The Israel National Team opens up their Nations League campaign on Thursday (21:45) when they visit Austria in Linz, marking the first of four matches that will be played in under two weeks.<\/p>\n
Ahead of the clash, veteran midfielder Eliel Peretz shared his feelings about having spent the Yom Kippur Holiday abroad with the squad, \u201cThere\u2019s no doubt that it wasn\u2019t easy for us to get here and leave our families behind, but we really created an amazing atmosphere here. It was great to pray, thanks to the rabbi who came and having the Torah scroll made us feel at home. There were lots of prayers, Torah classes, and words of Torah. It was great, fulfilling, and we were able to recharge. Today we had a training session; we\u2019re already past Yom Kippur, we\u2019re feeling good, and we\u2019re already preparing for the match on Thursday.\u201d<\/p>\n
Regarding the opponent, the Israeli midfielder elaborated, \u201cThere\u2019s no doubt that they\u2019re a very good national team. We saw what they did in the World Cup qualifiers and also at the World Cup, and the good things they are capable of producing. But, as with every game, we\u2019ll prepare with the best possible approach. For us, it\u2019s another game, but we also understand that, ultimately, we\u2019re starting a new UEFA Nations League campaign here. We understand the significance, including in terms of the Euros. We want to come out and show our progress and get a good result, a winning result. We\u2019ll really try to stop them, stop their transitions and the quality they have, while bringing our own qualities to the forefront. We hope this campaign will be a good one for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Peretz added about what the training staff has tried to imbue in the players, \u201cThey mainly spoke to us about how challenging this is going to be: four games in eleven days. But there are also teammates here and we have such a deep squad. We\u2019re confident that whoever takes the field will be able to help the national team and express themselves. We understand that we\u2019re heading into a challenging period, but we\u2019re here together, enjoying ourselves, and we\u2019ll be ready for every game with the goal of rising to the occasion. God willing, we\u2019ll get the job done and succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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