The content is an interview with a professional footballer reflecting on significant personal and professional achievements in 2025, discussing future career aspirations, the team's current struggles, and the importance of strong teammate relationships, particularly with Mo Salah.
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Dom, should we start big picture then?
2025, you became a husband, you became a
dad, and you became a Premier League
champion. So, I know there were some
really difficult and painful moments
along the way as well. But do you feel
like in 2025 life gave you a lot?
>> Yeah, that's true. As you said, I become
a husband, become a dad, become um first
Hungarian to win the Premier League. um
what actually is really nice. Still had
couple of things what I would I wanted
to achieve but I still have time in the future.
future.
>> How cool was that? I remember being
there on the day the Tottenham game.
First Hungarian to win the Premier
League, a country with that football
history to be the first one. What did
that mean?
>> It was very nice. Um obviously we had um
Pushkash who who won almost everything
as well
but yeah he played he played in La Liga
uh most of most of his time. Um
but yeah in in my mind I still have a
lot of things to to do um in my football
career and I would like to achieve them.
>> Okay let's do that then. List of things
to achieve. Oh,
>> for Don Zaba's lie.
>> Give us a few.
>> In my how long term of like in my career?
career?
>> You sound like you've got this all
mapped out. Let's do
>> I have a lot.
>> Go on then. Okay. Long term.
>> Long term.
>> So, some point in your 30s, I guess,
like everyone does. Champions League,
>> win the Champions League,
being in the next Euros with Hungary,
being in the next World Cup with Hungary
after after we
don't talk about it. Um,
>> I mean, how tough was that, by the way?
>> It was very tough. I never felt more
sad. I wasn't angry. I was sad. More sad
than this. Never ever before. >> Really?
>> Really?
>> So, um I own them
uh a World Cup. So, World Cup uh getting
another other kid.
That's also
winning the Premier League again.
>> I will warn you, Dom, two kids is tough. [laughter]
[laughter]
>> I want three.
>> Yeah. And obviously winning as much
trophies as as you can. Premier League,
of course, we're gonna go for it every year.
year.
Um, sometimes maybe good, sometimes
maybe not. Um, but yeah, that's that's
the main thing. Um, what what I would
like to achieve.
>> Maybe this is a mad question. Are you
still going for this year's Premier
League or is it is it just crazy to talk
about that when the gap's like it is and
the form's like it is?
>> It's crazy. Um because if I go back
last year, I think by February we were
like 10 points clear. Um
then in my mind at this time I was
always saying no we didn't win it yet.
We didn't win it yet. But inside me it
was like okay that's the chance that's
the chance.
Now uh probably um because we are so
many points behind we can't think in the
long term. We have to think game by
game. Dream dream we can talk about it
but we have to perform and and and first
show game by game that we are even able
to to be in the top four. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> And then if things goes in this way then
why not? So, in your heart of hearts,
deep down, do you think you're playing
the Champions on Thursday, the team that
>> Oh my god. Is is a is a long wayh is is
the Premier League is not easy. You
don't win it by by January. So, I don't
think so. We are playing uh against the
champions. They play against the
champions. Um
and that's probably they know as well.
We know as well. Of course, they are one
of the favorites for this year.
Unbelievable team. Um really good
players. Um but we shouldn't also forget
about City, about Villa who is doing
very good. Um so yeah,
no, we don't play against the Champions.
They play against the Champions.
>> That's a good answer. So if we go back,
so you're the champion team as you just
said. You win the league.
Everyone thinks I think at the time you
have a great summer in terms of how you
invest in the squad. Obviously you you
lose some players as well. Why from that
point do you think it's been so tough?
>> It's it happens sometimes. Um I think
last year when when when the manager
came in um and with with Jurgen in my
first two season first season we became
third. So no one was really thinking
that we have a little chance to win it
if I'm honest. Yeah.
>> And then we started
very well and then we was like okay we
are doing good let's keep on going and
we kept on going all the time. Um and we
won the league and if you ask anybody
they would never think we can win the
league at the beginning of the season.
So the chances was really small
uh because there was city there were
Arsenal always fighting with each other.
