2023-11-09 16:46:02
After ten years, the Hungarian men’s handball team played again in Szeged. Bencé Bánhidi defeated Poland in both the Pick Arena and Békéscsaba. A total of fourteen Pick Szeged players played during the national team break, Miguel Martins also had three practice matches with Portugal in preparation for the European Championship.
– It was good to spend a few days together in the national team with my teammates, these three matches were an important stage in our preparation for the European Championship. Every opportunity should be used to practice for the continental tournament. Now, however, I am only focusing on Szeged, because one of our most important champions is coming, we are hosting Veszprém. I am confident that we will play well, but the most important thing is to keep the two points at home, because we will most likely play in front of a full house – Miguel Martins said to our newspaper. With the Portuguese national team, they defeated Switzerland 29-26, Tunisia 33-32, but lost to Austria 34-27.
Before the Hungarian championship rally, defending champion Telekom Veszprém is at the top of the table. They collected a maximum of eighteen points in nine matches, while the team from Szeged scored sixteen in eight matches. In the Champions League, the team from Veszprém recently achieved a historic success, winning with five goals in Barcelona. Group AB is still led by the Catalans thanks to their better goal difference.
– We need to minimize our turnovers, to reorganize from attack to defense as much as possible, because Veszprém plays extremely fast, and the goalkeeping is good – he answered the question about what could be the key to Szeged’s victory on Saturday night.
Head coach Momir Ilics has a whole range of world class players at his disposal for the defending champion. Considering the best, he selected two players, but finally decided on a third position.
– They have a lot of key players, but if you have to single out someone, then Remili and Fabregas. The former is capable of scoring goals from several positions, while the latter has become a world-class 60-minute player in Barcelona. Fabregas plays at a high level both in attack and defense, but I would say that the goalkeeper position is the one that influences the game the most – concluded Miguel Martins, manager of the Portuguese national team of OTP Bank-Pick Szeged.
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