1. Yossi Aboksis made a mistake. Abramov was looking for him, the fans were looking for him, but he played into their hands when he moved to Hapoel Tel Aviv. There are things you don’t do in football and Aboxis crossed a red line, literally. He did not leave Beitar Jerusalem in favor of Maccabi Tel Aviv, he simply moved from a team in disintegration to a disbanded team, from an owner who was a member, to an owner who cannot be a member. But more than that, he moved from Beitar to Hapoel, from a Likud stronghold to a Labor stronghold. And this is a mistake of every beginner politician.
2. Aboxis strikes the sin of the day. He understands that he has reached a place that he cannot support for long. The Hapoel Tel Aviv fans are unforgiving even towards those who tried to save them from relegation. If this concert ends up staying, the joy will be momentary, but if not – at least in the short term, it will be a disaster for the fans and the new management, which came with many promises and hopes, which seem so far away at the moment.
3. The Mintzberg group seems disconnected. Not only from the crowd and what happens on the field, but also from Israeli football. For a long time now, the club has not only been involved in football, and when this happens – it permeates the players in the dressing room as well. This is not an excuse for the poor ability of the players, but it is a trigger. If Hapoel Tel Aviv wants to stay in the league, it needs a drop of oxygen, hope, a goal.
Yesterday, the district court rejected an appeal filed by the group, regarding the decision to foreclose once morest the club. The person who filed the lawsuit is Zeev Greenberg, who was part of the Red Club. The judge determined that the Mintzbergers are not innocent. “The group does not hesitate to behave illegally with its creditors,” she stated.
what the end will be? Brothers David and Michael Mintzberg (courtesy of Eddie Katzpov)
This, of course, is not the only story they are dealing with. The former owner, Itzik Nisanov, also sued them and Meir Toshav, who was also part of the management, is considering suing the group on the grounds of breach of agreement. All these lawsuits, say those close to the club, may mean that the Nissanobs will still return to the front.
Very soon, the new group may realize that this story is a little too big for them. Relegation will put the stamp – Hapoel Tel Aviv needs professional rehabilitation and not battles in the courts.
Over the weekend, officials close to the club tried to make a mediation attempt, but he was also unsuccessful. Hapoel Tel Aviv is in one of its lowest periods in recent years in all respects – professionally, managerially and mentally, and it is difficult to stop this snowball.
4. We almost forgot, but Hapoel Tel Aviv has bottom battles on its head and according to yesterday’s game, it does not deserve to stay in the league. The game once morest Hapoel Jerusalem did not change anything. Yossi Aboksis arrived at a mentally broken club, with many promises from the new owner, but in practice, it must be admitted, some fans miss the time of the Nisanov brothers.
Since his appointment, Yossi Abuxis has been unable to overcome mainly a mental barrier. Not scoring in seven games in a row, or rather 643 minutes, is no longer a football thing. Aboxis fails to lift Hapoel Tel Aviv. He lost yesterday to the loosest team in the playoffs, Hapoel Jerusalem, when his players had weights on their feet. If Hapoel Tel Aviv had the guts, she would fire him, but the shock he went through in the transfer from Beitar Jerusalem does not allow her to do that – she knows that Aboxis gave up a job with Abramov and he is no longer a young coach. Even if she fires him, who is she bring now?
5. DLP: It is not certain that relegation is the worst thing for Hapoel Tel Aviv. In the current situation, where this club is not functioning professionally and financially, it may be that it needs a real shock, one that will shake the ship’s sails. There are teams that have benefited them in the past And Hapoel has the tools to get back up to the league in just one season. Next Saturday, it will host the bloody Hapoel Petah Tikva of Bnei Lam, whose loss leaves it with a leg and a half in the national league.
The upcoming game is a game regarding the life of the team, of the club, of Aboxis. A loss – and Hapoel Tel Aviv becomes more than another candidate for relegation, it may drop below the red line and face another mental crisis that will be difficult for it to get out of. And as you understood, the mental thing is not the strong point of the Reds, who do not feel sorry for their fans.
And you probably know what the late Eric Einstein would say regarding it.
