Warriors: I have a strong desire to prove myself – Daniel Gazdag

Daniel Gazdag, the 27-year-old attacking midfielder for the Philadelphia Union in the Eastern Conference, is eagerly awaiting the MLS Playoffs – where his team will play its first match against New England late on Saturday night. Hungarian time.

He added: “We finished the regular season in fourth place, which we regret, because if we had beaten New England in the last game, we would have finished the season in third place.” “Daniel Gazdag, a 27-year-old Philadelphia soccer player who played 21 times for the Hungarian national team, told our newspaper, referring to the first leg, which he lost 2-1. – So we have to advance against New England in the tie until we get the second win by one team: we play the first game at home, and I think we will win it, and then we can advance in a week and a half on the road. . According to the rules, in the event of a draw, penalty kicks are taken immediately – I hope we don’t get to that point, but take it to the penalty area sooner. We shouldn’t start from our last match, the qualifiers are always different: I feel like our team is stronger, but of course we have to prove it on the pitch. If we advance, we will be in the top four of the Eastern Conference, where we will definitely have to play against Cincinnati. This could be a pre-arranged final, as Cincinnati finished confidently in first place in the East, and this team had its most balanced performance of the season. In our meeting against each other, we lost the first time by one goal, but in April we stood as a reserve, while the last time, in September, we finished with two goals to two, and I scored a goal then. But we shouldn’t think too much about the future, we have to climb the first step first.”

Daniel Gasaj has had a good season, scoring 14 goals and providing six assists in the league.

“At the moment, my record isn’t really bad, I’m over the 10-goal mark again, although I finished last year with 24 goals, which was considered exceptional – even if I don’t get to that point, I plan to start more games in the qualifiers.” … I have a burning desire to prove myself, and the team is excited as well, so I’m really looking forward to playing again.

Gadsaj also played in the national team last time: despite sitting on the bench throughout the European Championship qualifying match against the Serbs at home 2-1, he started in Lithuania (2-2), and was replaced by national team captain Marco Rossi during Stop.

“I have mixed feelings, the team performed well overall, we scored four points in the two matches, so we took another step towards the European Championship next year. On the other hand, it saddens me that the match against the Lithuanians was not good for me and for the national team as well, as we finished in the first half “We were two goals down. Fortunately, the players performed better after the round, and we were able to get a point. The bottom line is that I want to be there for the match against Bulgaria and Montenegro in November – I hope we fight for direct qualification to the European Championship in Bulgaria.”

Right now, all that matters is the playoffs

Although Daniel Gazdag is under contract with his club until December 31, 2025, news comes out every transfer window that he might sign a contract, and possibly return to Europe. “Right now, I’m not concerned about my future at this level, the only thing that matters is that we finish the season as high as possible with Philadelphia. Last year we played in the Grand Final, it would be nice to get there this year as well, let’s win it.” – said Daniel Gazdag of the 2022 final, which ended 3-3 against Los Angeles, in which they lost on penalties. – At the end of the season, I will have time to think about how to move forward, and we will see what the future holds. We are definitely having a great time here with the family and, according to plans, we will return to Hungary for Christmas.”