Overview
- After Hungary’s win over Slovenia, Rossi told Nemzeti Sport there is no dispute with Liverpool’s head coach and said he “saved” Dominik Szoboszlai ten minutes and Milos Kerkez twenty.
- Rossi’s comments followed his earlier pushback in which he told Slot not to interfere and said he would only rest Szoboszlai if the player asked to sit out.
- Slot had publicly urged international coaches to limit Liverpool players’ workloads during this friendly window and not run them for the full 180 minutes across two games.
- Szoboszlai, Hungary’s captain, was called up for friendlies against Slovenia and Greece and featured deep into the first match, signaling he remains central to Rossi’s plans.
- Liverpool view Szoboszlai as a core player after 3,848 club minutes with 12 goals and eight assists, and his occasional shifts at right-back have intensified concerns about fatigue ahead of the next club fixtures.