"Who is good - play, it's something we were used to seeing only in foreign coaches."
This sentence is said by quite a few players in the team, a moment after the big victory in Albania on Friday (1: 2, a pair of Manor Solomon).
In the eyes of many in both the national team and the Football Association, this sentence is the basis for what may lead the national team to the top of the house.
"There were years when agents pressured coaches to let their players play," the Football Association said. "It did not always happen, but it also caused a bad dialogue. Hazan, everything has changed. "
Hazan was not afraid to go with 20-year-old Doron Leidner as a left-back, placed Mahmoud Jaber and Eden Kartzev in the center of the link in his toughest game against Albania, and was not afraid to bench Monas Dabour either.
As for the latter, the move was made despite the sensitivity surrounding his situation on the team, probably in light of the boos he received at home against Iceland.
But Hazan spoke with him and explained that the decision was professional, Dabour made it and promised to give everything in the minutes he would make.
Dabour.
Made Hazan's decision to bench him, Photo: Udi Citiat
"There will be no fixation in the line-ups, this is not a cliché," the team's professional team clarified, "Whoever is good - will play, no matter the age or position."
Eran Zehavi was replaced by Manor Solomon.
Solomon's entourage said that the wounded Zahavi talked to him and asked him to "take more of the game" and so it happened.
Solomon made it clear to the players that his agents and father are handling offers received for him from Fulham and Turin, and these will surely grow after the show he gave in the second half.
The Football Association complimented Hazan on managing the game against Albania and Iceland.
"In terms of game management, he lives it and responds, even if it's at the half as it was in Tirana," complimented chairman Oren Hasson in a conversation with association members after the game.
In general, there is a sense of something new and refreshing in the team, when the plane stopped to refuel in Prague and continued to the city of Reykjavik, the most remote destination on the continent.
"Now no one will talk about the plane," the players joked after the victory in Albania.
By the way, while the professional team was preparing an analysis of the game against the Albanians, Alon Hazan got up early and held a morning prayer at the hotel on Saturday morning.
The team will play in Iceland tomorrow, and a victory may guarantee first place at home and promotion to the playoffs.
After the great effort put in by the players, everyone who started in the lineup received rest and treatments.
Others trained on a synthetic pitch in Tirana before flying to Iceland.
Hazan may continue with Mahmoud Jaber, despite suffering from cramps and undergoing treatments, alongside Dor Peretz.
Ramzi Spori, who came in as a substitute and changed the game against the Albanians, is in the 11th picture instead of Kartsev (yellow).
Defender Doron Leidner suffered from twin muscle cramps, but is expected to rise in the squad.
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"There is fatigue, but it will not be an excuse," the team said.
By the way, the weather in Iceland is expected to be rainy, similar to the weather in Albania.
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