Hurzeler on Brighton's 3-1 win at Old Trafford

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Manchester United v Brighton  Old Trafford, Manchester, UK.  19/01/2025

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00:00I'm going to ask you a few questions.

00:02I'm not sure if I can ask you a few questions.

00:04Is that a hell of a question?

00:06You can't ask a question.

00:08Yes, I can.

00:10Fabio?

00:12Hold on for a sec.

00:24Go on, Tom.

00:26That seemed relatively straightforward

00:28from your perspective.

00:30Were you surprised

00:32how comprehensive

00:34in a way that win was?

00:36Surprised not

00:38because I think

00:40the performances from us in the last

00:42weeks, also when we

00:44get a lot of draws, they were very positive

00:46and they were very

00:48consistent. Of course we didn't

00:50get the result we expected to have

00:52or what we maybe also deserved.

00:54Today we showed a very mature

00:56performance. We

00:58had a good balance between the

01:00defensibility and controlling the game.

01:02In possession I think the only time

01:04we were a little bit too passive

01:06or the only phase was after

01:08we shot the goal. I think there we

01:10were too passive but in general

01:12I think very mature,

01:14controlling the game, creating

01:16chances and defended quite good.

01:20I wonder what

01:22sort of confidence you felt

01:24for the players coming here today?

01:28Was there a sense just arriving

01:30that they felt confident coming here?

01:32I think we

01:34should be always confident, we should always

01:36go to an away stadium

01:38with the mindset

01:40of we can win it because

01:42I think we have the skill, we have the

01:44potential in the squad and

01:46if you don't come here and don't have to believe in yourself

01:48then I think it won't work.

01:50If you have doubts, it's the

01:52wrong mindset, if you have negative energy

01:54it's the wrong mindset.

01:56We were positive, we had the self-belief

01:58in us, we had self-belief

02:00because of the performances in the last weeks

02:02and you need to have the right

02:04mindset of course

02:06besides the tactical

02:08things and therefore

02:10I think the guys

02:12look quite confident on the pitch

02:14and I think you need this

02:16self-confidence, especially here in Old Trafford

02:18to win a game.

02:22Karim, Karim Itomo

02:24is now the record

02:26Japanese goalscorer

02:28in the Premier League, 15 goals.

02:30What makes him

02:32difficult for

02:34defenders to deal with?

02:38I think when

02:40Karou

02:42always stays active

02:44when he's not near the ball,

02:46when he knows how to

02:48use his speed, when he

02:50understands when he has to

02:52do the deep run, the right timing

02:54in the right moment, then he's

02:56a big, big player because

02:58he is everything,

03:00he's fast, he's good in one against one,

03:02he can score goals,

03:04he can find a solution in

03:06narrow spaces with not a lot

03:08of time and therefore

03:10I'm really happy to work with him

03:12because he's a good listener and

03:14I'm not a big fan from statistics

03:16but this statistic is very nice and I have

03:18to congratulate him to this statistic.

03:20How much were you aware of him

03:22before taking charge last summer?

03:24How much did you see him within?

03:26How excited were you about

03:28the prospect of working with him?

03:30I heard a lot of

03:32things from him, I also

03:34am always interested in the

03:36past from the players,

03:38where do they come from, what are

03:40values in their culture because

03:42it's so important to understand

03:44the person behind the player,

03:46what is important for

03:48him, what needs he has,

03:50what wishes he has,

03:52what is for example the main

03:54thing in the Japanese culture and then

03:56we as a coach we have to adapt

03:58and therefore I'm always

04:00very interested in the past and I heard a lot

04:02of positive things from him

04:04and he's a very good listener,

04:06he wants to improve,

04:08he wants to learn and today I'm happy

04:10for him that he was very

04:12active to second post.

04:14Hi Fabian, another goal

04:16for your junior in Brunswick,

04:18he wasn't necessarily a

04:20goal scorer for Leeds,

04:22what's changed since he signed with Brighton,

04:24how have you managed to get goals from them?

04:26You have to ask him this,

04:28so in the end it's always the quality

04:30from the players and for me

04:32it's very important that the

04:34players listen, that the players come to the James

04:36show and want to improve because

04:38we have a very young squad,

04:40we have a squad with a lot of potential

04:42so it's very important

04:44for us as a staff and the coaching

04:46team to get

04:48the best out of the players because

04:50if the individual players improve then the whole

04:52team will improve and that's the way

04:54how we try to work

04:56but in the end it's always the intrinsic motivation

04:58from the players and that's

05:00very individual and when

05:02they work hard

05:04they have so much potential and

05:06we try to help them to be the best

05:08version of themselves and George

05:10is listening, he's very present

05:12in the opponent's box the last several

05:14weeks and if you're there in this position

05:16of course it was a little bit of luck

05:18the third goal because of

05:20a mistake but he was there and

05:22if you're not there, not sprinting in the box then you can't

05:24score and that's I think the main

05:26thing for him.

