The professional committee was updated: Ran Ben Shimon is in the team

Gidi Lipkin 04/05/2024 14:30
Ran Ben Shimon (Reuven Schwartz)

In a round of talks that took place during the last few hours, a large part of the members of the professional committee of the football association, with whom chairman Shino Zoertz usually consults, were informed that Ran Ben Shimon would be the one to coach the Israeli national team. Zoertz understood that for Barak Bacher the team is not the first priority and he only wants Those who come wholeheartedly and without hesitation or need to take a period of time to decide.

The association says that in the meeting with Ben Shimon, the chairman of the association felt that the coach, who is having a wonderful season in Cyprus and swept AK Larnaca from the bottom of the table to the championship fights, really wants to reach the national team, when he is ready to do everything to make it happen For Ben Shimon, despite the offers he has for next season on the neighboring island, the national team is a destination and not an alternative.

The chairman of the association is expected to have another conversation with Ben Shimon and there to close things with him. Zoertz was aware of everything that is happening with Becher, when until 72 hours ago the association was still optimistic about the arrival of the coach who was fired from the Red Star, but when they realized after the expulsion of Maccabi Haifa from the cup in Becher Even more undecided, wanting to wait and not satisfied with making the decision, the association decided: thank you very much, but you will not be the coach of the Israeli national team this term.

Barak Becher (Omari Stein)

The football association only wants to see on the lines a coach for whom the national team is his life’s mission from the beginning and not a second priority. This is why, in the end, despite the great desire to see Bacher take the position and lead the team in the coming years, the one who will do it will be Ben Shimon. As I recall, the latter left MS Ashdod and started the season without a role, until he took over AAK Larnaca.

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