Maccabi Tel Aviv Adjusts Lineup for Toto Cup Final Amidst Injury Concerns
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
Maccabi Tel Aviv faces the Toto Cup final against Hapoel Tel Aviv with a depleted squad due to multiple player injuries. Left-back Noam Ben Harush underwent surgery and will miss at least a month, impacting the team's defensive options. The club is also dealing with long-term absences for other key players, affecting their foreign player count and depth in 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 is out for at least a month after surgery.
- Shagiv Yehezkel is expected to play left-back, with Ohr Davidah returning to the starting lineup.
- Kristian Blic, Jon Nicolascu, and Tyris Asante are also sidelined with long-term injuries.
- The team has limited foreign players and depth at multiple positions.
Maccabi Tel Aviv is preparing for the Toto Cup final against Hapoel Tel Aviv on Thursday, aiming to secure their tenth title in the club's history. The team is coming off a decisive 6-2 victory over Hapoel Haifa. However, their preparations have been impacted by a significant injury to left-back Noam Ben Harush, who underwent arthroscopic surgery and is expected to be sidelined for at least a month. This absence is likely to see Shagiv Yehezkel fill the left-back position, a role he has played previously, which in turn is expected to bring Ohr Davidah back into the starting lineup.
The primary concern for Maccabi Tel Aviv revolves around the depleted squad. Ben Harush's injury adds to a list of long-term absences for players including Kristian Blic, Jon Nicolascu, and Tyris Asante. This situation leaves the team with only five foreign players available, despite the allowance to register seven. The club faces shortages in forward and center-back positions, and now critically at left-back following the departure of Roy Revivo and Ben Harush's injury. Shahar Rosen is currently the only natural left-back remaining in the squad until at least the November international break.
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