Maccabi Tel Aviv Faces Squad Concerns Ahead of Toto Cup Final
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
Maccabi Tel Aviv will play Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Toto Cup final on Thursday, seeking their tenth club title. The team is dealing with significant squad issues, including the month-long absence of left-back Noam Ben Harush due to surgery. Injuries to other key players like Christian Blicq, Jon Nicolascu, and Tyris Asante further deplete the roster, forcing tactical adjustments and leaving limited options at several positions.
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- Maccabi Tel Aviv faces Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Toto Cup final on Thursday.
- Left-back Noam Ben Harush will miss at least a month after surgery.
- Shagiv Ezekiel is expected to play left-back, with Ohr Davidah returning to the starting lineup.
- Injuries to Blicq, Nicolascu, and Asante also impact the squad's depth.
- The team is currently using five foreign players, below the allowed seven.
Maccabi Tel Aviv is preparing to face Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Toto Cup final on Thursday, aiming to secure their tenth title in the club's history and achieve another victory against their rivals this season. The team is coming off a recent 6-2 win against Hapoel Haifa.
Recent team news indicates that left-back Noam Ben Harush underwent arthroscopic surgery and will be sidelined for at least a month. This injury is expected to lead to Shagiv Ezekiel filling the left-back position, a role he has played previously, with Ohr Davidah likely returning to the starting lineup as a consequence.
The primary concern for Maccabi Tel Aviv is the state of its squad. Ben Harush's injury adds to the extended absences of Christian Blicq, Jon Nicolascu, and Tyris Asante. This situation means Maccabi Tel Aviv is currently playing with only five foreign players, despite being allowed to register seven.
Furthermore, the team faces shortages in the striker and center-back positions, and now also at left-back. Following the departure of Roy Revivo and Ben Harush's injury, Shahar Rosen is the only natural left-back remaining in the squad. These personnel issues are expected to persist at least until the international break in November.
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