Roberto De Zerbi won’t change his philosophy of playing away from the goalkeeper and trying to turn BrightonThe results around.
Phil Foden scored the second of two goals in Manchester City’s 4-0 win at the Amex Stadium last night after a pass from debutant Valentin Barco was intercepted by Bernardo Silva as Brighton built up play in their own penalty area.
Head coach De Zerbi said:
💬 “Last season we reached the Europa League with incredible courage, mentality and bravery. We won 3-0 away at Arsenal and defended man-to-man for 90 minutes.”
“The secret of qualifying for the Europa League was the courage we showed, the attitude we showed. If you work with a lot of young players, you can defend against City in the last 20 meters, yes, but you can still lose.”
“Or you can work with the Brighton mentality, style and DNA and take even more risks. Because Valentin Barco (Kyle) forgot Walker on the fourth goal and two mistakes on the third goal in the build-up game. The first from Carlos Baleba because the body shape was bad and we also lost control in that situation.
“We have to analyze the long term, not this game. And we can’t forget the work we did (last season), forget where we want to go in the future.”
“With Valentin Barco, Baleba, Joao Pedro, (Simon) Adingra too, with this attitude, this courage to play and work with me in the future without me, I don’t know, but it will definitely be the crucial part of Brighton. “That’s my idea.”
Brighton are in 11th place – their lowest position of the season – after one win in eight league games. They travel to 10th-placed Bournemouth on Sunday looking for their first away win in seven games in all competitions.
