{"id":9503,"date":"2017-05-02T06:30:17","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T05:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehighertempopress.com\/?p=9503"},"modified":"2017-05-01T19:19:01","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T18:19:01","slug":"second-half-7-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehighertempopress.com\/2017\/05\/second-half-7-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Second half&#8230; 7.9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;in the Beitar Jerusalem vs Ashkelon 2023 Israeli Premier League Toto Cup final.<\/p>\n<p>I lied to the lads at half time. I told them they could play even better. By which I meant something like, don&#8217;t take your foot off the pedal.<\/p>\n<p>But it was Beitar who came out looking more up for it. Within three minutes they had equalised, our defence in disarray, the scorer unmarked five yards out.<\/p>\n<p>The scores level but the momentum with Beitar.<\/p>\n<p>After that, it just became harder and harder to watch. They swept forward, wind in their sails. We, to mix metaphors, clung on to the ropes.<\/p>\n<p>But when the whistle went for the end of the second half. I felt the balance suddenly shift.<\/p>\n<p>Two of my earliest actions at Ashkelon, back in the summer of 2016, were to appoint Ronen Weiss as fitness coach and Guy Morag as Head Physio. My best-ever signings. When a match goes to extra time, our players will be fitter than theirs. Simple as that.<\/p>\n<p>Now all we need to do is score.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;in the Beitar Jerusalem vs Ashkelon 2023 Israeli Premier League Toto Cup final. I lied to the lads at half time. I told them they could play even better. By which I meant something like, don&#8217;t take your foot off the pedal. But it was Beitar who came out looking more up for it. 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