The Maccabi Netanya Post
Squad21 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Maccabi Netanya
Aziz Ouattara 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.
Player ratings21 Sep 2026
Matheus Davó was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 16. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Words at Maccabi Netanya training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Quadri Adediran is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Player ratings21 Sep 2026
Maxim Plakushchenko stands above it all
Some games turn on a moment; this one turned on a man. 7.84 on the card, and the Maccabi Netanya support went home talking about one name.
The dugout21 Sep 2026
The manager makes an example of Oz Bilu
“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.
Match19 Sep 2026
Maccabi Netanya share the spoils with Hapoel Haifa
A 1‑1 draw with Hapoel Haifa leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
The dugout21 Sep 2026
Matheus Davó 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 dugout21 Sep 2026
Matan Atzili on the point
“A point is a point and I will take it, but we should have had all three.” Matan Atzili after the 1‑1 draw, and the sentence every manager in the country said at some stage this weekend.
Looking ahead21 Sep 2026
Dor Hugi goes back to face Beitar Jerusalem
Every squad has one of these fixtures for somebody every season. This one is Dor Hugi’s: the club that knew him first, the supporters who will decide in the first minute whether to applaud, and Maccabi Netanya needing him to play as if none of it matters.
In brief
- The dugout Grigory Morozov left out for tactical reasons at Maccabi Netanya
- Squad Samu wants to know why he earns less
- Looking ahead Home comforts ahead for Maccabi Netanya