The Hungarians are on notice after the Republic of Ireland’s surprise victory over Portugal last Thursday in Dublin.
“Did you see it? What do you think?” asked Marco Rossi, their Italian manager. “[Ireland had] a clear tactical plan that worked really well against Portugal. I think that plan was based essentially on the characteristics of the players.”
Rossi, speaking at the Hungary press conference on Saturday in their state-of-the-art Globall Hotel, said he has never encountered more “physical” opposition than Ireland while the Rapid Vienna right-back Bendegúz Bolla accused Irish players of provocation ahead of the last World Cup qualifier at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest on Sunday (kick-off 2pm)
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