7 days ago
'We are at a higher level than my first pre-season'
Fabian Hurzeler, speaking after Brighton's 3-1 pre-season victory over Stoke in Spain: "A win is always important in a test game or not. It gives the players self-confidence. I think we saw positives, negatives and things to improve."We had some new players on the pitch who adapted and understood our ideas quite quickly. They have big potential and they showed it here."[Compared to my first pre-season] we have better relationships, we have known each other a long time now. Overall, we are on a higher level but there are always things to improve."The squad is quite big at the moment but I think they understand their roles. We are one step further than we were, and now we have to make decisions about selling and loaning players."I really want to work with the players, no matter how many we have."
