A late flight from Milan, then one tactical day for Ferencváros before Vasas
Assistant coach Áron Szalai explained how FTC used the time between games. The Budapest derby kicks off at 19:00 on Sunday.
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Ferencváros flew straight home after Thursday’s 2–0 win in Milan, arriving in Budapest during the night. Assistant coach Áron Szalai said on Saturday that Friday was largely given over to rest and recovery. That left Saturday for analysing Vasas and rehearsing the tactics FTC plan to use against them.
A different task across Budapest
The question after Milan was how much time FTC would have to work specifically on their next opponents. Szalai’s account puts it at one full day. The staff also had the teams’ first league meeting this season to draw on: Szalai said Vasas showed at the Groupama Arena that they could threaten in several areas. The Hungarian FA lists Sunday’s kick-off at 19:00 at the Illovszky Rudolf Stadium. See the travel arrangements for away fans.
