Fabian Hurzeler: How Brighton Boss managed the transition from Roberto De Zerbi

Continuity was the key to the success of Brighton to Hurzeler’s methods, whose football ideas are not so different from its predecessor, as revealed at the beginning of the season.

“He brought this current energy to the players,” said Hurzeler when he spoke of De Zerbi.

“So I don’t have to make a complete turn of the players because they were familiar.”

The arrival of the young German saw him implement some key principles, one is overloading the last line of opposition defense with attackers and midfielders.

“I am most opponent if you have more players in the last line,” he added.

“So create more dynamism with deep runs and how many players can create deep runs.”