Rossi: We coudn't react to Switzerland's challenge until half-time

"The first half went very poorly; we were passive and against teams of this level, this carries the risk of mistakes," Rossi expained.

"The tactical formation of the Swiss caused us confusion on the pitch. Aebischer was able to play very freely and despite our efforts to draw the players' attention to this from the bench, we were unable to properly react to the opponent's tactics. We sorted out the lines of the formation at the break, but by then Switzerland were leading by two goals. I'm not looking for scapegoats - I'm primarily responsible - but today we showed little apart from determination and hard work and we showed a lot of shortcomings in the first half. I could highlight at most two or three good performances in today's match, which is not enough for a good result in a European Championship. At 2-1 in the second half, we gave everything to equalise, so it's very frustrating that we conceded a goal at the end after another huge mistake."

Hungary next play on Wednesday in Stuttgart against Germany, who won their opening Euro 2024 group-stage match by a four-goal margin against Scotland. Rossi expects an improved performance from the national team, even though the opponent is one of the best teams of the European Championship:

"Three years ago, we started the European Championship with a three-goal defeat, then we almost advanced after the matches against France and Germany. We'll need a similar improvement, but we have a very difficult task ahead of us in four days' time, because Germany stand out from the rest of the group and I still think they are the number one favourite to win this European Championship," Hungary's head coach concluded.