World Cup qualifier, Hungary vs. Switzerland – Gera: We’ll need to perform even better than in the Euros

Hungary’s veteran playmaker Zoltán Gera is fully aware of the test posed by Switzerland in this Friday’s FIFA World Cup qualifier but is sure the team will be as well prepared as ever, mlsz.hu reports.

“Switzerland are a very good team – they proved this at Euro 2016 and have proved this many times at past World Cups and European championships, so they are a constant member of that group of sides [which compete at these tournaments]. We’re talking about a very experienced team here so maybe we need an even better performance [than at Euro 2016] in order to beat them because I heard at this Euros they were one of the best teams there and, if I remember well, they only went out on penalties. Therefore it is very important we show what we can do on our home pitch – it goes without saying that we will play at home in front of our own fans. Until now our preparation for every team have gone well and it will be the same this time – I’m sure our head coach has found the appropriate tactics so I would like us to practise these but I will say again that we’re expecting a very, very difficult match and we’re going to play against a very good team”.