The Hapoel Raanana Post
Player ratings28 Aug 2028
A defender's afternoon for Ben Lederman
Defensive actions: 350. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.
Match26 Aug 2028
No end in sight to Hapoel Raanana's wait for a win
25 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Hapoel Raanana has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad28 Aug 2028
A knee injury of the worst kind for Nasser Al Suwaidi
78 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Hapoel Raanana lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Boardroom28 Aug 2028
Pressure builds in the Hapoel Raanana boardroom
The directors have stopped offering the manager public warmth. In football that is usually the stage before the short statement.
Squad28 Aug 2028
Nasser Al Suwaidi: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Hapoel Raanana have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad28 Aug 2028
A one-man rearguard from Abdulquddus Atiah
There were 7 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Market28 Aug 2028
Harel Lichtenstein puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Hapoel Raanana, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad28 Aug 2028
Tempers go at Hapoel Raanana
Saher Taji was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom28 Aug 2028
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Hapoel Raanana
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
In brief
- Market Hapoel Raanana promote Matan David from within
- Market One of our own: Tal Weissman joins the Hapoel Raanana first team
- Market One of our own: Eitan Glazer joins the Hapoel Raanana first team