Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai cried in interview after emergency medical attention from Hungary coach

Liverpool and Hungary midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai spoke to the media after manager Adam Szalai collapsed due to a medical emergency.

Dominik Szoboszlai After the UEFA Nations League, in which Hungary lost to the Netherlands on Saturday, he gave an emotional post-match interview, in tears. The Liverpool midfielder revealed that he and his teammates decided to ‘fight’ for coach Adam Szalai after suffering a medical emergency during the match.

Hungary’s view of the last match changed a few minutes after the first whistle At the Johan Cruyff Arena. Szalai, one of the coaching staff and Szoboszlai’s former teammate, appeared to collapse in their dugout.

This caused the trial to be stopped. Liverpool The midfielder, who was visibly shaken at the time, gathered his teammates on the sidelines and a tent was set up around the away team’s bench to deal with the problem.

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Official X of the Hungarian Football Association (formerly excitement)’s account was later confirmed in a statement: “Adam Szalai fell ill in the first minutes of the Netherlands-Hungary match, but his condition is stable and conscious. Minutes ago, he was transferred by ambulance to a hospital in Amsterdam for examination.”

Hungary would lose the match 4-0, seriously damaging their chances of edging out Saturday’s opponents in the quarter-finals. But that wasn’t on Szoboszlai’s mind when he spoke to M4 Sports. Blikkafter the final whistle.

Referring to the serious injury his Hungarian teammate suffered after colliding with Scotland’s goalkeeper in Germany, the national team captain said through tears: “I wouldn’t want anyone to go through that feeling. The same was true for Barni Varga at the Euros.” June.

He added: “We fought for Szalai today. He has done so much for everyone and we must fight for him until the end.”

“I can accept that this incident was on his mind from the beginning. We discussed whether we could continue or not. Everyone said we would fight for it and move forward.”

Netherlands captain, Liverpool teammate Virgil van Dijk He and Szoboszlai had spoken to the referee before resuming with seven minutes left on the clock. While the defender helps keep a clean sheet Cody Gakpo He was among those targeted by the Dutch.