Hurzeler on James Milner influence on his Brighton side

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Hurzeler on James Milner influence on his Brighton side  24/08/2024  Amwerican Express Stadium, Brighton, UK

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00:0038-year-old would be so crucial to your team, you might have thought that's ridiculous,

00:04but he's so intelligent and covers so much ground,

00:07I wondered what sort of conversations you'd have with him to keep him going so brilliantly

00:12that started this yet another campaign for you?

00:16So from the first second I recognised that he's a leader,

00:20and from the first second I recognised why he had this successful career,

00:25because he's a role model in preparing himself for training

00:29and doing a good regeneration, he's very demanding, he's very honest,

00:35I think this honesty you won't see a lot of times in football,

00:40he helps the team by his honesty and also by showing his behaviour,

00:49especially in this professionality and by giving every training 100%,

00:56and that's why I recognised it from the first second,

00:58and since then it's the same with Danny, I try to use his knowledge,

01:02I try to have open discussions with him about different situations in the team,

01:08and in the end they also know that I make the decisions,

01:12and that's why there's a very open and transparent relationship.

01:17Can you give an example of him being honest with most people?

01:23I'll give one example, if you do running and one player is not on the line,

01:28with running, back, then he can be quite loud.

01:34It's very honest.

01:37In terms of team news for Tuesday, Matt Zbifa missed the game through injury today,

01:41how long is he going to be out for?

01:43And any of the players that are close back on the training field, like Pervis,

01:47are they close to being involved again?

01:49Yes, so we have to have a look at who is ready to play this game,

01:53of course there will be new players on the pitch,

01:56players who didn't play so much in the pre-season or already the last two games,

02:01but we have to get in communication with the medical team,

02:05because in the end we always try to be very open to each other,

02:09we try to figure out what is best for the player,

02:12to bring him as quick as possible in the shape he needs to play a Premier League game.

02:17But on top of that we take this game very seriously,

02:20because first of all it's a chance to win a cup,

02:23and second it's a very good opponent.

02:25I saw them against the U21s from Brighton,

02:28they have a great idea of playing,

02:32they always try to build up from the back,

02:34I love the ideas from their coach,

02:37it's very enjoyable to see the team playing,

02:42and that's why we know it's a challenge and we try to go for it.

02:48Looking forward to Tuesday, are you expecting a bit of a squad rotation,

02:53and if so are you expecting any younger players to get into the squad for Tuesday,

02:57and if so who are you looking forward to seeing playing?

03:00Of course there will be rotation,

03:03but I don't know how many players,

03:06and I don't know who will play.

03:09Of course there will also be young players,

03:11but today on the pitch there were also a lot of young players.

03:14We always try to improve young players,

03:18especially from the academy,

03:20to help them make the next step,

03:23because the step from the academy to the first team is always big.

03:26We had good examples with Cech and Ferguson in the past,

03:32and that's why we're also focusing on that.

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