Hurzeler on Brighton 3-0 win at Everton

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Hurzeler on Brighton 3-0 win at Everton  17/08/2024  Goodison Park, Liverpool, UK

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00:00Hi Fabian, I guess for your first game, top of the league, you were in 3-0 away from home,

00:28that couldn't have gone much better, could it?

00:32Yeah, it was a good result, I think it was a tough game, especially the first minutes,

00:38it was really intense, there was a loud atmosphere outside.

00:43I think in some moments we suffered, but we suffered together and we defended quite good,

00:48and then after a time we tried to control the game, we had our actions, we had very good chances,

00:55we scored the 1-0. Then it was helpful for us to control the game, to have ball possession,

01:03and in the end, I always say it's like a clean sheet, it's so important to win games in the

01:08Premier League, and everyone was responsible today to defend their own box, and they showed

01:13the attitude, they showed the character of the players, so I'm very happy for them.

01:18It was a good start, nothing more, and now we try to keep working,

01:22and it's very important to stay humble after a win like this.

01:26And on a personal level, how does it feel for you to start off your time in charge like that?

01:32Of course it's a very good feeling, but in the end I don't want to talk about myself so much,

01:39I think the players deserve this win, I think the club, the staff deserve this win,

01:43because they worked quite hard in the pre-season,

01:46and I'm very proud of them and very happy for them.

01:50Jürgen, did you see the penalty decision this evening?

01:54They say it's a referee's decision, it's a clear and obvious error,

01:58but were you confident he was going to be overturned when you saw this?

02:02I think when it's a clear, clear false decision it should be overruled,

02:07and it was a clear, clear false decision.

02:10Because in the end, I think Louis Stank, he didn't even hit the opponent,

02:15and I think Calvin Sten on his foot when I saw the situation.

02:19So it can't be a penalty, and that's why we have the we are.

02:27You have a lot of attacking talent in your team, like Pep Guardiola and Ingram,

02:32how comfortable is that as a manager when there are so many good attacking players?

02:44Very helpful for me. Of course you always have to make hard decisions,

02:49who starts, who's in the squad, but I'm very happy that we have this competition,

02:56or this situation in training, because they have to demand from each other

03:00to be the best in training, because in the end who trains well will play,

03:06and that's why I'm very happy that I have a lot of very good offensive players.

03:11And if they work against the ball like they did today, then I'm even more happy,

03:16because I always know that we have the quality to score,

03:20and especially after transition moments.

03:24The first goal today was a goal after a transition moment for us,

03:29and we can score in possession, we can score out of possession, and that's very positive.

03:38The performance of Minto was pretty pleasing, I would imagine.

03:42In the first half he caused a lot of trouble for Everton, his speed and directness.

03:47A disappointment that he had to go off, probably for four and a half times?

03:53It was disappointing, but in the end we are responsible for the player

03:56and we can't take any risk, and that's why we made this decision,

04:01because the health of the player is always more important than any win or any game.

04:06There was a decision for the health of the player, and we were responsible for that,

04:12and that's why we have to keep looking at him, how he reacts now,

04:16but I'm quite confident that he will be back next week.

04:25Great impact, of course, but again for me I judge my offensive players,

04:30how they work against the ball, and they did it quite good today.

04:35Like I said before, they all have the quality to score in possession,

04:38even when we are out of possession they have the quality to score after a transition moment.

04:43Minto was his first game, you saw it already in the pre-season,

04:46you see it every day in training. If you work hard, if you try to improve every day,

04:51if you try to win the day and be the best you can every day, then it will get paid off.

04:59I wasn't surprised that he had this performance, because I saw it in the pre-season,

05:04and that's just a confirmation of his performance.

05:08Jürgen, Billy Gilmore came off the bench in the second half,

05:17the fans were singing, they want him to stay as well.

05:21Can you give us any more update on that?

05:25Normally when I talk about situations from my players in the public,

05:30I think Billy Gilmore knows how I see him, how my plans are with him,

05:36and in the end I think also that he knows what he has with this club,

05:42with his team-mates, he feels quite comfortable here, he can develop,

05:46he's a great player, he made a great development in the recent years here,

05:51so we will see what happens, but I'm really happy that he's back on the pitch today.

05:57And just also, how close was he to the matchday squad today?

06:08Close. But he had a small injury, but we also have to take care of him,

06:17so let's see how it will be the next week.

06:20It's important that he gets integrated as quickly as possible,

06:25as well as Jorginho Ruta.

06:28It's also important that he will be on the pitch training with the guys,

06:33so we try to integrate these new players as quickly as possible.

06:37He was close before the squad today, but in the end it's important

06:42that he gets integrated step-by-step, and that's why he wasn't in the squad today.

06:47So Russell will be training as well?

06:49Thanks.

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