Euro2016 – Bernd Storck: “We held our own”

The Hungarian national team coach feels that the warm-up match against Germany in Gelsenkirchen was a useful experience for his side as they prepare for the European Championship.

“We expected it would be a tough match but we didn’t pick Germany as our last opponents by chance” said Storck at the post-match press conference. “It was a useful match; I picked up upon a number of aspects of our game, and this will stand us in good stead before the Championship starts. For example, we still need to improve physically but we mustn’t forget that the players have put in some really hard work recently and this was noticeable in our play. I’m not dissatisfied with our performance; we defended well and prevented our opponents from creating too many chances. We also tried to attack; we had opportunities and we should have made the most of them. We played with bravery and this is something that will be important against Austria. We strove to keep possession and I have to say that in this area of our game we have advanced, we held our own against very strong opponents. The match was mentally and physically draining. Next week will consist of fine-tuning, and will be strictly aimed at the match against Austria”.