Maccabi Haifa Coach Barak Bakhar Resigns Live After Heavy Loss
Translated & summarized from Walla by baba
Maccabi Haifa coach Barak Bakhar resigned live on air Saturday after the team's 4-0 loss to Maccabi Netanya, their third straight defeat. Bakhar cited the need for "new blood" and a "change" for the club. The decision followed fan protests and an on-field dispute between players, with owner Yaakov Shahar visiting the locker room.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Maccabi Haifa coach Barak Bakhar resigned live after a 4-0 loss to Maccabi Netanya.
- Bakhar stated the club "needs new blood" and "a change" after the third consecutive defeat.
- Fans chanted for Bakhar and professional manager Lior Rafalov to resign during the match.
- Owner Yaakov Shahar visited the locker room after the team's humiliating loss.
- An on-field argument occurred between players Tsunamy and Yarin Levi.
Maccabi Haifa coach Barak Bakhar announced his resignation live on air following the team's devastating 4-0 home defeat to Maccabi Netanya on Saturday. This marks the third consecutive loss for the team, following previous defeats to Hapoel Be'er Sheva and Hapoel Tel Aviv, intensifying pressure on the club.
"I told Yaakov Shahar that I am resigning," Bakhar stated in a post-match interview, "The club needs new blood." He expressed deep personal pain over the decision, stating, "It hurts very much, but this team needs a change. I tried very hard to lift this team, but it didn't work." Bakhar acknowledged receiving full support and conditions to succeed from the club's management.
During the game, frustrated Maccabi Haifa fans chanted for both Bakhar and professional manager Lior Rafalov to resign. Following the match, owner Yaakov Shahar descended to the locker room. In an unusual turn of events, Bakhar and the players initially refused to attend the required post-match interviews, though Bakhar eventually appeared to make his resignation announcement.
The match also saw an on-field incident between players Tsunamy and Yarin Levi. Tsunamy was seen shouting at Levi to hurry up after being substituted, to which Levi responded by gesturing for him to be quiet, highlighting the team's internal tension amid the mounting pressure.
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