Israel Boss Confident Of Qualification
Israel’s new manager Luis Fernandez believes he can guide Israel to their first major tournament for 42 years.
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The Israelis start their 2012 European Qualifying campaign against Malta at Ramat Gan tonight – a clash which was brought forward 24 hours to avoid clashing with Shabbat, before travelling to Tbilisi to face Georgia on Tuesday night.
Fernandez said: “I’ve been working on the squad for two months and I’m confident we can win with these players. We have a deep squad and I believe in these players. I really want to reach the European Championships and so do they.”
Promising to go on the offensive in his first two matches, the Frenchman said: “I want to play attacking soccer and score goals. I want a strong defense, creative midfield and an attack which can find the back of the net.”
“These [first two] matches will not be easy, but we must begin with a win. We have a lot of talent in the team and our goal is to beat Malta and only then turn our attention to Georgia.”
• Full match report & reaction from Israel’s games against Malta and Georgia at www.totallyjewish.com/sport
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