Israel's young team has one big goal, and that is, of course, to qualify for Euro 2023, ten years after the last time it participated in the European Championship.
In order for her to have a real chance of getting there, she must overcome the hurdle away against the Irish team on Friday, and move the decider home to Bloomfield Stadium on Tuesday.
In the current era, where the away goals have no more influence, the team/team that hosts the second and deciding game has on paper more chances to win in the summation of two meetings, assuming that the first game does not end in a painful loss.
Therefore, as far as the team is concerned, the fight in Ireland is the key to everything - but there are other reasons for this.
The team that will play against Ireland is not at all similar to that of the previous coach, Alon Hazan, in the games against Germany and Poland in March.
Take for example the great 2:2 against the Poles.
Or Belorian, Doron Leidner, Aden Kartsev, Omri Gandelman, Sof Podgorano and Liel Abda played in the team.
Hofmeister in training yesterday.
New team, photo: Alan Shiver
None of these six players will be at coach Guy Luzon's disposal on Friday, for all sorts of reasons - Lorient hasn't played all summer, Podgorano and Gendelman are injured, and Leidner, Kartsev and Abda are currently playing for the senior team.
Each of these six players is a key player in the youth team, so the significance is much greater than the disadvantage of this or that player.
So the team that will go up against Ireland will be the team that at most will practice in two training sessions together, and this is not the ideal preparation for such an important game, but this is the given situation and it cannot be changed.
Thai worked.
Making the transition, photo: Alan Shiver
"What would have happened if they had taken out six players from the Maccabi Haifa team against PSG? It would not have been similar to what we saw from the greens, because it is not the same team, and this is the situation of the young team," analyzed a coach in the Premier League.
Shahar and Gloch's opportunity in
light of all these things, and especially in light of the fact that senior players Aden Kartsev, Doron Leidner and Lial Abda will likely return to assist the young woman in the rematch, because the senior team does not have another official game after Albania - the battle in the first game in Ireland becomes critical, and if the team does not lose it , she will find herself in a great position to ascend.
The defense squad, most of which was not replaced, from Daniel Peretz between the posts to the back line players Ziv Morgan, Karim Jaber and Gil Cohen, will have to make a difference and bring from its experience in the tournament.
But in the team there are also those who point to Ido Shahar, who became a team player in Apollon Limassol, and of course Oskar Gloch, as the key players in the first game.
Shachar from the side that will help the defense more, and Gloch from the offensive side.
Gloch
A lot will be on him, photo: Alan Shiver
For Gloch, who has already made two appearances for the youth team and has yet to score, this will be a great opportunity to show that he can do what he does every week in the Premier League to players who play in the different leagues in England.
If he manages to carry the young team on his back to the upcoming Euros in these two games - there is no doubt that the step up to the senior team will happen very quickly.
And a move to a team in Europe is also on the agenda, as many scouts are going to watch him in these games.
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