This will be the first game Dror Kashtan coaches the NT. He will have a press conference on August 7th where he will select his squad. Look for the squad to be something like this: Goalkeepers: 1.Dudu Aouate (Deportivo La Coruna) 2.Nir Davidovic (Maccabi Haifa FC) 3.Liran Shtrauber (Maccabi Netanya FC) or Shavit Elimelech (Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC) or Ohad Cohen (Maccabi Petach-Tikva FC) Defenders: Tal Ben-Haim (Bolton Wanderers FC) Shimon Gershon (Beitar Jerusalem FC) Tomer Ben-Yosef (Beitar Jerusalem FC) Klemi Saban (Steau Bucharest) Adoram Keisi (Maccabi Haifa FC) Roni Gafni (Beitar Jerusalem FC) Questionable: Arik Benado (no club) Yigal Antebi (Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC) Avi Strool (Maccabi Netanya FC) Ze'ev Haimovich (Hapoel Petach Tikva FC) Avi Yehiel (Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC) Dedi Ben-Dayan (Colorado Rapids) Tomer Haliva (Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC) Yoav Ziv (Beitar Jerusalem FC Midfield: Yossi Benayoun (West Ham United) Idan Tal (Bolton Wanderers FC) Michael Zandberg (Beitar Jerusalem FC) Walid Badir (Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC) Gal Alberman (Beitar Jerusalem FC) David Revivo (Ashdod SC) Salim Tuama (Hapoel Tel-Aviv) Yossi Shivhon (Maccabi Tel-Aviv) Avi Nimni (Maccabi Tel-Aviv) previously Athletico Madrid Questionable: Omri Afek (Beitar Jerusalem FC) Gili Vermut (Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC) Barukh Dego (Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC) Tamir Cohen (Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC) Barak Itzchaki (Beitar Jerusalem FC) Strikers: Yaniv Katan (Maccabi Haifa FC) previously West Ham United Roberto Colautti (Maccabi Haifa FC) previously Boca Juniors Omer Golan (Maccabi Petach-Tikva FC) Shlomi Arbeitman (Maccabi Haifa FC) Questionable: Pini Balili (Sivaspor) Moshe Biton (Maccabi Tel-Aviv) Omer Peretz (Maccabi Tel-Aviv) previously Strasbourg please tell me if im forgeting anyone or if you have any other suggestions
Re: Israel vs. Slovenia [R], International Friendly, 15.08.06 If i was Kashtan i would try these players: Defenders: Kobi Nachtailer(if he gets fit) Shmuel Lavan Guy Melamed Haim Magrashvili Eyal Meshumar Midfielders: Moshe Mishaelof Maor Melickson Moshe Ohayon Forwards: Itay Shechter u know just to try and see what options he haves in case of an injury on the regular players, and i would kick out Walid Badier he is just too old and i dont like his game!!!!
Re: Israel vs. Slovenia [R], International Friendly, 15.08.06 who is shmuel lavan? and i dont think guy melamed is near good enough he hardly played in colorado and im not even sure if hes signed for a club yet Meshumar and Megrashvili should be considered but I dont think they have a real chance of playing, especially megrashvili. Melikson................maybe in a few months he needs to be more consistent in the league moshe ohayon.........maybe again, hes playing in the 2nd division in switzerland which is much worse than the israeli league- also he had a very dissappointing year last year Mishaelof........yes give hime a chance, still he's not near good enough to be a starting player i agree with you about badeer but just kashtan seems to have fallen in love with him at hapoel tel-aviv, thats why i think he'll take him
Re: Israel vs. Slovenia [R], International Friendly, 15.08.06 from always trusty wikipedia Samuel "Shmulik" Lavan (Hebrew: שמואל "שמוליק" לבן), born January 21, 1982, is an Israeli footballer at Royal Antwerp F.C. in Belgium. Samuel Lavan was born in Israel, but left for Belgium when he was fourteen(14) years old. He began playing youth football at Lierse S.K. and soon after moved to the V.C. Eendracht Aalst 2002 youth team where he reached the quarter-finals of the European youth championship. After the sucsessful time in Aalst he returned to Lierse S.K. but this time he played for the full side afterwhich he was signed by Beitar Jerusalem FC for the 2001-2002 season. After only one season in Israel he signed with K.M. S.K. Deinze from the second division in Belgium, after 3 years in K.M.S.K Deinze he was signed by Royal Antwerp F.C. in June of 2005. Lavan also holds a Belgian passport. His name recently has been added to the short list of Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC. Manager Itzhak Shum would like to sign Lavan as a backup defender
