like Bnei Yehuda, you do not experience such bad periods of winning streak and you do not look good. In such periods, the locker room is relatively fine. Obviously when you win, everyone “Embrace each other. There are less good times each is perceived by the other. Relative to the situation we were in, we are fine. I do not see one who does not want to succeed for the other, but like to throw it on the locker room.”
Abramov entered the locker room and visited Zanti and Atar. Not quiet this season with you.
“He spoke professionally and not about a locker room. I do not think Eliran or Zanti had our problems. I was in locker rooms more cohesive but last year for example the locker room was worse. If we make a few wins, everyone will forget about it.”
Barak Abramov (Hagai Michaeli)Are they all united for the sake of Bnei Yehuda?
“I feel like everyone’s hurt by this situation. No one takes it in stride.”
How do you see what happened to Yossi Aboksis?
“I think Yossi had something else in hand, and the situation here was not good with a lot of pressure. He made the best decision for him. Yossi is an excellent and petty coach to say one thing or another about him. Yossi did his best and we really appreciate him.”
“Made the best decision for him.” Abacus (Rafi Ben Hakon)Do you agree that all background noise is harmful? The crowd, a lightning that may be leaving“In terms of players, we get the best conditions to succeed. The burden of proof is on us. We can talk about background noise, but we came to a club that is big for the second league and once you do not succeed then there is pressure. Look at Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Premier League: in the beginning This season the results were not good, so there were noises. And now that things are working out, then everything is quiet and everything is beautiful and good. “
But this is a failure of Bnei Yehuda.
“There is no doubt. This team was built for aliyah. That is why I say that one victory did not make us quiet. We have a lot to fix. This team was built on a big budget, with different eyes than what we are showing now.”
How did they try? He also suffered at first.
“He came at a time when we were in a really negative sequence and tried to change the energies. The truth is in the last games he did it and you see it in the results. He is a positive guy and a good coach who wants to help. He played for Bnei Yehuda and it is no longer a club for him. .
Tried Avitan disappointed (Shahar Gross)Personally, two years ago they talked about you being the best fit brake in the country. How did you find yourself nationally?
“In life you have to make decisions. Last year we were relegated with a very good team we had. You see quite a few players from last year succeeding in the Premier League this year. I made a decision to go down with the team to the second division to help it rise. I had Premier League offers, but I chose with my heart. I lost money along the way. Not my personal situation is frustrating, but the team’s situation. The club and the fans deserve more. I very much hope that they are given happiness in the future. I do not care what I deserve professionally or not. “In the summer I will do my thinking what next and I hope I will make good decisions.”
Do you see yourself returning to the Premier League?
“I see that all the options are open. But I am not the individual in the current situation. We need to move this club forward and I hope we will start doing that. We need to finish this year in Bnei Yehuda in the best possible way. We are closer to the first division than we are closer to the first division. Super, so we need to keep this club at least in the national league. If there is pressure to go down to the first division? It’s not a matter of pressure. In any situation that happens this year, we will have pressure. We are doing the best we can for the club. The Supreme and from there God is great. “
Dan Murray (Itzik Blanitzky)