Maccabi Tel Aviv Players Show United Support for Former Team Manager Yoav Ziv

Players from the Maccabi Tel Aviv football club have collectively posted identical messages of support on social media for Yoav Ziv, days after his departure from the club. The coordinated display, featuring posts from players like Dan Glazer, Shagiv Yehezkel, James Tavernier, and Hicham Laayos, conveyed a clear message of solidarity with the former team manager and disappointment over his exit.

This move appears to be a response from the locker room following Ziv's departure this week. The synchronized posts were intended to express appreciation for the former team manager. Among the players who shared the message were Itay Ben Hamo, Dan Glazer, James Tavernier, Ester Sokler, Ali Kamara, Shahar Rosen, Dan Griver, Hicham Laayos, Heloy Varla, Tyris Asante, Itamar Noy, Shagiv Yehezkel, and other squad members.

Players explained that the action was meant to express their feelings about parting ways with Ziv. "There are almost no people left in the system who work with emotion, real Maccabi people. This situation is disappointing and painful," they stated. They also revealed attempts were made to reverse the decision, adding, "We tried to talk and explain why Yoav is important, but currently, the decision is not changing."

Ziv, a former player for Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israeli national team, joined the professional staff after retiring from playing in 2017. He served as the first team manager for many years, acting as a key figure behind the scenes, closely supporting the professional staff and players both domestically and in Europe.