Csányi vigorously rejected attacks by several Fidesz politicians against him and the local football association. Csányi labeled Tamás Deutsch, a Fidesz MEP, a “Twitter hussar”, and told Máté Kocsis, Budapest’s 8th District Mayor, to “shut up about football’.

Mr. Kocsis replied by stating that as a well-known public figure Csányi must tolerate criticism, and that while he respects him, he feels Csányi’s name will be remembered in the annals of Hungarian football for the recent 8-1 defeat by Holland.