Fabian Hurzeler will continue to “trust the process” as he looks to end Brighton’s woeful run against Arsenal on Saturday.
The Seagulls have slipped to 10th in the Premier League table after seven games without a win, with their last victory coming at Bournemouth in November.
Hurzeler made a bright start after succeeding Roberto Di Zerbi in the Brighton top flight, but has recently found life more difficult. However, he remains confident that better times are ahead.
He said: “I think you can’t compare situations in football because they are so different, things happen for different reasons, but at the end of the day you have the experience and that gives you help and guidance in how to behave in those situations. , how to return to the results.
“We’re just trying to get on with our work because we believe we’re on the right track, we can beat everybody, we’ve shown in the last few games that despite the bad results, we’ve had some really good performances, that’s what I always say. – trust the process. We are on the right track.”
“If we don’t play with intensity and courage, we have no chance”
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Tough test against in-form Arsenal
A home game against an Arsenal side unbeaten since November 6 is probably not the game Hurzeler would have chosen to start the new year and the Texas-born boss admits his side will need to be at their best to trouble the Gunners.
“(We have to) push ourselves to the limit in every phase of the game, keep playing with courage, keep playing with intensity,” he added.
“It’s what we showed in the last games and, of course, the results weren’t that good, but we showed good performances and showed that we can beat every team in this league.
“It is very important to play with our identity. If we don’t play with intensity we have no chance. If we don’t play with courage we have no chance.
“Those two things are the main thing and another part of the game is the set-pieces. When you see how much danger they can create from set-pieces, then we have to take care of that as well.”
Welbeck still worried about Herscheler
Brighton will have Adam Webster available again, while young midfielder Jack Hinselwood could also return to contention.
However, Hurzeler was less certain about Danny Welbeck’s return date.
“I can’t say a clear timetable for when he will be back – it could be next week, it could be quickly, but it could also be another two, three, four weeks – so we really have to go day by day,” he said.
“He’s pain-free so that’s great and he’s back on the pitch, but then we really have to go day by day and hopefully he’ll be back soon.”
2025-01-02 12:09:00
