Guy Luzon Reveals Near Resignation from Youth National Team
Translated & summarized from Israel Hayom by baba
Youth national team coach Guy Luzon revealed he nearly resigned before the last campaign, setting a condition that he would leave if he lacked confidence in the squad. He considered resigning after two training matches and a game in Cyprus where the team made mistakes. A win and strong performance against Bulgaria in June ultimately convinced him to stay.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Coach Guy Luzon almost resigned from the youth national team before its last campaign.
- Luzon had a condition to resign if he lacked confidence in the squad's ability to achieve results.
- He considered resigning after two summer training matches and a game in Cyprus.
- A decisive match against Bulgaria in June, which the team won 3-0, convinced him to stay.
- Luzon felt the team had the potential to win after the Bulgaria match.
Guy Luzon, the coach of the youth national team, revealed in an exclusive interview that he was on the verge of resigning before the team's last campaign began. Despite having already signed a contract, Luzon had set a clear condition for himself: if he did not feel he had the necessary squad and professional foundation to achieve results, he would not continue in the role.
Luzon explained that he decided to assess the situation during two summer training matches. He told himself that if he wasn't 100 percent convinced of having a solid core and players he believed in, he would step down. He described a specific moment after a match in Cyprus where the team played well but made costly, naive mistakes, leading him to believe he should leave.
The decisive moment, however, came before the match against Bulgaria in June. Luzon kept his thoughts to himself, setting another condition: if the team did not win and play well against Bulgaria, he would resign immediately after the game. The team's victory over Bulgaria, scoring three goals, changed his feelings, and he felt that with those players, victory was possible and there was a team to work with.
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