Rossi: Efficiency was the biggest difference

Following Friday's defeat at home against Sweden, Hungary head coach Marco Rossi admitted that despite good periods in the match, his team made too many mistakes which, at this level, inevitably leads to defeat.

Sweden triumphed 2-0 in the Puskás Arena with both goals scored in the second half, the overriding factor in the game being clinicism in front of goal, according to Marco Rossi.

"Based on our chances, we should have scored at least one goal in the first half, and we could have scored in the second half as well. Sweden were better than us in the second period, when we made some mistakes both at the back and upfront, things which lead to defeat at this level,” said Rossi. “The difference between the two teams was efficiency and in this respect, the match was similar to the two recent matches against Turkey. I can't be unhappy with the attitude, the will, the fighting spirit; we did everything we could. We had some good moments, but the most important metric is the result and against such strong opponents, it's impossible to achieve a good result with so many mistakes. We've suffered three defeats this year, which of course affects us very badly, but I've always tried to judge my team’s performance objectively. We've had more fortunate periods in the past and now the opposite is happening to us. We don’t have to be ashamed of our performance, but we have to find a way to finish more clinically and not make so many mistakes at the back."