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Waterpolo.hu reports that the Hungarian water polo team has gathered together on Thursday night, after their well-deserved rest following the Final Eight that took place in Genova. The FINA Water Polo World League men’s tournament starts on Monday in Budapest.
The Hungarian team consists of Dániel Angyal, Bence Bátori, Krisztián Bedő, Dávid Jansik, Gergely Kardos, Gergő Kovács, Tamás Mezei, Viktor Nagy and Gergő Zalánki, coached by Tamás Märcz.
The Hungarian sports website Waterpolo.hu gives a detailed behind-the-scenes tour on the team’s Thursday training: first, they had hit the gym for an hour, where trainer György Zala made sure that every muscle is ready to dive deep. This was followed by the training in their ‘natural habitat’, the pool.
Upon inquiring about how well-rested the team is after the numerous national and international tournaments, one of the team members, Tamás Mezei, replied that
he is feeling well, having made use of the time they were given for resting, but this question should be put after the first water training.
This easily applies to the rest of the team.
The Hungarian team placed fifth in Genova during the weekend, which left a bittersweet taste: they are disappointed about not having won the competition. As they have put it, a sportsman is always competing to win and to get the shiniest medal. Still, at the same time, they are happy to have played in the final eight, which was only a dream for many teams. However, the team won the last two rounds that they have participated in.
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Mezei, who just signed over to the national team from Szolnok, further digressed that the team did not have much time to ‘mourn’, as they have a new task ahead, the tournament on Monday. “Every player works toward the goal of making it into the national thirteen, so do I. During the weeks of training we all want to get into our best physical and mental shapes”, said the water polo player.