Israel match thread

[Israel]

Here we start again....We are not counting Swiszerland since yesterday night...Israel the arroGrant!!!!!

We didn't count Austria and Slovenia either...

[Yuval]

This Israeli's 0.02$:

First off, I don't care. I don't think that this team represents Israeli football, and I couldn't care less wether Israel will make it in.

Now.

I'm fond of Duff and the Irish team as a rule, I think that you have an excellent midfield game and a world class offence although your defence is poor. Luckily for you, (my favourite player) Balili is dumb as a mule and although very agile on his feet and REALLY fast, he has a funny little hobby called offside. Plus I personally laughed my arse off when he ran straight all the way behind the goal.

Awat:
The guy's a cnut. What he did was disgusting and dishonourable but I don't think that he was stalling for time, because he did get injured rather bad. If he did FIFA will sort it out.
I do have to give him that he managed to stand firm against a relentless 30 minute constant attack that would break most of the europe's toughest goal keepers. Much less than what you did to us broke bartez to pieces.

Benado:
Should have gotten a red card at the fifth minute.

Both teams' players could use a lesson in sportsmanship. Although Awat was a disgrace he did take in a lot of aggro.

Your coach is an idiot. You had a winning team till he made the switch and you could easily end this game with a nice 3-1 at the least.

In all honesty I think that the best team won this game. You played your game way below average and israel that has great material and no technic managed to give a good defence game but a nonexisting offence game.

And most important: As I said in the beggining I don't care who gets in. I wish you luck and although I don't support it I wish the Israely team luck as well, but even if it were the swiss and faros I would have been ok with it.

AS LONG AS IT'S NOT FRANCE.

[brine3]

In all honesty I think that the best team won this game.

The ref?

[Israel]

This Israeli's 0.02$:

Luckily for you, (my favourite player) Balili is dumb as a mule and although very agile on his feet and REALLY fast, he has a funny little hobby called offside. Plus I personally laughed my arse off when he ran straight all the way behind the goal.

And to think that he is one of the best (or perhaps only) strikers we have.

[Sheridan]

Eh?!

He is your national goalkeeper. Your national team represents your nation. How can you not see the connection with your nation?

Eh, no. In fact, this is the fundamental misconception hindering the development of Irish football. National selections are supposed to be celebrations of the vitality and vibrancy of a country's football culture. In Ireland's case, it's merely an indictment of the poverty of another country's football culture.

When even an ultra-nationalistic culture such as Israel's can more readily grasp this differentiation, you know you have problems.

[Dublin*Green]

And to think that he is one of the best (or perhaps only) strikers we have.

ARbietman, Moshe biton and Asulin are a lot better (aldo, Asulin can't play 'cuz he did'nt serve his 3 years in the Army).

About Awat - I hate him.
Davidovich and him play together at every team (kids, Youngsters and so on), And davidovich was always the first to play - Awat was only a Sub.
Bad luck for Davidovich, He has a big knee problem the ****ed up his career (Better then most goalkeppers in the world - Shoukd have seen him before he got injured against Spain, almost 4 years ago).
Anyway - We got Ohad cohen that, in my opinion, is better Then Awat to, Just short of experince.

Argggghhh CAn't belive that he is going to play in Viareal - He probably has a very god agent.

Do you remember the Goal he conceded against Beitar Jerusalm ?? or his poorly Preformence's in the Champions League.
GOd ****ing DAmit, How did he get to europe ?!.

[Sheridan]

This Israeli's 0.02$:

First off, I don't care. I don't think that this team represents Israeli football

I don't understand this, Yuval. Israel's squad seems eminently representative of its country's football. Only a handful of the Israeli party earn a crust abroad (five out of twenty-one?), and I'm guessing that even the foreign-based players received their football education at home, in contradistinction to the Irish squad, which is surely the least representative of any on earth (with the possible exception of Palestine.)

Luckily for you, (my favourite player) Balili is dumb as a mule and although very agile on his feet and REALLY fast, he has a funny little hobby called offside. Plus I personally laughed my arse off when he ran straight all the way behind the goal.

If Balili had anything between his ears, Israel would have won the game. How many times did Benayoun set him up, only to see his team-mate run offside?

[oconghc2]

look what our soccer history is and look at yours. this is an achievment for us.

none of our achievements in football were soured by the type of diabolical unsporting behaviour your keeper showed! Its not what the game is about! We cant deny you your draw - well done but you have to admit it has been tarnished a bit by this joke of a footballer and some of the cynical fouling by your team.

Enjoy it - but be realistic

[Plastic Paddy]

in contradistinction to the Irish squad, which is surely the least representative of any on earth (with the possible exception of Palestine.)

As ever, such fine bombast, Sheridan. Please do enlighten us as to what you're actually trying to say.

PP

[Duncan Gardner]

I think he's saying many of the RoI's squad grew up in England?

[Sheridan]

I think he's saying many of the RoI's squad grew up in England?

