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Euro2020: Full Hungarian squad in attendance as Rossi’s preparations begin
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Hungary Men’s head coach Marco Rossi held his squad’s first training session on Monday as the players begin to prepare for the European qualifiers against Croatia and Azerbaijan.
Monday also saw the last squad members arrive in Telki from abroad to start preparing for Thursday’s UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Croatia in Split. As reported earlier, Rossi’s plans have been hit by the loss of Máté Pátkai to injury and Ádám Nagy to suspension (the latter for the first match against Croatia only), on top of which Dominik Szoboszlai and Krisztián Tamás have also been ruled out of Thursday’s crucial fixture and doubts persist as to the fitness of right-back Barnabás Bese. Marco Rossi has therefore invited János Ferenczi and Endre Botka to join his squad.
Ferencváros midfielder Dávid Sigér made his debut last month in a friendly match against Montenegro and it is quite possible that he could make his competitive debut for Hungary this week.
“Because of the injuries, I may have more of a role in the upcoming games, but it won’t affect my approach; even if I get fewer chances, I do the same thing,” said Sigér commented in a pre-training press interview. “It’s also a huge thing for me to be in the squad and help the team, and I’m ready to prove in every training session and match that I merit a place in the national team”. I also feel that I can benefit from playing high-level matches with Ferencváros in the Europa League, something which is a huge opportunity for me to progress and develop. Playing in multiple competitions can take a lot out of a person, but the chance of national-team selection gives you new impetus and you don’t feel so tired.