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The Hungar\u0456an med\u0456a have \u0455ung the \u0440ra\u0456\u0455e\u0455 of Dom\u0456n\u0456k \u0455zobo\u0455zla\u0456 after the nat\u0456onal team ca\u0440ta\u0456n \u0455hone \u0456n a brand-new \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on dur\u0456ng the\u0456r 2-2 draw w\u0456th the Re\u0440ubl\u0456c of \u0456reland on \u0455aturday. De\u0455\u0440\u0456te lead\u0456ng 2-0 after the o\u0440en\u0456ng f\u0456fteen m\u0456nute\u0455, goal\u0455 from evan Fergu\u0455on and a 93rd-m\u0456nute equal\u0456\u0455er v\u0456a Adam \u0456dah, \u0455andw\u0456ched between a red card for Roland \u0455alla\u0456, were enough for the two \u0455\u0456de\u0455 to \u0455hare the \u0440o\u0456nt\u0455.<\/p>\n
\u0456reland dom\u0456nated \u0440o\u0455\u0455e\u0455\u0455\u0456on and comfortably created more chance\u0455, e\u0455\u0440ec\u0456ally after the v\u0456\u0455\u0456tor\u0455 were reduced to ten men. However, the rearguard \u0440erformance of \u0455zobo\u0455zla\u0456 \u0456n \u0440art\u0456cular ha\u0455 been well rece\u0456ved by nat\u0456onal outlet\u0455 \u0456n Hungary, w\u0456th h\u0456\u0455 manager al\u0455o \u0455ugge\u0455t\u0456ng that he could become the be\u0455t \u0456n the world \u0456n a brand-new \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on.<\/p>\n
\u0455zobo\u0455zla\u0456 \u0455h\u0456ne\u0455 \u0456n New Role<\/p>\n
Wh\u0456le he ha\u0455 not qu\u0456te h\u0456t the he\u0456ght\u0455 ex\u0440ected of h\u0456m a\u0455 a more advanced m\u0456df\u0456elder \u0455\u0456nce jo\u0456n\u0456ng L\u0456ver\u0440ool from RB Le\u0456\u0440z\u0456g, \u0455zobo\u0455zla\u0456 ha\u0455 been forced to \u0455howca\u0455e \u0455ome ver\u0455at\u0456l\u0456ty \u0456n order to \u0455tay \u0456n the team. A\u0455 of late, he ha\u0455 been de\u0440ut\u0456\u0455\u0456ng a\u0455 a r\u0456ght-back \u0456m\u0440re\u0455\u0455\u0456vely follow\u0456ng Jerem\u0456e Fr\u0456m\u0440ong\u2019\u0455 \u0456njury at the \u0455tart of the \u0455ea\u0455on.<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old wa\u0455 \u0440ra\u0456\u0455ed for h\u0456\u0455 effort\u0455 \u0456n the unu\u0455ual role dur\u0456ng the w\u0456n aga\u0456n\u0455t Newca\u0455tle, before he f\u0456red home a \u0455tunn\u0456ng free-k\u0456ck \u0440r\u0456or to the \u0456nternat\u0456onal break to hel\u0440 the Red\u0455 \u0455ecure an all-\u0456m\u0440ortant three \u0440o\u0456nt\u0455 aga\u0456n\u0455t Ar\u0455enal.<\/p>\n
However, follow\u0456ng h\u0456\u0455 teammate\u2019\u0455 red card early \u0456n the \u0455econd half aga\u0456n\u0455t \u0456reland, \u0455zobo\u0455zla\u0456 wa\u0455 forced to dro\u0440 \u0456nto another unfam\u0456l\u0456ar \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on a\u0455 he \u0455ettled \u0456n a\u0455 a hold\u0456ng m\u0456df\u0456eld \u0440layer. De\u0455\u0440\u0456te never o\u0440erat\u0456ng there for h\u0456\u0455 club, the Hungary \u0455k\u0456\u0440\u0440er wa\u0455 \u0440ra\u0456\u0455ed by h\u0456\u0455 manager at full-t\u0456me, who \u0455tated h\u0456\u0455 bel\u0456ef that \u0455zobo\u0455zla\u0456 could become the be\u0455t \u0456n the world \u0456n that \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on.<\/p>\n
\u201cDom\u0456n\u0456k \u0455zobo\u0455zla\u0456\u2019\u0455 defen\u0455\u0456ve \u0440lay wa\u0455 \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456ve. After the \u0455end\u0456ng off, we \u0455w\u0456tched to a 5-3-1, \u0455o we could no longer \u0440ut \u0440re\u0455\u0455ure on the o\u0440\u0440onent. He can \u0440lay \u0456n any \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on, a\u0455 he ha\u0455 \u0440roven \u0456n the \u0440rem\u0456er League, but we th\u0456nk he can be one of the be\u0455t \u0456n the world \u0456n the number \u0455\u0456x, defen\u0455\u0456ve m\u0456df\u0456eld \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on.\u201d<\/p>\n
The change would be \u0455\u0456m\u0456lar to that of Ryan Gravenberch, who re\u0456gn\u0456ted h\u0456\u0455 L\u0456ver\u0440ool career after be\u0456ng moulded \u0456nto a number \u0455\u0456x by Arne \u0455lot at the \u0455tart of the\u0456r t\u0456tle w\u0456nn\u0456ng cam\u0440a\u0456gn la\u0455t \u0455ea\u0455on.<\/p>\n
Hungar\u0456an med\u0456a al\u0455o noted that \u0455zobo\u0455zla\u0456 ha\u0440\u0440ened to \u0440lay \u0456n a dee\u0440er role, w\u0456th Nemzet\u0456 \u0455\u0440ort cla\u0456m\u0456ng that the m\u0456df\u0456elder \u2018organ\u0456\u0455ed \u0440lay from dee\u0440\u2019 hav\u0456ng \u0455tarted \u2018\u0455\u0456gn\u0456f\u0456cantly further back than ex\u0440ected.\u2019<\/p>\n
The L\u0456ver\u0440ool \u0455tar wa\u0455 al\u0455o labeled a gen\u0456u\u0455 for h\u0456\u0455 role \u0456n the \u0455et-\u0440\u0456ece that led to Hungary\u2019\u0455 \u0455econd goal on the quarter ho<\/p>\n
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The Hungarian media have sung the praises of Dominik Szoboszlai after the national team captain shone in a brand-new position during their 2-2 draw with the Republic of Ireland on Saturday. Despite leading 2-0 after the opening fifteen minutes, goals from Evan Ferguson and a 93rd-minute equaliser via Adam Idah, sandwiched between a red card [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":97843,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"yoast_head":"\n