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Hap. TA coach puts hopes on Telkiyski By Yaniv Kobovic Hapoel Tel Aviv tonight hosts Vojvodina, hoping to make the most of its home-field advantage after having tied the Serbian club in its away match two weeks ago. Tel Aviv hopes to benefit from Bulgarian midfielder Dimitar Telkiyski, who joined the team in January after nearly 10 seasons with PFC Levski Sofia. While he was a leader at Sofia, the team let him go in part because of suspicions he was past his prime. Advertisement While he has been known for being highly motivated, he was showing signs of tiring out the past season, as noted by the former coach of the Bulgarian national team, Dimitir Fenev. In Fenev's last game as coach, Telkiyski let two attacks get by that ended in goals in Holland, and the team found itself out of the EuroCup. It was said after his miscue that he would only be invited to rejoin the national team if he returned to his old self. Last season, he came to Tel Aviv with defender Elin Topuzakov. The goal of bringing the two in was unambiguous: to keep Hapoel from being demoted to the second division. Telkiyski was definitely the player who made the biggest difference in Hapoel's improved play. He played well, scoring five goals in 18 games. This season, he is coach Eli Guttman's most important player. There are few people who would disagree that he is one of the most talented players to be imported to Israel in the past several years. At the same time, he is beginning to show some wear and tear, which concerns Guttman. "Telkiyski puts 40 percent into practice and brings 100 percent to the game," said a teammate who spoke on condition of anonymity. "We had a fitness training session this week, and Telkiyski started laughing and said, 'so, which is it going to be?' It was funny, but it was obvious that only he could get away with saying that. He has a certain way of being one tired person. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Three years in captivity Aviva Shalit accuses politicians of being too busy with their own affairs to free her son. Hezbollah in Venezuela Western gov'ts fear the group is establishing cells in the South American country.

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