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Maccabi Tel Aviv announced on Wednesday afternoon (23/10) the removal of Giorgos Donis from the position of his coach.
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Reports from Israel spoke of poor relations between the Greek coach and the Tel Aviv team players, to the point that he did not even say goodbye to them when he left.
The 51-year-old coach described the reports in an interview with Walla m @ l @ kia and threatened that if the lies against him continue, he will reveal the messages he received from his players.
“Now they are trying to damage my backwardness. It is a great m @ l @ ki @, in all the teams that I trained I had a good relationship with my players”, discussed.
“It’s hard to say that I was surprised by the team’s decision to fire me. As a coach I have a lot of experience in these kinds of situations and I smell what lies ahead. We had opportunities in some league games to change our destiny, but it didn’t happen. I think especially After the loss at Ashdod’s house 2.5 weeks ago I realized that if we don’t get results it will be difficult, the only thing that surprised me was that I got the message at the end of training.
Mitch Goldhair called me. He explained to me that we had great goals this season and it was an important achievement to qualify for the 32 of the Europa League, as well as that he recognizes that conditions are difficult with the coronavirus and the absence of people, but something must change and give a scare to the players. “, initially argued and then referred to:
If the rumors that he didn’t even say goodbye to the players are true: “Many lies have been told in the last few days and if this continues I will post the messages I received from the players on Instagram. I want to thank Mitch, Jack Angelidis, my staff and my players. We had a very good relationship and I really appreciate them.” I understand that a page in Israel published this story and that everyone in Greece took it. But this is the biggest lie I’ve ever heard in my life. “
What did not work: “I did not participate in the preparation with the team, I did not build it. Patrick (Van Leefen) did the preparation, but he is not a coach. It was not enough preparation. I wonder how a great team like Maccabi left the preparation in their hands. The truth is that my football philosophy is completely different from yours. It didn’t help me at all.
We were also hurt by the fact that we were playing without our audience. Maccabi is a team that has 20,000 fans at home and we lost an important advantage. All the difficulties started with the coronavirus. At the beginning of the season we played without foreigners. All eleven were Israelis, it was a great gamble and I’m proud of that.
Before the game with Salzburg we lost 14 players, 9 of them key players and many children were called up for the national team. So, I didn’t have time to build the team and work with them in training. It is not an excuse, it is a reality. ”
For success in Europe: “Maccabi have not qualified in the last two years. Playing in the playoffs with Salzburg at this level was a great achievement. In these games we were not focused enough and we were unlucky.
I am no longer surprised by anything that can happen in football, but (the administration’s decision) was somewhat disappointing. I gave it my all in the four months at Maccabi and, in my opinion, success in Europe was an important goal. We did a fantastic course and we brought money and respect to the team. I tried to explain to Goldhair what was going on, not when he led me to fire, but in earlier phone calls. We did not agree on many things. In the January transfer window I wanted to make changes to bring in three new players. Management disagreed. “It is strange that the coach is not listened to.”
If you were wrong to take over after Ivic’s success: “I’m always optimistic, I don’t see it that way. I came to a team, built a relationship with the players and worked my way. I wanted to change my way of playing and do something different, for Maccabi to achieve something in Europe that they didn’t have. I have had a squad of 25 players and obviously not all of them can be happy. Usually there are 15 happy and those who are protesting. It is very normal. I can tell you that we all work together as a team and fight. We talked. I spoke with their players. ” I explained and we respect each other. We were close. Now they are trying to damage my backwardness. He is a great m @ l @ ki @, in all the teams I trained I had a good relationship with my players “.
Former Panathinaikos, PAOK, AEK and AEL coach He last sat on the Maccabi bench on Monday in Jerusalem and in the away white tie (0-0) with Beitar.
The Tel Aviv team after 11 games in the first division of the Israeli championship accumulated 17 points, remaining in fifth place in the standings and -11 from the top where Maccabi Haifa is.
However, he managed to ensure the European continuity of his team, since he qualified for the 32 of the Europa League where Shakhtar will be measured.
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