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Yahoo
30-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
'I hope' - Blackburn Rovers star makes honest admission over competition
Balazs Toth is hoping to nail down the Blackburn Rovers number one shirt after making a strong start to pre-season. The Hungarian shot-stopper ended last season as Valerien Ismael's goalkeeper and that has continued after the summer. Though Aynsley Pears has been injured, the expectation is that Toth will begin 2025/26 in goal. That seemed unlikely as recently as March, when Toth had only been given two Championship appearances. But his run in the side at the end of last season allowed him to show his quality. The 27-year-old's confidence has visibly grown and his performances saw him rewarded with a first cap for his country over the summer. READ MORE: Now he's hoping that a strong pre-season will allow him to establish himself as Blackburn Rovers' number one. "Yes, it was a really good end of the season, especially for me and for the team also," Toth said. "I was lucky to jump into the team before six or seven games at the end of the season. After that, I got my first cap in the national team. "It was a proud moment for me and for my family also. In the pre-season, I got many opportunities to show my quality. I'm grateful for it and I hope that I will get the chance in the Championship also. "Today, I gave my first assist to Pape, so that was a really good day for me. Yes, I've worked really hard for it and I hope I will get the reward for that. I hope I will get the number one jersey." Toth has kept clean sheets in two of three pre-season games, with Rovers boasting a 100% record. Results matter little but building momentum and a winning habit certainly does no harm. Reflecting on the Spain camp and victory over Elche, the goalkeeper outlined the excitement internally ahead of the new campaign. "Yes, we did enjoy it as a team. We didn't get any day off, so we worked really hard. We played two tough games the week before we played against Everton," he continued. "It's like in the Championship because we play on Saturday, Tuesday and Friday. It was a tough week. "You see the results. We got the reward because we put a lot of hard work into the session. We got the reward because we won against Qatar and now against Elche. It was a very tough game because they kept possession and they were really, really good. We won the game, so it was a good game for us. "It's always nice to win the game. As we spoke about the changes before the game, we just keep pushing and trying to keep this winning mentality. "We have one more game next week and after that, we start finally. I couldn't wait for the start." On the travelling fans, he added: "It's brilliant. Our fans, to be honest, I've never met brilliant fans like them. It's amazing that more than 100 or 200 people came out to watch our games and to help us to win these games. "Without them, we wouldn't have won the game."
BBC News
11-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Keepers Toth and O'Leary make international debuts
Blackburn Rovers' Balazs Toth and fellow goalkeeper Max O'Leary of Bristol City both made their international debuts between the posts on played the first 58 minutes for Hungary during their 2-1 victory over Azerbaijan before being replaced by Al-Fateh's Peter Szappanos.O'Leary kept a clean sheet for Republic of Ireland during his first appearance for his country in a goalless draw against West Bromwich Albion midfielder Isaac Price scored the winner for Northern Ireland with a curled effort from just outside the box in their 1-0 victory over Iceland.
