{"id":195913,"date":"2026-11-07T19:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T19:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=195913"},"modified":"2026-11-07T19:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T19:25:09","slug":"im-taking-full-responsibility-maccabi-haifa-head-coach-barak-bachar-announces-his-resignation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/im-taking-full-responsibility-maccabi-haifa-head-coach-barak-bachar-announces-his-resignation\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI\u2019m taking full responsibility\u201d Maccabi Haifa Head Coach Barak Bachar Announces His Resignation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Haifa Head Coach Barak Bachar reigned from his post after a 4-0 home defeat to Maccabi Netanya at Sammy Ofer Stadium. Following the game he spoke about his decision to leave the Greens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an extremely difficult moment for me. I\u2019m saying this with tears in my eyes. I feel that the team needs a change. I worked very hard to turn this team around, but it didn\u2019t work. My heart aches for the fans. I have just informed Ya\u2019ankele (owner Yakov Shachar) that I am resigning. It hurts deeply, but I believe this team needs a change. I tried, but it didn\u2019t work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI stand by everything I did, but sometimes you have to know when to step aside. Maybe this is a kind of\u2026 I wouldn\u2019t call it burnout, but things just aren\u2019t working. There is a good, talented team here. We could have gotten more out of this squad, certainly in terms of results. It simply didn\u2019t happen. I gave Ya\u2019ankele, Lior Refaelov, and Itzik Ovadia a big hug. I was given every condition necessary to succeed, everything I asked for. Nobody imposed anything on me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love this club, I love the people and I love the incredible fans. I can understand why they were calling for me to resign. I take responsibility. I\u2019m sure this club will embark on a new path, because it needs fresh blood, something different and I take full responsibility for everything.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Haifa Head Coach Barak Bachar reigned from his post after a 4-0 home defeat to Maccabi Netanya at Sammy Ofer Stadium. Following the game he spoke about his decision to leave the Greens. \u201cThis is an extremely difficult moment for me. I\u2019m saying this with tears in my eyes. 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