The reaction of both managers to the big match

Paulo Sousa and Kondas Elemer shared their thoughts on the top of the table clash


I would like to congratulate Debrecen! We began the match at a good pace, created several chances infront of the Debrecen goal. My player played with lots of determination and enthusiasm. This great determination also produced some errors. Debrecen switched to a more defensive game in the second half, and we also reacted to this tactically. This is exactly when we conceded the goal, and this completely affected our team mentally. It took us some time before we managed to pick ourselves up. I would also say at the same time that we were not weaker than our opponents, and I am disappointed with the result. 


I was counting on a difficult match, and this is how it turned out. We knew that we were visiting a very good side. We tried to remain patient, and play tactically. The wind helped the home side in the first half, while it helped us in the second. We pushed our defence further up, and tried to close them down aggressively, and we managed to get the winning goal from this situation.

Author: David Rechnitzer