As was first revealed in Israel Today three weeks ago, the Austrian will continue to stand on the lines when the search committee is expected to approve his appointment today. • Satisfaction among the team players who pushed to stay behind the scenes
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Continues to stand on the lines
Photography:
Maor Alexelsi
As was first revealed in "Israel Today", three weeks ago, the Football Association is expected to officially announce today (Monday) that Israel national team coach Willy Rotensteiner will continue in his position for at least another year, after meeting yesterday with Oren Hasson, chairman of the association. The members of the search committee, which appointed Eli Ohana, Eli Cohen, Oren Hasson and Shino Zoarz, are expected to announce the decision soon.
Those who are expected to be very happy with the decision are the players of the team who pushed behind the scenes to stay the Austrian when next year only three games are expected for the Israeli team. The release of the current coach before the end of his contract with the Football Association would have cost almost NIS 700,000, so the financial issue was also a major consideration in decision-making.