05:28How was that for you?

05:34It was very special

05:36and I think in my squad it's one

05:38of his favourite players he worked with

05:40with Danny Welbeck and Danny

05:42Welbeck connected us

05:44and we had a small exchange

05:46several weeks ago, he's a very

05:48humble and

05:50nice guy and today we met

05:52the first time in person

05:54and yeah

05:56I think one of the best

05:58coaches ever so

06:00great to meet him.

06:02I know Manchester United are not

06:04your concern but I just wonder

06:06what you make of it

06:08and how much of that kind of

06:10crisis at home that Ruben Amorim talked about

06:12was a factor in your preparation?

06:18That's a good question, so of course

06:20we knew

06:22how Manchester United

06:24will play and

06:26you can prepare

06:28for that and

06:30of course we also had this feeling

06:32that we are in a good moment

06:34we had the momentum

06:38we came here after two wins

06:40so we had a lot of self-belief

06:42a lot of self-confidence

06:44and it's very important to

06:46of course try to prepare

06:48your team

06:50what the opponent is doing but it's also very

06:52important to trust and to

06:54give the players the feeling that we have to

06:56focus on ourselves, that when we are

06:58on our limit, when we do the things right

07:00when we have a clear structure in possession, when we

07:02stand together, then we have a chance

07:04to win here so it's always

07:06an important thing

07:08to have a balance how much you focus on the opponent

07:10and how much you try to

07:12really focus on yourself and

07:14emphasize your own strength

07:16Did you sense the nervousness?

07:18Again?

07:20Did you sense any nervousness?

07:24I wouldn't say that so

07:26in the end they have all individual quality

07:28the players are world-class

07:30players

07:32we as a team to be honest

07:34we also came from

07:36not a great face

07:38so of course we had a lot of jaws

07:40and the performances were quite good but

07:42we also wanted to win the game

07:44so make something with your

07:46mind and there you have to

07:48stay strong, you have to get

07:50the self-belief in yourself

07:52because doubts never help

07:54therefore we really

07:56try to focus on ourselves

07:58and I hope that Ruben

08:00and I'm sure that he will

08:02find a good solution to bring Man United

08:04out of this situation

08:06I'm just wondering

08:08you've spoken about the players and the team

08:10after such a good win

08:12but I'm just wondering what it means to you

08:14to beat Manchester United twice this season

08:16and win here, especially considering

08:18you mentioned before the game

08:20little Fabian was hurt by that

08:24Yeah I was really hurt

08:26it caused me a lot of tears

08:28when I was young

08:30and now it's a special

08:32moment for sure when you enter

08:34this stadium

08:36you can feel it when you try

08:38here already, it's a big tradition

08:40it's a big club, big history

08:42a lot of successes they achieved

08:44and therefore it's a great place

08:46to be, it's a great experience

08:48to have and when you win

08:50you can be very proud

08:52and I'm very proud and happy for the players

08:54but in the end it's unfortunately

08:56only three points

08:58although it's the Old Trafford, one of the best stadiums

09:00in the world

09:16I'm pleased that you

09:18made this question

09:20because it's exactly an example

09:22of how they suffered

09:24or they had bad experiences

09:26Carlos and Yassine, we had a lot of

09:28giveaways during the season

09:30where we were leading

09:32and we did things that were not mature

09:34that we can't do it

09:36if you want to win a Premier League game

09:38and they really learned from it

09:40and today they showed both an impressive performance

09:42for such a young age, they played very mature

09:44Yassine is a player

09:46he always wants to develop

09:48he had an amazing pre-season

09:50he has this attitude that he

09:52always gives more than 100%

09:54and with this intrinsic motivation

09:56what I talked before, you can achieve a lot of things

09:58and of course he has a great talent

10:00he understands the game quite good

10:02he's good in narrow space

10:04he has a good first touch

10:06he's good in scanning

10:08and I think his improvement

10:10shows

10:12he's a great example for the Brighton

10:14and Albion way

10:16that's the way we want to go

10:18the young players with big potential

10:20but in the end

10:22it's always the players by themselves

10:24and Yassine is a role model

10:26for trying to win every day

10:28and trying to improve every day

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