Giorgi Daraselia who works in Israel as a coach is one of the new Georgian good football specialist. It is the third season since he has been working in “Macaabi” Haifa as a coach assistant. While his working, the club became once a champion and vice-champion. He graduated from coach preparation courses and this spring got PRO license, with such license quite possible is to be appointed at coach position in some European Club. It is not also excluded him to be appointed as a head coach one of the Georgian age national teams.
“World Sport” had telephone conversation with Giorgi Danelia and got an interview about his club career, about Georgian legionaries, Georgian football and about some other interesting things.
- “Maccabi” Haifa is changed much in this season, but in spite of this it is still among leaders.
- The leadership of club preferred local players to legionaries. There are 5-6 players from youth team of Israel in our club, but we have experienced staff also and as you see ‘Maccab” is still among leaders.
- Championship still has the same rules as it had last year, after the first stage the points of clubs become half and they continue fighting for medals in such way.
- Yes, nothing has been changed. Last year such system did harm to our club, at the beginning we were ahead with 8-10 points and then out points became half in play off. But I hope such system will bring success this year to our club. Let’s see, better to wait than predict anything.
- This year Shmona’s club is a leader in current championship.
- This club has returned to Supreme League, they have quite well staff and do their best for success. But let’s wait, they will loose half scores as other clubs and situation will change. In Israel the leading clubs are from Tel Aviv (“Maccabi”, “Hapoel”).
- We are informed that in August-September while being in Europe you were searching some players for “Maccabi”.
- No, we were not searching. We were testing those players, who had been chosen by our selectioners. We were observing players in Moldova, Poland, Switzerland, Finland and Armenia.
- Georgia was not among those countries, why?
- As I have already mentioned, we know quite much about Georgian players and we know that there is not left in Georgia such players who is necessary for our club. If there is anyone distinguished they have already gone to Europe.
- Guram Kashia a defender of “Dinamo” Tbilisi, before transferring in “Vitesse” was tested in “Maccab” but you refused to take him.
- There was not doubt about Kshia’s high level. Just we did not have much time for a long time observing. What we saw during this period was not enough for signing up the agreement with him. But as we saw he was given much time for testing in Netherlands and he now he is in the main staff.
- After observing players in Europe it means that “Maccabi” will have new staff in winter.
- The most profitable version is to exchange legionary to legionary. We want to add defender and forward and during winter rest will be carried out these transfers.
- Transfer of Dvalishvili is quite possible.
- Please, tell me the club. There are written about transferring so much that at last even we believe. There was written in Georgian press that “Maccab” demand 2 million for Dvalishvili. I am coach and I do not know about financial conditions of club but I can say, if anyone pays even half million to owner of the club for Dvalishvili, I am sure that player will not have any problem.
- Do you know, which club offers transferring to Dvalishvili?
- As far as I know, Dvalishvili only contacts with an agent. His agent lives in Israel and is Jew and others just help him to find other club. The clubs which were written in press as Dvalishvili’s future club do not contact with him through his agent. It is important argument for footballer’s future career.
- How will you estimate his playing? He scores less in this season.
- Lado is good forward and I am sure that after one scoring he will be in his common condition. Now forwards the only duty is to kick in direction to goal and score.
- Giorgi, there was written that you were going to change club.
-It is true, but I have still agreement with my club. As far I am informed the clubs had talks about it and they did not agree. I have proposal from Ukraine and Russia, if next year there will be some profitable proposal for me and the president of “Maccab” I will change the club.
- At the end of the year, head coach is supposed to be changed of one of the age team. If you have proposal from Georgian side, what will you decide?
- Fortunately, there is such point in my agreement when there will be some proposal from Georgian National Team, I will not have problems in club. If my knowledge and experience will be necessary for Georgia, I am ready for it.
- National Teams of Georgia and Israel are in the same group of qualifying season of European Championship 2010. Has an attitude been changed towards Georgian National Team in Israel?
- After voting local journalist were asking about Georgian National Team, I was answering the following " Georgian team finished the last qualifying season with 3 points and in the future situation will be changed. The reason is very simple, Georgian national team has such head coach who does his best and I am sure that, he will create such team which will succeed". I am happy that Temur Ketsbaia and his team justified my foresee.
The Jews are very optimistic people and in spite of bad start, they still hope that will go though the European Championship. Israeli Team will try to defeat Georgian National Team for this goal and the next match will not be easy for Georgian National Team.
Phridon Kervalishvili
