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George Donis clarified that everything that was written in recent days is a lie and affirmed that in case they continue to be written and said, he will make the conversations with his players public.
Until yesterday, George Donis is a thing of the past of Maccabi Tel Aviv. The Greek coach gave an interview to the Israeli website sports.walla.co.il and Aral Weisberg and clarified that what the players say in the dressing room is a lie.
At the same time, he made it clear that he had no problem with them.
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Did you expect to leave?
“It would be a lie if I told you that I was surprised by the administration’s decision to fire me. As a coach, I have a lot of experience in these kinds of situations, and I can tell you that I have the ability to … smell what will happen. We had chances in some league games that we could have changed our … destiny, but that didn’t happen in the end. I think after Ashdod’s defeat, about two and a half weeks ago, I realized that if we didn’t start getting results, it would be difficult. The only thing that surprised me was that I was notified of my dismissal after the last training session before the game “
How were you notified of your dismissal?
“Mr. Mitch Godhar called me. He explained that we had big goals for this year and that it was very important to qualify for the next phase of the Europa League. He stressed that he knows that the conditions were not ideal due to the coronavirus and without the people next door, but he explained to me that he had to make a change that would shock the players ”.
Much has been written in the press these days that I missed the costumes. what do you have to say about it?
“A lot of lies have been told in the last few days, and if they continue to raise the issue, I will be forced to upload screenshots of the messages my players sent me after I left on Instagram. I would like to thank Mr. Mitch, Mr. Jack Angelidis, my team and my players. We had a great relationship and I appreciate it. I understand. A site in Israel wrote this story, and all the media in Greece reproduced it, but it is the biggest lie I have heard in my life. “
Essentially, what didn’t work?
“I was not” present “in the preparation of the team, nor did I make the roster. Patrick Van Leuven did the preparation, but he is not a coach, he is one of the team managers and the preparation was not enough. It is strange that such a large team how Maccabi left the preparation in their hands. The truth is that we have a completely different philosophy with him, so it did not help me at all. It also hurt us that we did not have many fans. Maccabi is a team that brings together 20,000 fans in every home game and we lost a significant lead.
But because of the coronavirus, there were many difficulties. At the beginning of the season we played without foreign players. The eleven players I used were from Israel. I am very, very proud of that. Before the game against Salzburg we lost 14 players, 9 of them used to play, and many of the players were called up for the Israel National Team, so I didn’t have time to work with them and fix things. There are no excuses, that’s the reality. However, we had impressive results in the Europa League. “We had some bad results and that’s why the president decided to surprise the team.”
How do you explain the big difference between the achievements in Europe and the situation in the league?
“For the last two years, Maccabi have not qualified for the group stage in Europe. For us, to play the Champions League playoffs, play with respect against Salzburg, score 11 points in the Europa League group and Playing at this level was a great achievement. But three days later, going to the championship in Israel and without the help of our people, it was difficult. We arrived without strength and did not have good concentration, while we also lacked luck “.
When you “sealed” the qualification to the “32” of the Europa League, did you imagine that another coach would sit on the bench in these games?
“Once again, nothing surprises me in football anymore, but it is very disappointing. I gave my all in my four months at Maccabi and for me, success in Europe was an important goal. We did something fantastic and contributed a lot money and respect for the club ”.
Didn’t you try to explain to Goldhar everything you said to me?
“I tried to explain it to them several times, not in the termination phone call, but in our earlier conversations, but they received different information from Patrick. We disagreed on several issues. In light of the January transfer window, I wanted to make some changes. He wanted to incorporate three new players and the management did not agree: “It was strange that they did not hear the voice of the coach.”
Was it wrong to join a team after the success of your predecessor Vladan Ivic?
“I am always optimistic and I don’t think so. I came to the team, built a relationship with the players and made my way. I wanted to change the way we play and do something different in Europe, something that Maccabi hasn’t been able to do in recent years. “Ivic was lucky Patrick wasn’t involved in his day.”
So, everything was fine in the locker room?
“Look, a team has 25 players and obviously not everyone is happy. There are usually 15 happy people and there are those who complain. It is completely normal. I can tell you that my players worked together, as a team and fought. We had conversations, I spoke with them “I explained everything to them with respect. We had a close relationship. What some people are doing now is killing my reputation. It is a great stupidity.” In all the teams that I coached, I always had a great relationship with my players.
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