Dominik Szoboszlai admits Hungary were given a "big slap" by Germany over the weekend -
Szoboszlai was the skipper as his national team were thumped 5-0 on Saturday evening in Dusseldorf in their UEFA Nations League opener.
Hungary, though, responded on Tuesday night with a much-improved performance in a goalless draw at home to Bosnia
And of the response to the Germany setback,
Szoboszlai said:
"I am proud of the team that after the 5-0 defeat we were able to show our true selves with such a performance, regardless of the fact the result was not the way we wanted it to be.”
"The opponent's goalkeeper performed as if there were three people in the goal.
“I'm only sad because the three points are still three points and not one point, but we started in a good direction that we have to keep and then luck will come."
Szoboszlai added
"There is no need to organise a funeral because we lost 5-0.,"
"It has happened in history with other teams as well, that the national team lost.
“When we beat England 4-0 (two years ago), everyone is happy, when we lose to the Germans 5-0, it’s the end of the world.
“It was a big slap, but we also learned from this to shake things up a bit, where we are, what we are capable of and how to go out on the field in the next matches,
If we played 100 matches, it is not even certain that we would succeed in beating England 4-0 or defeating them home and away. We achieved results that no Hungarian could imagine.
“We set the bar high for ourselves, which is not a problem, because it is good to have expectations, but this should not be translated into the fact that if we lose, we are the worst.
“Let’s not be too extreme, because there is also an intermediate period, and it is also necessary."
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