Hurzeler on James Milner influence on his Brighton side

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Hurzeler on James Milner influence on his Brighton side

24/08/2024

Amwerican Express Stadium, Brighton, UK
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00:0038-year-old would be so crucial to your team, you might have thought that's ridiculous,
00:04but he's so intelligent and covers so much ground,
00:07I wondered what sort of conversations you'd have with him to keep him going so brilliantly
00:12that started this yet another campaign for you?
00:16So from the first second I recognised that he's a leader,
00:20and from the first second I recognised why he had this successful career,
00:25because he's a role model in preparing himself for training
00:29and doing a good regeneration, he's very demanding, he's very honest,
00:35I think this honesty you won't see a lot of times in football,
00:40he helps the team by his honesty and also by showing his behaviour,
00:49especially in this professionality and by giving every training 100%,
00:56and that's why I recognised it from the first second,
00:58and since then it's the same with Danny, I try to use his knowledge,
01:02I try to have open discussions with him about different situations in the team,
01:08and in the end they also know that I make the decisions,
01:12and that's why there's a very open and transparent relationship.
01:17Can you give an example of him being honest with most people?
01:23I'll give one example, if you do running and one player is not on the line,
01:28with running, back, then he can be quite loud.
01:34It's very honest.
01:37In terms of team news for Tuesday, Matt Zbifa missed the game through injury today,
01:41how long is he going to be out for?
01:43And any of the players that are close back on the training field, like Pervis,
01:47are they close to being involved again?
01:49Yes, so we have to have a look at who is ready to play this game,
01:53of course there will be new players on the pitch,
01:56players who didn't play so much in the pre-season or already the last two games,
02:01but we have to get in communication with the medical team,
02:05because in the end we always try to be very open to each other,
02:09we try to figure out what is best for the player,
02:12to bring him as quick as possible in the shape he needs to play a Premier League game.
02:17But on top of that we take this game very seriously,
02:20because first of all it's a chance to win a cup,
02:23and second it's a very good opponent.
02:25I saw them against the U21s from Brighton,
02:28they have a great idea of playing,
02:32they always try to build up from the back,
02:34I love the ideas from their coach,
02:37it's very enjoyable to see the team playing,
02:42and that's why we know it's a challenge and we try to go for it.
02:48Looking forward to Tuesday, are you expecting a bit of a squad rotation,
02:53and if so are you expecting any younger players to get into the squad for Tuesday,
02:57and if so who are you looking forward to seeing playing?
03:00Of course there will be rotation,
03:03but I don't know how many players,
03:06and I don't know who will play.
03:09Of course there will also be young players,
03:11but today on the pitch there were also a lot of young players.
03:14We always try to improve young players,
03:18especially from the academy,
03:20to help them make the next step,
03:23because the step from the academy to the first team is always big.
03:26We had good examples with Cech and Ferguson in the past,
03:32and that's why we're also focusing on that.

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