QUOTED: BRIGHTON V FULHAM

February 18, 2023 3:34 pm

READ WHAT ROBERTO DE ZERBI, MARCO SILVA, ADAM WEBSTER, ANDREAS PEREIRA AND SOLLY MARCH HAVE HAD TO SAY ABOUT BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION VERSUS FULHAM ON SATURDAY.

Roberto De Zerbi

Fulham are a good team, who play a good quality of football. But I think we are able to win the game. We have to be ready to play a great game because we would like to break away from them in the table. I don’t know today if we are ready or not to play in Europe but we are ready to fight to arrive in Europe. I’m not showing arrogance because I believe in my players. I see them every day and know their level of quality. In the last period of games we have played fantastic football, creating a lot of chances and defending well.

Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi

Marco Silva

They can be dominant on the ball, not just against several teams, I think against all the teams so far since Roberto came they have been really dominant on the ball. Most of the games, maybe not all the games, they have more possession than the opposition side. They have been dominant on the ball and they have the capacity to frustrate the other teams, to take the ball from them. It’s something that we have to be aware of, because we are a team that like to have the ball as well, and you have to be aware in this situation, but I agree with you that he’s doing a very good job and it will be tough. But at the same time, we have full confidence in ourselves, what we are capable of doing, and I’m sure that they know it will be tough for them as well.

Marco Silva in training

Solly March

Europe is on our minds, of course it is. As a club and as players, we’ve got to aim high and we’ve got to have high expectations of ourselves. If we keep performing well like we have been and keep creating chances and scoring lots of goals, we’ll win games more often than not. If we play against Fulham on Saturday at the Amex like we did against Palace, we’re confident we can win the game.

Solly March scores for Brighton against Crystal Palace

Andreas Pereira

It’s going to be a difficult game, we know they’re a very difficult team, but we have to believe in ourselves. We have a very good team as well, a very good manager and we’re going to do everything to get the three points. I think it’s going to be a similar type of game [to the reverse fixture]. They like to keep the ball and we just have to find the weakness and score goals. We have to fight for the spot [in the league]. They want to be up there, we want to be up there as well, so we have to show we’re a better team.

How about this no-look assist from Andreas?!

Adam Webster

They are doing well, they are a much better team now and they obviously beat us at the start of the season. But we have improved as well since then too, we’re in a good position and hopefully we can really achieve something in the second half of the season. To do that we’ve got to keep getting the results at the Amex so it’s a very important game for us.

Adam Webster on the ball for Brighton