Dan Roman’s profession path doesn’t meet the definition of a typical soccer coach. He holds two college levels, partly in philosophy and historical past, is cautious to protect the standard of the setting and typically, the brand new coach of Maccabi Petah Tikva is a bit of completely different in look, a sort of unusual hen.
In Maccabi Netanya, they inform of a person who leads a vegan way of life, when even when getting ready the espresso, he doesn’t use a spoon so as to not hurt the setting and pours instantly from the jar. For the previous two years, he arrived at Maccabi Netanya coaching by bus so as to not use the automobile and pollute the setting, when despite the fact that, like all of the members of the skilled workers, particular clog footwear have been bought for him, he requested to exchange them with a “greener” mannequin, which isn’t made from leather-based.
Maccabi Fatah is not any stranger to Roman: prior to now, he performed one season within the uniform of the senior crew of the Malaves, within the 2009/10 season, when he collaborated with the technical coach Tal Ben Haim, when the membership defines Roman’s appointment as “Tal Ben Haim’s appointment”. He was the one who pressed to nominate him already yesterday, when the membership says that issues have been already closed final night time within the late afternoon, when the coach requested to first inform Maccabi Netanya, the place he completed his place and Maccabi Haifa, the place he closed as the brand new youth coach for the approaching season.
Dan Roman with Avi Luzon and Tal Ben Haim (Maccabi Petah Tikva)
Roman went via a wide range of positions in Israeli soccer: he was the assistant coach of Ofir Haim within the senior crew of Hapoel Tel Aviv, served as Raymond Etwald’s assistant in Maccabi Netanya and coached the youth of the Reds and the Diamonds till not too long ago. In Netanya, he took a crew that was struggling on the backside and for 3 seasons led it For 2 seasons in the midst of the desk and above and one other season wherein we’ll struggle for the championship till the final rounds.
“I added Dan as my assistant after a number of conferences I held with him and after I spotted he was a distinct character. After I’m constructing my crew, I am not searching for copies, or folks with out an opinion, however individuals who will complement me like coaches,” Etwald instructed ONE.
Raymond Etwald (Reuven Schwartz)
“Dan is totally completely different and has an opinion and because of this, he’s additionally a pleasing character who is aware of how you can join with in the present day’s gamers. He was very artistic in coaching, typically an excessive amount of (laughs), so I needed to sluggish him down however I feel that is a optimistic trait and he realized from it. He’s all the time open to studying new issues.’
Etwald signed: “I hope he’ll get sufficient time to root his fashion of play and get the help he deserves as a coach. Sadly, everyone knows the way it works in soccer when membership house owners immediately develop into followers. I want Dan all of the success on this planet in his new membership. For me it is enjoyable to see that one other assistant who labored with me is making his debut as a head coach.’
“Hope Roman will get sufficient time to root his fashion of play.” Etwald (Shahar Gross)
While you have a look at the fashion of play advocated by Roman, you could find a standard denominator together with his predecessor within the place, who additionally got here from Maccabi Netanya, Ran Kozhuk. A traditional 4-3-3, strain recreation, much like what the skilled supervisor on the time, Almog Cohen, instilled within the senior and youth crew. Roman, is outlined as a person of statistics and analysis, who additionally strongly believes as one who labored as an analyst, within the principle of statistics.
Ran Kozhuk (Haggai Michaeli)
“He matches Kozhuk in soccer, however is a bit of completely different from him in character. Ren is a little more offended or peppery, Roman explains issues in his personal silence. If he has a dialog with the proprietor, he’ll say what he desires to listen to, however in the long run he’s the one who will obtain the The choice is his means,” defined a supply who labored with him.
Usually, it may be famous that the final three coaches of Maccabi Pat got here from the habitat of the Diamonds: Benny Lam, Ran Kozhuk and now Dan Roman. Usually, for those who add Almog Cohen who moved to Beitar, Kozhuk who moved to “Q and Drapich of Bnei Sakhnin, one can solely surprise what is occurring nowadays on the Diamonds, or who’s inflicting them to lose such high-quality professionals.
Dan Roman (Reuven Schwartz)
Again to the novel: past the skilled side, one should additionally consider his character: in Netanya, the place he labored, they inform of a coach who to begin with teaches the gamers, one who throughout coaching with him, the gamers really feel that they’ve realized one thing. However right here, too, it ought to be famous that coping with adults is completely different: “Maybe the gamers can be suspicious at first, however over time they’ll understand that he improves them.”
Throughout his time within the youth crew of Netanya, within the membership they inform about the truth that, moreover being a person of ideas, Roman conducts himself with out ego, aside from one challenge: competitiveness. Throughout coaching, Roman would take an energetic half with the gamers in video games and even on the finish of coaching, the crew gamers can be ready to compete with him in common tennis.
“If there may be an argument with him, he won’t inform you that he’s proper, however may even persuade you why he’s proper, so that you simply assume like him,” says a supply who labored with him in one of many golf equipment: “However for those who handle to persuade him of the rightness of your means, he’ll admit that he was unsuitable and decrease his ego.” , he added.
is aware of how you can admit errors. Roman (Omari Stein)
For Roman, this won’t be his first senior look on the strains: he already received the possibility, or relatively did not get the possibility, at Maccabi Netanya. In his contract on the membership, it’s written that he’s the person who can be on the strains when Ran Kozhuk doesn’t proceed. So Netanya gave him one recreation in opposition to Hapoel Haifa which resulted in a loss, after they instantly appointed Man Sarfati (no matter two video games wherein he crammed the place of the suspended Etwald).
To this present day, the sensation amongst some officers within the membership is that he did not actually get an actual likelihood, that you do not choose a coach on one recreation. As quickly as Almog Cohen didn’t agree to face on the strains due to his obligations to Roman, then Roman as talked about was despatched to the strains, however not past. The sensation was that on account of being “Almog Cohen’s man”, who was in a murky relationship with the membership, then giving him an opportunity was basically a scarcity of change within the relationship.
Almog Cohen (Reuven Schwartz)
That is additionally the contractual purpose that enables him to maneuver to the ranks of Maccabi Pat: regardless of the contract he has for an additional season, Roman took benefit of the identical clause that states that if he doesn’t get the possibility he can depart, strikes to Pat and is even entitled to obtain compensation from the Diamonds.
Roman used to work for Dynamo Dresden from the German second league, the place he used to function the chief analyst, whereas these very days, he’s ending the professional course for soccer coaches the place they point out that he can be chosen as one of many excellent of the course. Along with being a coach, he additionally serves as a lecturer at UEFA and is answerable for the analyst course on the Soccer Affiliation.
Now, let’s take a look at the number of the Malavasim: Maccabi Pat was searching for a coach who resembles Ran Kozhuk, whom Avi Luzon outlined as “courageous”. In response to the proof, there may be somebody who “matches Kozhuk”, by way of enjoying fashion. Is it additionally by way of achievements We’ll know on the finish of the 12 months, however there may be somebody who is bound of this: “Dan Roman matches Maccabi like a glove. Verify me out on the finish of the 12 months, he can be no much less or much more profitable,” says the identical supply.