Beitar Jerusalem to field a secondary lineup against Hapoel Ramat Gan in the Toto Cup
Load management and the desire to give minutes to as many players as possible will lead to rest for senior players on Monday. Also: the plan to add an eighth foreign player.
Beitar Jerusalem will meet Hapoel Ramat Gan on Monday as part of the Toto Cup ranking matches. The runners-up returned to the country on Friday afternoon following their elimination by Austria Vienna and view the match as an opportunity to give a chance to those who did not receive it in Europe.
Yarden Cohen will be examined tomorrow, but in any case will receive rest in the coming week in the hope that he will be fit for the team's first league match against Maccabi Netanya on August 29. Gil Cohen, who is suffering from a tear, is expected to miss the first two matches of the season against Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Tel Aviv.
Shon Weissman, who is suffering from ankle pain as a result of a blow received in the first match against Austria Vienna, will reduce loads and return gradually. Luka Gadrani felt slight pain in the fibula—pain that caused him to be absent for a certain period—but this was defined as natural with the return to training.
Despite the professional staff's satisfaction with the performance in Europe, one of the conclusions is the importance of the decision to add an eighth foreign player in the 6-8 position, with the search likely to continue into next month. The transfer window in the country closes on September 16.
