Levi's is not only jeans
by Amir Ragporker

13.9.2002,
There is no good coach in the Israeli football that didn’t start his years in Hapoel Kfar Saba. Shlomo Sherf, Dror Kashtan and Itzhak Shom all started their football careers at this small yet nice team. So who is next?

can he take the Golden Boot? Alon Mizrahi

Cool team this Kfar Saba, they are really not afraid of anything thanks to her charismatic Chairman Eli Tabib. But this year Kfar Saba seems to be favorites to the last position. A review on their squad looks like they need some better players in the squad. But without any money on their hands what can they do. Even Guy Levi the coach won't be at the first league fixture due to economic problems.

In the goalkeeper position we Ohad Cohen and Eran Sheizinger both are very good keepers. Sheizinger was international in his glory days but now he isn't so good like use to be. I think that Cohen will be the first keeper cause he seems better for now.
Radisav Radolovic the new defender will be at the center of defense with Kobi Nactayler former Hapoel Petach Tikva player. Najoan Grayeb former Aston Villa player is the star at the back although his last 2 years were very poor. It seems like from he didn’t really recover from his days in the Premiership. Yaniv Chechian is the man in charge at the right back. Eliezer Spayer is nice player but nice can't work in football. Tomer Shem Tov need to surprise us this season in order to be useful in the Israeli football. Mohamad Kabha is very bad player that likes to break legs. Natan Shakori still doesn’t know what he is doing in the first division. Alon Ziv, Alon who? Yes even he know that Ligat-Hal is to good for him.

In the midfield we can't find useful players, I don’t know what Levi will do but he needs to do it soon! Ofir Kopel is like all Israelis, very good talent yet very poor ability to make something with this power he got in his leg (not between them). Klaudyo Milaer, very annoying name but he has to prove him self fast because Levi knows only one way out. Dorin Totrash maybe has girl name but I hope he doesn’t play like a girl. David Zanti will not ever become the big Zanetti from Inter. Tzahi Barkol need to be like his name (loud voice) in order for everybody to found his big talent. Itzhak Matko is fine player that will seek for moments at the midfield.
Alon Mizrahi and Yaniv Avargel will have to score goals! Yes there are no excuses for the two big stars no to score. Mizrahi scored a lot at Haifa and in the Israeli national team while Avargel has great pace and he knows how to score when he is in small teams. This is the best part of Levi's team and if one of the two will be injured anonymous Eyal Meshomar will come in.

Kfar Saba looks very bad team and in order to get worse the brought Guy Levi. Levi is the son of Gavri Levi that controls the Israeli soccer federation (bribe) so Tabib wants Gavri to be in his side of team due to his son coaching there. Yes this is how football in Israel looks like, nowadays.

Expectations: 8-10^th spot in the league, win the cup or toto cup.
Reality: 12^th place and will be out of the cup in the first round although they might surprise some of us. Maybe the toto cup will go Kfar Saba although they will be too involved in the struggle against the drop to the second division.
Player to watch: Najoan Grayeb: this team seems to be a nice place for this left winger after he lost all is ability in England. This year he needs to do rehabilitation to his abilities in order to be a stronger player like used to. He still is a big mystery to all of us.
Possible starting 11: Ohad Cohen; Yaniv Chechian, Radisav Radolovic, Kobi Nactayler, Najoan Grayeb; Ofir Kopel, Dorin Totrash, Klaudyo Milaer, Tzahi Barkol; Yaniv Avargel, Alon Mizrahi.

DiD u Know: Alon Mizrahi played in Europe some period. The former Israeli international played in Nice in France second division. Do you know where is Nice now? In the top of the First division!

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