"Maccabi is complacent, lazy or stingy": The criticism surrounding the Revivo affair
In the program "Zion 3", Nimrodi and the panel members attacked the conduct of the "yellows" regarding the defender. Ziat called it "disgraceful", and Shashu claimed: "A crazy spin".
Maccabi Tel Aviv was defeated last Thursday by CSKA Sofia in the home game held in Batumi, and it is expected to drop to the Conference League playoffs, where it may meet the Swiss Lugano, a hurdle that may be even higher. Despite this, in recent days the "yellows" have been busy mainly with the issue of Roy Revivo, who did not play in the game in Georgia after a conversation with coach Kenny Miller, against the background of interest in him from teams in Spain and other countries.
In the program "Zion 3", Yonatan Nimrodi, Moshe Ziat and Itzik Shashu addressed the conduct of Maccabi Tel Aviv regarding the defender, and did not spare criticism.
"A whole summer they knew that Roy Revivo was going to leave, said Nimrodi. Couldn't you have closed this already? Renew his contract, sell him earlier, close with him that he stays until we qualify, bring a substitute left back."
Ziat joined his words and claimed: "What disgraceful conduct."
Shashu said: "A crazy spin, the whole story with Revivo," and Nimrodi clarified: "For me, the only thing that matters is the club. Roy Revivo is a tremendous kid, he brought me a championship, he brought me a cup with his own feet, but he is not Maccabi Tel Aviv. With all due respect and appreciation, it's not that without him it won't end in 3:0."
Later, Nimrodi also addressed the reports about the possibility that Revivo would move to Spain: "They told me he has an offer from a big team in Spain. In my head I said Valencia, even Celta Vigo I said would be exciting. Elche?". Ziat replied: "It's still worth it. Elche? That's an amazing move for Roy Revivo."
Nimrodi continued: "You don't leak that you have an offer from a big team in Spain when you have Elche for 1.5 million euros, I'm very sorry. If Liel Abada was sold for 2.5, Revivo will be sold for 3. The best defender that was here, you will bring 3 or you will stay in the stands."
Later, Nimrodi expanded his criticism of Maccabi Tel Aviv's squad building: "The complaints I have are to the club. Maccabi this year, and I said this even before they gave three to Be'er Sheva, Maccabi are complacent and Maccabi are lazy or stingy, they don't work at the level of squad building and don't make purchases. I do prefer not to say 'we built the team in July to garner compliments' when the players I brought are bad. We saw examples of this."
