Coach Elisha Levy of Israel says 'I have never seen such a defensive Italy' after losing 3-1.
Israel will have a titanic job ahead of them if they are to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in a group which includes the Azzurri and Spain, but the 58-year-old had a remarkably positive attitude.
“We can take some positives from the match,” said Levy after the game. “Besides the result, which was bad, everything that happened we wanted.
Coach Elisha Levy of Israel says 'I have never seen such a defensive Italy' after losing 3-1.
Israel will have a titanic job ahead of them if they are to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in a group which includes the Azzurri and Spain, but the 58-year-old had a remarkably positive attitude.
“We can take some positives from the match,” said Levy after the game. “Besides the result, which was bad, everything that happened we wanted.
“They scored on every opportunity they had. The crowd was fantastic and pushed from the beginning to the end.
“We came back with a great goal by Ben-Haim and we developed momentum that could have turned around the result.
“Unfortunately, as is often the case in football, when you play attacking football, you get scored against. Besides the result, I am happy with everything. I have never seen Italy play so defensive in my life.”
Goalkeeper Dudu Goresh also chose not to dwell on the negatives:
“I am disappointed to get the third goal. But we are now focused on the next match.”