Hungarian national coach Marco Rossi will play the Dutch national team in the Nations League on Saturday evening with a similar plan as in the first match. The coach expects a similar match in the Johan Cruijff Arena. Hungary is equal in points but has a significantly lower goal difference than the Dutch national team.
After the 1-1 draw in the Hungarian Puskás Arena, Hungary must win in the Johan Cruijff ArenA to definitively secure second place. Because the mutual result prevails over the goal difference, the Hungarians would no longer be able to figure out the team of national coach Ronald Koeman if they won in Amsterdam.
Rossi discussed the unique achievement that is within reach for his team. ‘We certainly want to get three points, but our defense will be just as important. In any case, we don’t want to lose with big numbers like we did against the Germans (5-0, ed.). We have to be patient and if we are lucky, we can celebrate a victory. We are not a top team, but we have managed to beat top teams several times.’
After losing nine mutual matches with the Netherlands by large margins, the mutual match with the Netherlands in Hungary ended in a 1-1 draw. ‘I expect a similar match on Saturday as at home in our Puskás Arena. It’s going to be very difficult for us, we have to show the same compact game as we showed at home. I hope that we will score points again against one of the best national teams in the world.’
Rossi hopes that his team will keep both feet on the ground: ‘The Netherlands are the favorites for this match. It will take a monumental effort from us to pull off a surprise. We want to avoid conceding an early goal. We certainly shouldn’t open up the rearguard, because otherwise we could face a match like we played in Germany.’
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