The Israeli team concluded a fairly successful national team break, in which it took significant steps towards achieving first place at home in the League of Nations. Alon Hazan’s team finished twice with 2: 2 against Iceland and defeated Albania 1: 2 away, which helped them establish themselves in first place at home at the moment. If Israel beat Albania at Bloomfield Stadium in September, they will secure the first place to be promoted to the First Division of the League of Nations and a place in the Euro qualifiers.
At the end of the window, coach Alon Hazan and professional manager Yossi Benyon held a press conference today (Thursday) in the booth at the Ramat Gan stadium, where they summarized the last two weeks of the team.
Yossi Benayoun Opened and said: “I do not think about points, of course we want to win every game, but I wanted to see things we always talked about, from the first day we worked together. Sometimes it takes time and I hoped to see the way in the first games, very satisfied with the games. “A lot of things I saw in the games. With the good things I saw in the combination of points, there is no doubt that they are satisfied.”
On the Mons Dabour issue, Benyon said: “I did not have to use magic. The only conversation with Dabour was long before the gathering. We talked about the situation and I wanted to see how committed he is and wants to be on the team. I felt one hundred percent committed and want to be with us. “He behaved amazingly, even in the locker room. I saw them happy after games, and say that games do not affect otherwise, I saw players smiling and hugging, and Mons was one of them even when he did not open. We only look at this conduct and for me he conducted himself perfectly.”
Benyon added of Dabour: “It’s never pleasant to get contempt whistles from your crowd, but he behaves in the best way. We would like such things not to happen, but he is mature enough and knows how to behave, proved it in many good games. Want the crowd to be behind us “My dream is to be filled with pitches. Hope and feel the wave that is going on now and from what I have heard at least 7,000 spectators have secured their place in front of Albania, calling on the whole crowd to come and support because we need the crowd behind us and I wish they would avoid contempt whistles.”
On Manor Solomon, Benyon said: “Hopefully he gets to the Premier League, this is the best league in the world and a leap forward for him. He has proven he is a player for the high levels, needs to improve certain things but he belongs there. We have to show that we want to help him because we know what his abilities are. “
“Will he reach my level? It depends on the team. Fulham only went up in the league, when I came to West Ham it was also after promotion, we played offensive football and it served me, hopefully it will be with Manor as well.”
On Alon Hazan, Benyon said: “From the first moment I felt that Alon was the right person to be the coach. This is the way I want to see, take advantage of the offensive nature of the players, let them express themselves. I hope everything will connect. “One result is not good and we turn it around again. Towards the qualifiers, everyone will be behind us and we will continue the way we started.”
Alon Hazan He said: “Some things need to be improved, from a defensive point of view we need to be focused. Lack of concentration in critical minutes makes us pay a high price. We have excellent goalkeepers and good defense. We know how to maintain proportions in what we have achieved, not climb high. “There are moments that you enjoy and there are moments that you do not, want the successful moments to continue and work hard for it. Once the players have the commitment, we will reach September and try to do the best things.”
Hazan on the balance between young and old players: “I was a player of Shlomo Sharaf, and he knew like other successful coaches in the world to find the balance, because there are players who need to be trusted, there were times I was not at peak fitness and he knew what he could get from me and I gave him back “You have to know how to find the balance. The judgment will always be honest, we will make sure that the players in the best shape are on the team.”
On the rumors that there is a separation between the Jewish players and the Arab players: “I see 11 players of the team, not looking at Arabs or Jews. I live the players every day before they go on the field, players in our locker room are connected to each other, not just Arabs separately and Jews “Separately.”
On Beavers Natcho, Hazan said: “There is not one of the last games that he is guaranteed a place in the team in September. Natcho is an important personality for the team. Some people need to know about young people who influence the team, Beavers is a character, and as long as he is a character and can serve the team, he will be. “September, we will see the fitness of the players and we will try to choose the best and most worthy.”
On defense he said: “Our defensive game is not ideal and optimal. Also in the attacking game there were enough opportunities to decide and we could not do it. There is a gap in many teams in the world, even the best. Our goal is to reduce the gaps, hope we do it as soon as possible. There is an improvement in defense, Miguel Vitor is beyond the player, but a personality that radiates on others.Even if there are goals we do not want to absorb and the price is combined young, this is a price we will have to incorporate.If Vitor makes the players around him better in the future Great in the future. “
On the summoning of Yoav Jerfi and the criticisms that followed: “For me it is delusional that I will have to explain why I summoned someone. “In my honesty it’s ugly and serious, but I’m not in a place to educate people. I’m not apologizing, doing things honestly and that’s what leads me.”
About Miguel Vitor: “If you were in the locker room you would think Vitor is the oldest in the team. He is humble, assimilated into the players and serves as an example for each of them. Beyond the player he is, Vitor is an amazing personality. “Elsewhere. In the second training session, it seemed like he was always with us.”