Um but we won it now. Well, we started
good uh in the first five games. Of
course, the luck was on on our side
because I didn't I don't know how many
times we won it in the extra time, but
still that showed also that we are ready
again. Um and then sometimes comes a
little hit um and you don't react in in
a way like we should and then comes
again again. We have seen this last
season with City. Um
so that's that's the time when we you
have to realize okay now our most like
what we are aiming for um and that's
what we have to look game by game
because we cannot look in in long term.
>> You mentioned City there. Um we see it
with another couple of clubs now. Look
what's happening at Man United. Look
what's happening at Chelsea on the
inside of a big club when there's
pressure, when there's scrutiny, when
maybe results are not going as you want
them to go. How tough is that?
It's very tough. Uh very tough. Um it's
probably different compared to other
teams. Um but
that's what you want actually. No,
that's why you come here. That's why you
you want to play for the biggest clubs
in the world. And if you want to play
for the biggest clubs in the world, then
you're going to have pressure. Uh even
if you're winning and even if you're
losing. So we have to we have to handle
this. Um everybody um the players, the
stuff, the everybody.
>> Biggest thing to fix in your opinion? I
mean you to be fair, you're n you're
nine unbeaten, but to get the team
playing something like the level you
expect from yourselves.
Again, if we go back to our to-do list,
what are the things or what's what's
number one?
>> Well, it's not my job to say it. Um, we
have we have so many people in the club
to to find solutions and they will also
find solutions. Um, I'm pretty sure in
every player I think there is um couple
of things what they are thinking. Uh,
but everybody going to keep for himself
and at the end we're going to speak with
each other. We're going to speak with as
a group. Um and then we're going to grow
as a group because um we are Liverpool.
So uh right now we are the the champions
of England. Do you feel like as a team
you are starting to to heal if that's
right word? Like I said you are unbeaten
in nine games. So from the most
difficult moment there already probably
has been some progress.
>> Of course. Uh where we were really deep
down. So from there on it's actually
everything is a progress.
Um but yeah we are we are
trying to get back there where where we
belong as well. Um but I don't mean only
in the position where we are. We would
like to play same football like we
played last season. Um and that's what
we have to we have to think how to
manage it. Of course the other teams
knows now saw us last season felt us
last season. So they will also try to to
hurt us everywhere they can uh what is
actually normal. Um but still if you
want to compete for something then you
have to find a solution.
>> I wanted to lastly ask you about Mo
Salah because I did an interview with
him at the start of the season. Uh and
he I think I asked him about one player
that he feels that he you know wants to
help and advise and work with and and he
mentioned you. So, you know, regardless
of almost of the of all the other stuff
that's happened with him recently, that
friendship between you and him, how
close is it?
>> I think it's very close. You have to ask
him as well.
>> No. Well, that's why one of the reasons
I raised it like Yeah, he said the same thing.
thing.
>> Yeah. I think from day one um he really
got me under his his wings and tried
tried to help me um as many things as as
I asked him or because I was al also
open-minded um to learn from him and
then we become every day closer and
closer and talk about a lot of stuff and
then trust each other uh even more. So
yeah, probably I I know I know many
things about him like maybe no one knows.
knows.
>> Has it made you sad to see him hurting
over the last few weeks and months?
>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It was not nice to to
see it, but
he's professional enough to to handle
his situation. Uh I never got involved.
Uh I was there for him. if he wanted to
talk to someone, I was asking him all
the time if I can help somehow. I knew I
couldn't because
>> he will he will do it for himself, but
um I was there for him uh every day when
he needed um whatever. Um but he will he
will handle this. He has the character.
He has he has everything to to deal with
it. But I guess as a as a friend and a
teammate, you'll hope that there's
another chapter left in his amazing
Liverpool career.
>> Yeah, of course. Everybody hopes that uh
that he can that he going to come back
after the the Africa Cup and uh help us
again the way he did uh he did last
season. But that's his his decision uh
and the club's decision. So the players
is never getting involved. of course as
a friend, as a teammate. I love to play
with him. I know what he's able to do.
He showed us last season with 70 goal
involvements. So, the best season what
he had uh in his career, we won the
league. So, I think he showed enough um
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