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364 Edition

The Maccabi Petach Tikva Chronicle

18 Jul 2033
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad18 Jul 2033

The knee: Stav Israeli out for 80 days

80 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Maccabi Petach Tikva lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.

Squad18 Jul 2033

Shahar Mizrahi breaks a bone — 24 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 24 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

Boardroom18 Jul 2033

The silence upstairs is getting loud at Maccabi Petach Tikva

Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.

The dugout18 Jul 2033

Yehonatan Segev has become a man the manager trusts

Nobody at Maccabi Petach Tikva will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.

The dugout18 Jul 2033

No hiding place for Guy Dabbur

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Guy Dabbur, and the manager let it.

The dugout18 Jul 2033

Ori Dabbur knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Maccabi Petach Tikva, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Market18 Jul 2033

The Guy Dezent talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Maccabi Petach Tikva know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

Squad18 Jul 2033

“I want to play”: Gil Shechter speaks

“I respect the manager and I am not going to sit here and pretend I am happy.” It is the most common sentence in football and it has never once been the end of a story.

Boardroom18 Jul 2033

The Maccabi Petach Tikva production line keeps running

80 graduates out of an academy now rated 15 out of 20. Clubs this size survive on exactly that, and the town knows every name.

In brief

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356 Edition

The Maccabi Petach Tikva Chronicle

23 May 2033
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad23 May 2033

A fracture rules Shahar Mizrahi out for 80 days

Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Maccabi Petach Tikva will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.

Boardroom23 May 2033

The scrutiny sharpens at Maccabi Petach Tikva

Nobody upstairs has said anything, which is the loudest thing they could do. Results buy silence in this game; the account at Maccabi Petach Tikva is running low.

Squad23 May 2033

A row about effort at Maccabi Petach Tikva

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Lucas Ventura was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Squad23 May 2033

A falling-out at Maccabi Petach Tikva

Erez Didi and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

The dugout23 May 2033

Yehonatan Segev has become a man the manager trusts

Nobody at Maccabi Petach Tikva will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.

The dugout23 May 2033

Sagiv Abada gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

The dugout23 May 2033

Erez Didi asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Market23 May 2033

Maor Erlich linked with a move away

The name of Maor Erlich keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Maccabi Petach Tikva say nothing, which says plenty.

Market23 May 2033

Maccabi Petach Tikva put Tomer Peleg up for sale

The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Tomer Peleg may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.

In brief

354 Edition

The Maccabi Petach Tikva Chronicle

9 May 2033
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad9 May 2033

A fracture rules Shahar Mizrahi out for 94 days

Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Maccabi Petach Tikva will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.

Market9 May 2033

Tomer Peleg asks to leave Maccabi Petach Tikva

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

The dugout9 May 2033

Maor Erlich knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Maor Erlich trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

The dugout9 May 2033

Gil Benayoun gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Market9 May 2033

Maccabi Petach Tikva and Guy Dabbur are talking past each other

“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.

The dugout9 May 2033

The manager makes Erez Didi a promise

Nothing in writing and nothing in public: a word about playing time, given face to face at Maccabi Petach Tikva. The team sheets over the next month will show whether it was worth having.

In brief

353 Edition

The Maccabi Petach Tikva Chronicle

2 May 2033
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad2 May 2033

Shahar Mizrahi breaks a bone — 101 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 101 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

The terraces2 May 2033

The mood at Maccabi Petach Tikva has turned into something else

Supporters who sing when it goes badly are supporters. Supporters who gather afterwards are a problem, and everybody inside the building knows which of the two this now is.

Boardroom2 May 2033

Interim Coach has until the next board meeting

What was said behind closed doors has now been said in front of a microphone. Everybody at Maccabi Petach Tikva can do the arithmetic, including the man it is aimed at.

Market2 May 2033

Ori Dabbur 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 Maccabi Petach Tikva, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad2 May 2033

A falling-out at Maccabi Petach Tikva

Maor Erlich and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Squad2 May 2033

Lucas Ventura falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

Market2 May 2033

Talks stall between Maccabi Petach Tikva and Maor Erlich

“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.

The dugout2 May 2033

Maor Erlich asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

The dugout2 May 2033

The manager makes an example of Ariel Lugassy

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

In brief

341 Edition

The Maccabi Petach Tikva Chronicle

7 Feb 2033
From our football correspondent Uneasy

The terraces7 Feb 2033

Supporters organise against the Maccabi Petach Tikva board

A bad atmosphere can be waited out. A group of people meeting afterwards to decide what to do about it cannot, and everybody in the building knows which stage this is.

Squad7 Feb 2033

A one-man rearguard from Maor Erlich

There were 10 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.

Boardroom7 Feb 2033

Interim Coach has until the next board meeting

What was said behind closed doors has now been said in front of a microphone. Everybody at Maccabi Petach Tikva can do the arithmetic, including the man it is aimed at.

Boardroom7 Feb 2033

Deadline passes with 4 signed and 2 gone

That is the business done at Maccabi Petach Tikva until the window opens again. Whether it was enough will be answered on Saturdays rather than in a column, and the first Saturday is close.

Squad7 Feb 2033

A falling-out at Maccabi Petach Tikva

Maor Erlich and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Squad7 Feb 2033

Lucas Ventura falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

Match5 Feb 2033

Still nobody has beaten Maccabi Petach Tikva

The unbeaten run reaches 6. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.

Market7 Feb 2033

Maccabi Petach Tikva promote Shon Atzili from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Shon Atzili has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.

Market7 Feb 2033

Ben Peretz steps up from the Maccabi Petach Tikva academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ben Peretz has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

In brief