Tomorrow (Sunday, 6:00 p.m.) the Israeli national team will play another and last preparatory game before going on the World Cup break, when they will host Cyprus.
On Thursday, Israel beat Zambia 2:4, in a game in which several players got a chance to prove themselves to coach Alon Hazan and professional manager Yossi Benyon.
Oskar Gluch made his debut, Dean David scored and cooked and even Dan Glazer and Itamar Shibiro, the substitutes, scored in extra time to win the game.
This was exactly Hazan's message to the players this weekend: "Anyone who gets an opportunity should take it not only for now, but also for the future."
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Captain Beavers Natho was not a partner against Zambia and was very disappointed.
This evening (Saturday), Alon Hazan addressed this at a press conference and said: "Beavers and I talk all the time. I will not give him anything out of kindness and mercy, but everything by merit. I will not let him play just to have a good feeling. I decided in the previous game to do something that left him Outside. I try to neutralize the relationships I have with certain players and make professional decisions. In the game against Zambia, I wanted players who would come with the speed in transitions to decide the game and that was the only reason."
Regarding the fact that against Zambia the national team was exposed from the back, the coach said: "These are classic preparatory games. In these games you see what is not working correctly and take note of it. We play in a method that we have the tools to play in. We also want players on first call-ups who fit this method , to assimilate them into it, to the principles we are trying to produce. Right now, only in this way."
Regarding the words of the coach of the Cypriot national team regarding Eran Zahavi ("If Eran Zahavi is not in the Israeli national team, it shows how strong she is"), the national coach said: "I would be very happy if Eran Zahavi was part of the Israeli national team. I believe that everything can be solved and done in a good way. I know tango, just a little, but tango needs two."
Natcho was asked what he has left to contribute to the national team and said: "I bring myself, I try not to change. It is true that there will be periods when I play less and that is fine, I am aware of that. When I am on the field, I will do everything to bring myself."
On the shortcomings in the game against Zambia, he said: "In football, it's a dynamic game. There are minutes when you're better and there are minutes when it's the other way around. In the last game, it was more noticeable and that's what friendlies are for. It's okay that it happens in training games, we'll learn from it and fix it."
About not playing against Zambia, he clarified: "The day I'm satisfied with the fact that I'm not playing, I'll tell Elon not to invite me anymore. The success of the team is important, but I feel that I have something to contribute, and if I didn't think like that I wouldn't have come here, I'm not bored at home."
In conclusion, Natheko was asked about the fact that tomorrow's game falls on the start time of the World Cup and he addressed the crowd that came to support against Zambia: "Thank you to those who came. It encourages and supports the team, they can come tomorrow too, it's a convenient time. It's our job to let them enjoy themselves, I hope as many families as possible come And children who will absorb it. This is how you build a tradition of fans and support for the national team, I hope it continues like this."
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