In the team, expectations are lowered: 4th place is realistic

“We are embarking on a new path and we will do everything to be successful and play positive football,” the national coach said in his opening remarks. Willy Rotensteiner During the first meeting against the team players who gathered yesterday in full force ahead of Thursday’s match against the Danish team in the World Cup qualifiers. Rotensteiner said he expects the players to continue to advance in terms of ability on the field in the current campaign as has happened recently, and moreover, his desire to try to achieve with the team the place leading to the third tier at the end of the campaign which will improve the team’s position. Comfort from those she enjoys when she is in the fourth tier.

Rotensteiner has quite a few headaches ahead of Denmark. The fact that the guest of the guest team Christian Eriksen landed in the country has the effect that the task of passing the Danes or at least getting a point, is a very difficult and almost unrealistic task: “Denmark and Austria are the best teams. Scotland is also a strong and excellent team. Fourth place is our real place. At home. We are better than Moldova and the Faroe Islands. All the first three – Denmark, Austria and Scotland are ahead of us. Denmark is ranked 10th in the world, Austria is ranked 30th, Scotland is ranked 50th and we are ranked 90th and that says it all. Until we invest in football And we will create a tradition here and over the years it will be difficult to close the gap. “

“The problem here is at the roots and not at the top. It is impossible to water a tree from its top. The solution is to make a decision for 10-15 years and not think that in a short process we will reduce gaps. Even if we were going up to a big factory it means nothing. “Until there are 50 players in Israel who play in Europe, we can say that we are in the right direction,” the team said.

Rotensteiner does not intend to make an lineup change from the one we are used to, which means that the team will continue to rely on three brakes and two players on the wing to support the front. This time, too, the skeleton of the team will be based on veteran stopper Eitan Tibi, who is in excellent shape this year, captain Beavers Natcho in the link and Eran Zehavi who will play alongside Manor Solomon, who experienced a very good season in Ukraine.