Vidosic has 'learned a lot' from Brighton winless run
Brighton manager Dario Vidosic is not concerned despite his side's failure to win any of their last seven Women's Super League games.A strong start to the season means the Seagulls are still fifth in the table, but they have claimed just three of the last 21 points available with their last victory coming in November."You learn a lot about the squad and myself, about things we can do differently, on and off the pitch," Vidosic said before Brighton's WSL game against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday."It's easy when you win, the sun seems brighter, but we need these periods to learn what needs fixing. Hopefully we'll come out a better team and myself a better coach."Brighton were unfortunate not to beat WSL leaders Chelsea earlier this month, with Lauren James scoring from an offside position to level the game at 2-2. Brighton also felt they should have been awarded a penalty when they led 2-1.While Vidosic would have liked video assistant referee (VAR) to have been in use that day, he sympathised with the officials."Everyone wants to be perfect, myself, every single player, and I guarantee the referees are the same. But we all make mistakes and that's part of the game. "It went against us against Chelsea but they were tough calls. It's easy once you see the replay, an official only has one set of eyes. I think eventually we'll see it [VAR] in the women's game."Here are the other key lines from Vidosic before Sunday's game at Brisbane Road (kick-off 15:00 GMT).Bruna Vilamala remains sidelined with a thigh injury but is "near" to returning.Jorelyn Carabali's knee injury is not ACL-related so she should return a "couple of weeks" after Vilamala.Vidosic on poor away form: "We didn't deal with tough trips and long trips after the winter break. We need to learn from that."On the form of Marisa Olislagers: "She's a highly technical player, very intelligent as well. I have to compliment her for when she wasn't in the squad, the way she trained and conducted herself."
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