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Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler refused to debate his aspect’s 7-0 hammering by Nottingham Forest final month forward of their FA Cup re-match tomorrow.
The Seagulls have been handed an embarrassing defeat on the Metropolis Floor however have bounced again fantastically, successful 4 and drawing one in every of their subsequent 5 league matches.
Additionally they progressed to the final eight of the FA Cup because of wins over Chelsea and Newcastle.
Requested this morning concerning the earlier encounter with Forest, which represented Brighton’s worst defeat in 67 years, the German was fast to close the query down.
He mentioned: “I gained’t focus on it. The gamers took a number of possession and a number of duty and so they mentioned we’ve to return to the issues that made us robust and issues that make us robust are working collectively, displaying depth and this perception that we are able to beat each crew within the league.”
We gained’t make the sport ‘artificially huge’
Brighton reached the semi-finals two years in the past earlier than shedding to eventual winners Manchester United on a penalty shoot-out after a goalless draw.
And whereas Hurzeler is aware of the importance of a possible return to Wembley, he’s refusing to hype the sport as much as unmanageable ranges.
“We all know it is a huge recreation, an enormous alternative – however that is each different recreation too.” 💬 Watch Fabian’s #BHANFO preview. ⤵️ @MonsterEnergy 📲
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) March 28, 2025
He added: “After all we really feel it however for me, it’s essential we don’t make it artificially huge. After all, it’s an essential recreation nevertheless it’s like all the opposite video games as properly as a result of in all of the video games we are able to enhance ourselves, in all of the video games we’ve to go to the restrict.
“I’m not attempting to make it artificially huge, everyone knows it’s an enormous alternative, an enormous likelihood nevertheless it’s like all the opposite video games as properly.”
Dunk again for Seagulls
The groups go in with contrasting crew information.
Forest are with out prime scorer Chris Wooden, who scored a hat-trick within the 7-0 win, after he sustained a hip damage on worldwide obligation with New Zealand.
Brighton have Lewis Dunk and Matt O’Riley obtainable whereas Hurzeler was assured each Joao Pedro and Kaoru Mitoma returned unscathed from stints with their nationwide groups.
