Bálint Vécsei: I’ve always believed I would get an invitation again

This is how Bálint Vécsei felt when he got invited to the Hungarian national team after a long time.

"I was a national team player a long time ago, but I've always believed I could be here again. I've watched every national team game the way that I'd like to get back on the squad. I was very happy with the invitation, as I've put a lot of work into it. Once someone puts on the national team jersey, they want to be here all the time and that's what's I've worked for all along to get back here.I'm happy that I could get in shape, that the head coach noticed me, and I'd like to take advantage of every moment of it. This is obviously also thanks to Peter Stöger, who trusted me in Ferencváros. I didn't get that from Serhiy Rebrov during his time, and I didn't feel like I was being counted on. But I didn't give up for a second, I knew my time was going to come. I've been having a very positive time in my club team, and I want that in the national team as well. It's been a long time since I played that game against Albania, which we won. I want to keep my 100-percent record against them. We know how important this match is and how difficult it will be without the fans, but we have experience of it, so it shouldn't be a problem. Many Albanian national team footballers play in the Italian league, so they have top players. Uzuni also told us that individually they have quality players in the squad. We have to be united as a team; our strength is in fighting for each other.”

To Nemzeti Sport's request, he also responded to the opinion of Peter Stöger, who wants all his players to have the same mentality as Bálint Vécsei.

"I'm really glad he sees it that way. I'm really just trying to do everything 100 percent in training and off the pitch.I'm glad our head coach likes my mentality, but I don't want to sit back and just take compliments. I want to keep working hard.”

Bendegúz Bolla, a defender of the Hungarian national team, said the following.

"I look forward to the next two games with confidence, as I have arrived in good form for the national team," said the foreign player of Grasshopper Club Zürich, referring to the fact that he scored goals in the last two league games as a defender. "I would like to retaliate against the Albanians, as losing the away game didn't feel very good. We definitely want to win against them at home. They play pretty direct football, they look for battles, they're eager to fight - that's what we missed in the away game, that's where we need to improve. From the beginning, we need to put them under a lot of pressure, to create as many opportunities as possible and complete most of them, then there should be no problem. If we look at the statistics, we can say that the closed-door game is an advantage for us, but we'll miss the spectators, as they always create a great atmosphere in the stadium. Now we have to do it without them."

TAKE A LOOK AT TUESDAY'S TRAINING SESSION OF THE HUNGARIAN NATIONAL TEAM TRAINING SESSION.

HUNGARIAN NATIONAL TEAM SQUAD FOR OCTOBER
Goalkeepers:Ádám Bogdán(FTC),Dénes Dibusz(FTC),Péter Gulácsi(RB Leipzig – Germany)
Defenders:Bendegúz Bolla(Grasshopper Club Zürich – Switzerland),Endre Botka(FTC),Attila Fiola(MOL Fehérvár FC),Ákos Kecskés (FK Nizhny Novgorod – Russia),Ádám Lang(Omonia – Cyprus),Zsolt Nagy(Puskás Akadémia),Loïc Négo (MOL Fehérvár FC),Willi Orbán* (RB Leipzig – Germany),Attila Szalai(Fenerbahçe – Turkey),Márk Tamás (Śląsk Wrocław – Poland)
Midfielders:Dániel Gazdag(Philadelphia Union – United States),László Kleinheisler (NK Osijek – Croatia),Ádám Nagy(Pisa – Italy),András Schäfer(FC DAC 1904 – Slovakia),Dominik Szoboszlai(RB Leipzig – Germany),Bálint Vécsei(FTC)
Attackers:János Hahn(FC DAC 1904 – Slovakia),Filip Holender(Partizan Beograd – Serbia),Nemanja Nikolić (MOL Fehérvár FC),Roland Sallai(Freiburg – Germany),Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City – United States),Szabolcs Schön(FC Dallas – United States),Roland Varga(al-Ittihad Kalba – United Arab Emirates)

WORLD CUP 2022, EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS
GROUP I
SCHEDULE IN OCTOBER
ROUND 7
OCTOBER 9, SATURDAY
8.45pm:HUNGARY – Albania
8.45pm:Andorra – Anglia
8.45pm:Poland – San Marino

ROUND 8
OCTOBER 12, TUESDAY
8.45PM:England – HUNGARY
8.45PM:San Marino – Andorra
8.45PM:Albania – Poland

Transleted by Vanda Orosz