The moment that changed the summer in Be'er Sheva: "We will return, and nothing will help anyone"

Players at Hapoel Be'er Sheva testified last night, following their massive victory over Red Star Belgrade that secured a spot in the Champions League playoffs, that the turning point this summer came after the loss to Víkingur in Iceland. "After the losses to Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Champions Cup and to Víkingur in Iceland, we looked helpless," one of the players said.

"It looked very bad. It was clear that Kings Kangwa was leaving. We didn't look like ourselves at all, but then Ran took the team into his hands and made a significant change in everyone's mindset. He implemented changes on the pitch during matches, as well as in meetings and training sessions. He made it clear to everyone:

'Hapoel Be'er Sheva will return to being Hapoel Be'er Sheva, and nothing will help anyone'."

Players further testified: "It was clear after the loss in Iceland that Ran would not let anything break the team. What he did in every training session and every gathering was to make us understand that we are going to achieve great things, but only if we return to the basics and principles of Hapoel Be'er Sheva. He was uncompromising with us, and it was evident on the field that he would not let up until he got his true Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

"From that point, we went on to secure three victories without conceding a single goal. We have had two weeks of dreams. Now, it remains to complete the mission and do what has never been done before at Hapoel Be'er Sheva. It is all in our feet, and we cannot give up on it."