The youth team in the final of the European Championship
Between Golden and Glaze: The Real Importance of Youth Team Success
The success of the team in the European Under-19 Championships is a spectacular and extremely important thing.
We hope that the decision-makers will also understand, at last, how much the young Israeli actor deserves a place of honor
From the light of Zechariah
01/07/2022
Friday, July 01, 2022, 3:00 p.m.
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Summary: Israel's youth team defeated France 1: 2 (Sport 1)
Tonight (Friday, 21:00, Sport4) the youth team will compete in the finals of the European Under-19 Championship, in what will be the highlight event in two fairly large weeks for Israeli football - however, we are not used to star comebacks of the Eran Zehavi type (even if it is the best place Expected in the world - Maccabi Tel Aviv) and certainly not to the international successes of our national teams. , The disruptive wage withholding in Bnei Yehuda (according to the players' union), the lenient punishment Sakhnin received for her conduct in the security guard affair in the 35th round of the season that ended against Maccabi Haifa - and so on and so forth. But we are here to celebrate a little, Tolerable we will face later this summer.
It is symbolic that in the week when Maccabi Tel Aviv returns Zahavi from Europe, the continent is also learning to know who is going to be his successor. In the last year it is impossible to escape his name. He has given a great season in the youth league (but did not win the championship with Maccabi) and in the Euros, so far, he has two goals and two assists (as well as Ariel Lugsi), and all the focus on him. An 18-year-old boy that the whole country is looking at, but on the other hand, dealing with such a situation is exactly the way stars are born.And Gluch, at least until now, is a star.
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Oscar Gluch (Photo: Maor Elkelsi)
But Gluch is not alone.
This team proves what the activists and stakeholders are constantly trying to forget about all of us: the Israeli player has a place - and he deserves much more space.
Let's not forget, the stars of the past, those who have been privileged to grow up in the league without foreign reinforcement, or with really little of that, have already played at these ages in their teams on a regular basis.
See the vehicle, lead games, conquer, experiment, roughen.
They had the time and credit to make a mistake, so they also had all the spice to become mega-stars.
If Eran Zehavi, the star of the current generation, had to move from national hell to a relatively late age (23) to break through, then Reuven Atar, Eyal Berkovich, Avi Nemani, Alon Mizrahi, Haim Revivo, Moshe Sinai, Uri Melmillian, Oded Makhanes , Motla Spiegler and almost every past star you pierce in his name - was thrown into the deep water already at the age of 17-18.
Of this team - for now - only Gluch has had a real and enabling opportunity in the seniors.
Give them a stage (Photo: Official Website, Seb Day - UEFA via Sportsfile)
The main reason why these guys could be given a place in the squad was the lack of foreigners, but not only that: the league in those years was 16 teams (except in the early 90s - when youngsters got to play mostly in the stronger teams).
In a league like this, the chances of relegation are low and the chances of finishing the season in January are high.
As a coach, when you are not hysterical about relegation, you have a lot more space and flexibility when it comes to young players.
You can let them make mistakes, rub shoulders, learn.
And they deserve to experience it, because ultimately - as we see - they are the future of the industry here.
At this point, to say that the youth team has already reaped its accomplishment is defeatist.
90 minutes separates the team from the trophy swing, and these guys don’t convey too much fear or loss, so there’s no reason for anyone else to do that.
But it seems that another blessed achievement of this team is in saving the image of the Israeli player, especially the young one, the one who was constantly debated that he is spoiled and does not work and can not really cope with the pressures required of a mature player.
Another achievement would be if one of the decision makers wiped the tahini from the corner of his mouth for a moment and understood what it means to give a place - real!
- In alumni games for these youngsters, so that we can all gain a good, strong and experienced base for the alumni team in a few years.
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