Israel camp describes duel against Kosovo as “complex”

Israel football coach Ran Ben Shimon and captain Eli Dassa spoke at a press conference about the situation in the team, criticism and preparations for the match against Kosovo.

Israel hosts Kosovo in Debrecen on Thursday at 20:45. It is the third match in Group B3 of the Nations League.

Israel hopes to respond after two defeats, to Austria and Ireland.

The Israelis' aim is to win.

“We recovered; there was no other option. Over these two days, we focused on the things that were not as good, but we tried to be careful and stay very close to one another. We wanted to solve the problems to help the team immediately. Expectations against Ireland were very high; the defeat was disappointing and weighed on us. It is not an excuse, but that is simply what happened,” Israel's coach said.

He has hinted at changes against Kosovo. He said the players who are available may have the chance to start. But he did not reveal the lineup.

“Everyone on this list can start. There will be no revolution, but whoever I think should play will be in the lineup. We mainly tried to understand what we did wrong and where we went wrong. In addition, we focused on Kosovo and its strengths. It is a very high-quality team and perhaps the best team at home, together with Austria. We expect a difficult and complex match, one we would very much like to win,” Ben Shimon stressed.