Andras Schäfer: There is no such thing as an easy set, we are the living examples of that

The 23-year-old footballer gave an interview at the end of the year to the current channel M1, in which he said that his condition had improved faster than expected since the operation in the fall due to a stress fracture, and the tests. He has already shown that he is healthy. He added that only the hardest part, which is the hard work, is waiting for him to be back on the field again.

This year, Schäfer was also a regular for the Hungarian national team, led by Marco Rossi, with whom he performed brilliantly in the Nations League and took second place in his group behind the Italians, ahead of the English and Germans.

The player referred to 2020: “The current good performance is also due to the fact that we have already had a European Championship and qualifying series under our feet, which gave us a lot of experience and we felt this mostly in matches.” , who rated the NL satisfactorily for games played in the Premier League. – “I am very sorry for the two Italian matches, but if they said before the series that we will beat the English twice and against the Germans we will get four points in two matches, then I will sign it, especially with the way we achieved these results.”

According to Schäfer, the second place is a huge advantage, and he believes that the national team members will be able to benefit a lot from the 4-0 success in England or the 1-0 success in Germany, among others, for the future. So immediately in the qualifying series for next year’s European Championship. The Hungarians will meet Serbia, who also played in the World Cup in Qatar, as well as Bulgaria, Montenegro and Lithuania in the group, which does not seem very difficult in advance, but, according to the midfielder, the opponent should not be underestimated.

“I think in modern football there is no such thing as an easy set-up or an easy opponent, I think we are the living examples of that. Star teams also suffer against us, even if they are very advanced in terms of quality.” Shaffer confirmed. – We are now in a position where we are probably one of the favorites in the group. I think if we want to continue qualifying for the world championships, we have to show that we can win such matches and play effectively in such a group, not just when we play football without pressure against star teams.”

Andras Schäfer moved to Union Berlin in January last year, where he won his place relatively quickly and in the fall his coach expected him to be the starting player.

“I really like living in Berlin, I really like playing football at Union. When I hear Union Berlin, nothing but good things come to mind. From the first moment at the club, they were trying to build up my membership, integrate me into the team. There were times when I played Bad match, then the coach videotaped me for an hour for four days. – said the player, adding that he did not think that he would have played 27 matches for the team in such a long period, which moreover exceeded expectations, and is still currently competing in the German Cup and the European League, which is the fifth in the league, but for a long time the table has been at the top .

The Bundesliga will continue in the second half of January, the Berlin players will meet Hoffenheim on January 21, and the Hungarian player is confident that he will also be able to play.

“I feel good and the pictures show I am healed, so the work can start at the worst part – joked Schaefer, who also said that he had become a more positive person in the last period. – I used to laugh a lot, but now I perceive dangerous situations more positively and respond better to failures. I’ve also improved physically, which may not be visible, but I can feel it in matches. Obviously, I haven’t become a much better player, but these little things help a lot in football and in life. If I hope next year won’t be worse than the last two, I guess I’ve said it all.”