Actually couldn't give a toss where they grew up (insofar as it affects their "national/ethnic purity" anyway), and the fact that anyone would is just another symptom of the syndrome I described in my previous post but one (which provides all the elucidation anyone could require.)

[Yuval]

The ref?

Haha, yeah...
But I meant that the draw was a fitting score.

[Yuval]

I don't understand this, Yuval. Israel's squad seems eminently representative of its country's football. Only a handful of the Israeli party earn a crust abroad (five out of twenty-one?), and I'm guessing that even the foreign-based players received their football education at home, in contradistinction to the Irish squad, which is surely the least representative of any on earth (with the possible exception of Palestine.)

What I'm saying is that recruiting to the team seemed a bit political, and I'll leave it at that.

If Balili had anything between his ears, Israel would have won the game. How many times did Benayoun set him up, only to see his team-mate run offside?

Hey I know. What can I say, I love the guy, he's all heart, but he's not the brightest bulb in the box...

[Israeli-g]

Ireland never took their chances,that much is true but Israel and their excuse of a goalkeeper are a ****ing disgrace to football.****ing shame on you Israel.dirty ****ing *******s

YOU SHOULD LOOK IN THE MIRROR !!!(or is it because you looked in the mirorr you are so angry and frustrated or it is just because you are a racist?!...)

After this kind of post and a few more of this type that i've found here
i'm really happy that it ended 2-2 (and maybe even disapionted that we didn't won at the end )cause you don't deserve to win despite having better players and a better team

I thought better of the Irish and you were known to be true sportsmen knowing also how to lose...
yes,I felt uncomfortable with the over drama of awate and THINK the red card for your team was wrong judgment . but allso your players played tough and hurt him(the blood wasn't ketchup he brought from home,yo now..)
It is also true that at the begining Benado touched one of your players and even I who is not a real football fan know the ref could gave a pennalty and we will not have the right to say that he is totally wrong(i know in this situations sometimes you get a penalty and sometimes you don't....and it depends on the ref angle of sight or just his judgment & resolve -intentionally or not...)

sure,you have better players(one on one...) with better skills ,in better teams,in better leagues but you also ,probebly ,know that football( and all sports ...)is not jus't "the technical side" ...in this "other area" we were better! and at the end we got the draw which is for my opinion a win! the win of the spirit !
you can feel disapointed because you have more potentioal but we deserve some respect for our comeback!
those who don't like israelis or "jews" -I don't care about! ....
but those who have true respect for the spirit of sport have to get in perspective and if you want fairness from us - recognizing your talent and the mistakes or unjust decisions of the ref' or misbehaviour of our goalkeeper( only the one time he made an act that led to the red card-that was bad and yes-shameful for me...) - you also should give us some credit for the great spirit we've shown.this is sport! more than "just the body"!....

[Plastic Paddy]

I think he's saying many of the RoI's squad grew up in England?

No, I recall it now. It's a reference to the lack of quality inherent in Irish domestic football and the national team's consquent reliance on the coaching infrastructure of another country to nurture its talent.

Actually couldn't give a toss where they grew up (insofar as it affects their "national/ethnic purity" anyway), and the fact that anyone would is just another symptom of the syndrome I described in my previous post but one (which provides all the elucidation anyone could require.)

So what do you suggest we do to address those problems? I only ever seem to remember you coming out with this argument when times are bad, but I don't recall any positive direction. Let's hear it then.

PP

[Israel]

by the way

I'm not sure that Awat has signed in Villareal allready.

And it is really funny to think that from all players in our squad Balili is one of the few to play outside Israel.

[Sheridan]

No, I recall it now. It's a reference to the lack of quality inherent in Irish domestic football and the national team's consquent reliance on the coaching infrastructure of another country to nurture its talent.

http://dictionary.reference.com/sear...ationalisation

So what do you suggest we do to address those problems? I only ever seem to remember you coming out with this argument when times are bad, but I don't recall any positive direction. Let's hear it then.

Times are neither good, bad nor indifferent as far as I'm concerned. I just feel moved (out of amusement, more than anything) to comment whenever the FAI's playthings get their heads handed to them by a real football nation and, despite the cacophony of wailing and keening which inevitably ensues, the penny still fails to drop.

[Plastic Paddy]

You can be as esoteric or obtuse as you like, but until you propose something different and workable in everyday English, then you're as much as part of the problem as those of us who remain, shall we say, less enlightened. In short, sh*t or get off the pot.

PP

[jofyisgod]

No, I recall it now. It's a reference to the lack of quality inherent in Irish domestic football and the national team's consquent reliance on the coaching infrastructure of another country to nurture its talent.

Haven't actually got anything to add, I just wanted to congratulate you-your posts are always a joy to read, due to the amazingly profound way you write.

They are the grammatical equivalent of sex...

[Israel]

Awat's behaviour was a disgrace but only for the O'brien incident. That was a shame for us Israelis.

About the other - as I said, MOST of the time he WAS injured. You could easilly see that. for the minute or so he wasn't - just consider it as a time out taken in the game to reduce the speed of it. eventually there's no waste of time in modern football. The ref adds it in the end.