Re: Israel vs. Slovenia [R], International Friendly, 15.08.06 thanks but i dont think hes good enough for the NT
Re: Israel vs. Slovenia [R], International Friendly, 15.08.06 Where is this friendly? ps. go maccabi haifa and israel nt
Re: Israel vs. Slovenia [R], International Friendly, 15.08.06 we'll never find out if we dont try him, i mean thats the whole deal of trying these players no? we might get more than 1 suprise
Re: Israel vs. Slovenia [R], International Friendly, 15.08.06 Official Squad called up by Kashtan: Squad: Goalkeepers: Dudu Awate (Deportivo Coruna), Nir Davidovich (Maccabi Haifa). Defenders: Tal Ben Haim (Bolton Wanderers), Shimon Gershon (Beitar Jerusalem), Tomer Ben Yosef (Beitar Jerusalem), Omri Afek (Beitar Jerusalem), Roni Gafni (Beitar Jerusalem), Yoav Ziv (Beitar Jerusalem), Tomer Haliva (Hapoel Tel Aviv). Midfielders: Idan Tal (Bolton Wanderers), Yossi Benayoun (West Ham United), Yossi Shivhon (Maccabi Tel Aviv), Michael Zandberg (Beitar Jerusalem), Aviram Bruchian (Beitar Jerusalem), Walid Badir (Hapoel Tel Aviv), Salim Tuama (Hapoel Tel Aviv), Gal Alberman (Beitar Jerusalem). Strikers: Yaniv Katan (Maccabi Haifa), Roberto Colautti (Maccabi Haifa), Shlomi Arbeitman (Maccabi Haifa), Moshe Biton (Maccabi Tel Aviv), Omer Golan (Maccabi Petah Tikva), Amit Ben Shushan (Beitar Jerusalem).
Can someone explain why Tal Ben Haim was thrown out of the training camp? I have been out of it for a while and have only heard little bits of information by word of mouth.
Tal Ben Haim was thrown out for missing training after the Israeli team doctor declared him fit (he had no injury). The news made England a couple of days ago - presumably because Ben Haim plays for Bolton - I would have posted the story earlier, but couldn't sign on. http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=409613&CPID=219&clid=30&lid=&title=Ben+Haim+shown+the+door
Israel 1 - Slovenia 1 @ 90' Benayoun scored at the 81st minute followed in the 83rd minute by a Slovenian equalizer. Sucks.
Anybody that watched the match willing to offer a report about how the new-look squad looked? Heard Benayoun scored even though he was injured!
Yep, Yossi came off the bench and scored a nice goal. Actually he was quite lucky, as Katan at the same attack has hit the post. I don't think that we can get an opinion about the team when Ben Haim, Benayoun(most of the match), and Colautti aren't playing. Shlomi Arbeitman doesn't deserve to open in the lineup of the NT, there are better strikers than him. Ben Yosef is just playing bad, he's not in a good form and should not be invited to the Euro Qualies matches. And one thing that i've said and looks like i need to say it again - There's no place for Nir Davidovitch at the NT. He is a good goalkeeper but since last year he doesn't play good. Katan made some nice movements, Gershon was fine, Aouate was good, Omri Afek also had some nice plays.
Thanks for the report....I totally agree about Aouate....he's the first-choice keeper at a top club in Spain and was the real hero in the qualifier against Ireland....Davidovich is solid but is in a completely different class from Aouate. Great article in Haaretz about Benayoun- sounds like he's got his humble head in the right place. He proved his value today and reinforced his appointment as captain. Heard he played very hard. Thanks for the update.