After the 2-0 loss to Denmark last Thursday, the Israeli team will look to register tomorrow (Sunday, 21:45), a premiere victory in the World Cup qualifiers, when they meet Scotland at Bloomfield Stadium, with team coach Willy Rotensteiner and captain Beavers Natcho preparing for the meeting.
Willy Rotensteiner Referring to the performance against Denmark and saying: “We performed well against Denmark, we faced them in two halves and they scored twice, but we managed to stand in front of them properly and Denmark was under pressure. We were unable to score, but I did not expect to play a strong 90 minutes against Denmark. I think it makes sense that Denmark dominated the game, but in the end we failed to score in the last minutes we dominated. I feel we want to get better and progress with the team, I do not think it is right to think that we must win to keep a chance to rise because it’s just stressful, I want to get free to the game. “We did a good job and I think it can strengthen my players because we dominated against Denmark in the last 25 minutes, even though we were not able to achieve a good result.”
The fact that Israel has often played against Scotland in the last two years: “Scotland know us very well, it’s true for both sides, but I prepared the players and told them it all starts from the bottom up. The most important thing in this game is to play faster, we have the offense and we have great potential. The aggressiveness on the ball was not high enough and this made it easier for Denmark and allowed her to show her qualities. We play against a team that consists mostly of Premier League players, we must limit them and avoid serious mistakes. It’s a new game, the challenge is not to absorb. “
The lineup: “I can not say that at the press conference because it would not be wise for me, but the Scotland coach answered well. The method is not just how it looks on the field, but how it is performed. “A small country that plays in this way is currently in 1st place in the world, but it is not just a matter of method, but a matter of execution.”
About Dor Peretz: “I think he did a very good job, he was excellent in the last line of the link and also in the first line. There is a real discussion about that among the coaching staff, but I have not yet decided which position I will use.”
On the decision not to summon Lior Rapalov and the summoning of Biram Kiel: “There was a discussion about Lior Rapalov thinking at the time that Mons Dabour was injured, but after examining it we realized that it was not a serious injury and it seems that he will be able to play. I saw Kiel in Sakhnin and he would have looked great and in addition he will add a lot of experience to us. “
The mental readiness of the team for the game: “I talk a lot with the mental team, I think it is very important that we are mentally prepared and I think the players are ready. We have to be on the field from the start of the game and apply pressure, but it is impossible to control throughout the 90 minutes. We are in a good process of progress, the goal is to control 60 minutes of the game because then it will be easier for us to win. “
Bibras Natcho He said in reference to the 2-0 loss to Denmark: “We are professional players and have already experienced careers in both teams and national teams, we recently lost to the same Scotland and we have to forget what was against Denmark and win the game. We know Scotland very well, we played in those two years against Scotland more than against teams, a goal here or there is what will decide. We want to win, Scotland is certainly no less good than us, but we believe in ourselves and think we can do well if we play our game. “
About the opponent: “The fact that Scotland is a good team no one misses it, they are not favorites as Denmark was, there is a more equal balance of power between us and Scotland, but if we play our game we will have a chance to win them. Only in Israel three brakes is considered a defensive method, it depends on how we play it, we did not get big misses, but we did get more or less to the areas we wanted against Denmark. “Against Scotland we will have to do more and if we improve the last lane and the last level, I think we will also score.”