Berkovic claims he will be next Israel coach

“I set myself the target of being the next Israel coach and like it or not I will be the next Israel coach.”

By ALLON SINAI
Eyal Berkovic announced on Wednesday that he will be the next Israel coach, even though he hasn’t been offered the job and Israel Football Association chairman Avi Luzon is adamant to name a foreign boss.
The former Celtic and Manchester City midfielder has been calling for his appointment as the next coach ever since it became clear that Dror Kashtan would be leaving after the failed 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign.
After biting his tongue for months to boost his chances of being named as Kashtan’s successor, Berkovic stepped up his media campaign once more by calling a press conference in Tel Aviv on Wednesday to embarrassingly list the many reasons he feels he should be made the next national team coach.
“I set myself the target of being the next Israel coach and like it or not I will be the next Israel coach,” Berkovic stated at the start of his press conference.
“For five months I kept quiet and let everyone else speak. I’ve goteverything. I will coach the team to play attacking and sexy soccer. Noone understands the players better than me. The only thing I don’t haveis coaching experience, but we saw how well the team did with all thosecoaches with plenty of experience. Ninety percent of the country wantsme to be the next coach.”
Former Israel great, MordechaiSpielger, met with several foreign candidates for the national team jobon behalf of Luzon last week, with former Italy coach Roberto Donadonithe current favorite to succeed Kashtan.