Lee Falcon, one of the top players who was involved in an unprecedented defeat in Italy, explains how it happened: "Ignorance, concealment and lack of long-term investment in women's football by the association. Absolute lack of criticism and professional follow-up"
The Israeli team was humiliated in Florence, yesterday.
Broke records
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Israel's women's team finished last night's qualifying campaign for the 2021 European Women's Championship in an away game that took place in Florence with an unprecedented defeat, 12: 0 against the Italians.
The team under the guidance of Gabi Burstein suffered the highest record loss in its history, with the previous defeat being 9: 0 against Switzerland in a campaign in the summer of 2014.
After the humiliating defeat, one of the senior players, Lee Falcon, who plays in the German league, tried to explain the reasons for the defeat in a detailed post she posted on the networks: "This loss belongs to all of us," she wrote, 12: 0.
And now, each goal and its explanation:
1. Ignorance, concealment and long-term lack of investment in women's football by the Football Association.
2. Lack of budgets and facilities - players cannot behave like professional players and concentrate only on football when they work additional jobs.
Lack of short-term and long-term strategic plan.
4. Disparaging attitude of the heads of the association to the industry.
5. Disgraceful management of the leagues for women by the Football Association and a sweeping disregard for what is happening in them.
6. Absolute lack of professional criticism and follow-up of the various teams by the Football Association.
7. The Football Association does not provide public relations, spokespersons and advertising to the women's teams and leagues under its management.
8. The professional teams of the women's teams are held in several teams simultaneously under the auspices and encouragement of the association.
9. There are no proper conditions and professional equipment for the Israeli national team.
10. Growing gaps between Israel and the world - where women's football grows and develops.
11. 12 players (of all ages) have left the women's team in the current campaign - a sweeping disregard on the part of the association.
12. Inadequate handling of actresses' complaints of harassment and inappropriate relationships.
