'FA Cup Fever!' - Reaction to Fabian Hurzeler press conference before quarter-final clash with Nottingham Forest - video Dailymotion

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Before the Albion face Nottingham Forest in the Quarter Finals of the FA Cup, Sussex World Reporters Derren Howard and Henry Bryant discussed Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler's pre-match press conference.

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00:00Yes guys, how's it going? I'm Henry Bright and that's Darren Howard. We're reporters for Sussex

00:05World and we've just been to the pre-match press conference as the Albion face Nottingham Forest

00:11in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup. There's cup fever in the air, we're really looking forward

00:16to this one and Fabian Herzl will be speaking to us about the injuries, team news and more.

00:22So Darren, talk to me about what sort of injuries Brighton have and how are they looking for this

00:27one? Yeah, well there's a bit of encouraging news. So their captain Lewis Dunk, he's available again,

00:31he's missed the last six matches with a rib injury. So he's back available for selection

00:36but whether he's going to be in the team or not is an interesting debate because Adam Webster's

00:41done very well in his absence. Usually in seasons gone by, if Lewis Dunk is fit, he plays straight

00:48away, it's never been an option. But I think on this occasion, I think he'll be back on the bench,

00:52it would seem harsh to drop Adam Webster at this point with the form that he's been in.

00:58Also Matt O'Reilly, he's back in contention as well, he's missed the last couple of matches with

01:03a knee injury and he's available for selection now. Solly March is also back as well.

01:09But on the downside, Tarek Lamptey, he was struggling with a foot injury before, missed the

01:15I think he missed the Fulham game and the Manchester City game and now he's looking

01:21for a set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines. I asked him about that in a bit more detail and it

01:27seems as though he's going to be out for a few weeks at least. He didn't rule him out for the

01:31season but he's going to be out for a few weeks I think at the very least which would probably see

01:38Jack Hinchelwood slot in in the right-back position which he played so well for the

01:42England under-21s during the international break. So yeah, that's how we're shaping up for this one.

01:49And Nottingham Forest, Brighton fans will still feel that 7-0 defeat but what's come after it

01:55has been fantastic and they're without their star striker Chris Wood. It's a blow for Nottingham

02:01Forest, yeah he's been so good for them this season, 15 goals in the Premier League this

02:06season, he scored the hat-trick against Brighton as well. So I'm sure many Brighton fans and Fabian

02:11Herzog himself would be quite pleased that he's not playing but they still have quite a few threats

02:16all over the pitch and he was just speaking about it in the press conference about how

02:21they manage the game, how Premier League ready they are, that they've got the know-how and they

02:25just know how to get the job done. I think he described them as a winning machine this season

02:30and it's hard to argue with that, they've been very good. They drew 2-2 with Brighton at the

02:34Amex earlier this season and then obviously thumped them 7-0 at the city ground which was a complete

02:40chaotic display from Brighton but I think it's going to be very tight, I think it's going to

02:45be more like the 2-2 that we saw at the Amex, I hope, than the 7-0 at the city ground.

02:52So yeah, I'm really looking forward to it, it's going to be a good match.

02:55Fabian was also speaking about Nuno Espirito Santo and what he's been able to do at the club,

02:59I mean it's fantastic isn't it really, what he's been able to achieve so far.

03:03They've really been the surprise package this season, I don't think anyone really predicted

03:07that they'd be in third place with just nine Premier League games to go this season.

03:12In the FA Cup they've got through, they've managed to find a way through it, they needed penalties

03:17to get past Exeter City in the earlier rounds, they then beat Ipswich Town who are struggling

03:22in the Premier League on penalties, again needed penalties, that was a very tight match.

03:27So Brighton I think with their home form, I think they'll fancy their chances, they've been very

03:33good at home, they've been on a good runner form, hopefully the international break hasn't disrupted

03:37their momentum but I think it's going to be very close but Brighton are in with a great chance of

03:43progress to a Wembley semi-final.

03:45Fantastic, I mean there is this magic in the air.

03:49One final question I wanted to ask you is, if they were to win this game, go to Wembley,

03:55how important is that for Fabian who is having his first season here in the Premier League,

04:01do you think that that's season completed or do you think he needs to do more?

04:06I think it would be a great achievement in his first season with the injuries he's had this year.

04:11I think it's been an impressive first season in the Premier League for Herzéla, there was a lot

04:18of change at Brighton when he came in last summer, plenty of new signings but for me I think the way

04:26he's dealt with that defeat at Nottingham Forest, it was a real setback for him, there were fans,

04:32I wouldn't say calling for his head, there were a small section of fans that were disgruntled by

04:36it and weren't too impressed but I think the way he's responded to that defeat showed maturity

04:42beyond his years as a manager, I think the results speak for themselves after that performance and a

04:49Wembley semi-final would be a nice start to his career with Brighton but he's a winner, he's going

04:58to want to go on to that next step so a Wembley semi-final would be great but I think Brighton

05:02would be looking hopefully beyond that as well. Absolutely, all to play for this weekend,

05:07thanks for that Deron and you can find all of our match coverage and more at sussexworld.co.uk

'FA Cup Fever!' - Reaction to Fabian Hurzeler press conference before quarter-final clash with Nottingham Forest

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