Cantor: "Noble Omar sat and shed tears for a long time after Albania"
The coach of the Israeli national team was interviewed on the sports program of Radio Jerusalem and commented on the booing that the midfielder received: "He was very upset."
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30/09/2022
Friday, September 30, 2022, 3:17 p.m
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Summary of Hapoel Jerusalem's victory 0:3 over Maccabi Haifa (Sport1)
The Israeli national teams recorded a very successful break with securing first place in the Nations League and qualifying the young team for the European Championship, but on the agenda, despite the successes, was the summoning of Omar Atzili.
The Maccabi Haifa midfielder was called to the squad by Alon Hazan for the game against Albania despite his involvement in the affair that was nicknamed "the footballers and the minors" and despite the revelation of the alleged correspondence between him and Dor Micha, as part of an investigation by "News 13".
The Football Association held a consultation on Atzil even before the roster was announced, a petition against his summons was submitted and on the day of the game, signs were taken over at the Bloomfield Stadium with the inscription "Atzil does not represent me", but the professional manager Yossi Banyon and coach Alon Hazan included the midfielder in the squad and he also came off the bench and was a part The promotion of the team to the playoffs.
Today (Friday) the national coach Alon Hazan was interviewed on the program "On the Road to the Field", the sports program of Radio Jerusalem, and when asked about Atzili's summons he admitted: "You have to understand that I work for a body called the Football Association, which a year ago held a press conference and made it clear that it checked it from all aspects , he apologized and has been a national team player ever since. It passed all the tests of the association's ethics committee and if there was even the smallest instruction, he would not have been invited. We suspected that there might be boos from the crowd, but we didn't believe that in such dimensions. Everyone can express their opinion, but I very much hope that we will find a way and that maybe he will clarify things regarding his apology and remorse."
"He was very upset, sat and shed tears."
Omar Atzili against Albania (Photo: Barney Ardov)
He also said about Atzili's inclusion against Albania: "There is still enough time to talk about the issue, to get the best solutions and to hear Omar. We didn't talk to him because he was very, very upset, he sat and shed tears for a long time. Sometimes you have to let For a human being to relax and not talk to him for that second. Right now what is occupying Omer and all the Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Tel Aviv players is the game on Saturday and then we will sit down in a calm and orderly manner."
Hazan also talked about the expectations for the playoff stage: "All the teams that finished in first place in their house in each tier, advance to the semi-finals. There are teams like Norway there and that can still change, but we are there and want to do our part. We believed all along that we could qualify , but it was most important for us to reconnect the team with the people - and that 30,000 people came to the game against Albania was the biggest thing. Throughout the campaign we wanted to make the players understand that what we do can decide our future, like what Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Tel Aviv are doing And Hapoel Be'er Sheva is also possible in the national team. We didn't break for a moment in the campaign."
If he was disappointed that Eran Zahavi did not come: "Absolutely not. A way can always be found, but both sides need to want to find the way. We tried and it didn't work out at the moment, but we don't give up because we always want the best players to be with us. When everything calms down and they won't be Echoes like this and others, we will all sit down and try to find the most convenient solution.
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