The Dominik Szoboszlai from Liverpool tolerated heartbreaking scenes about international duty when he broke in tears after the 3-2 World Cup qualifying defeat of Hungary against Portugal.
The Hungarian captain was caught on television that sobbed and apologized to supporters after his misplaced pass led to the decisive goal in Budapest scored, as reported by Origo Sports.
Szoboszlai goes off after the late error
With the match on 2-2 in the final phase, the midfielder Anfield teammate Milos Kerkez tried to find only for his pass intercepted.
Portugal immediately punished the error, Annulo Fireing home to secure the victory and to leave Szoboszlai in combative at the last whistle.
According to the Hungarian exhaust valve, the 24-year-old buried his face in his shirt and he could not get himself in to tackle the media afterwards, a rare moment for a player who usually first spoke after the game.
Instead, television cameras showed that he was comforted by goalkeeper Balazs Toth, apologizing to the fans in the stands.
For us it is a memory of the pressure that our No. 8 bears when representing his country, where he is a captain and the center of their team.
Liverpool has already signed Florian Wirtz for a record compensation to share part of that creative responsibility on Anfield, but Szoboszlai stays centrally in our plans under Arne Slot.
Why it matters for the Liverpool season
This is not the first time that our team has been tested emotionally during the break. Earlier this week, Virgil van Dijk was very critical of his Dutch teammates after their victory over Lithuania.
The hope will be that the fear of Szoboszlai will not linger, where Liverpool needs its energy and leadership while we continue our title defense.
He immediately excel in recent performances and his international manager supported him to also thrive in a defensive midfield role.
Everywhere Last our No. 8 chooses to play, he must get this setback behind him and concentrate on helping Liverpool to maintain our place at the top of the table.
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