Fabian Hurzeler highlighted the value of Brighton believing in their identity as they overturned a two-goal deficit to beat Manchester United 3-2 in the Carabao Cup third round on Wednesday.
The Seagulls started slowly at Old Trafford, conceding goals from Shea Lacey and Mason Mount in the first ten minutes of the match. That development mimicked the slow start at Stamford Bridge as the side fought back from 3-0 down to lose 4-3, and they completed the comeback on this occasion.
‘The longer the game went, the better we were’
Charalampos Kostoulas halved the deficit on the verge of half time, then Pascal Gross grabbed the equaliser after another moment when Benjamin Sesko struggled to act as an outlet from the front.
The wind was in the sails of the visitors, whose momentum gradually grew after Mount’s finish, and Maxim de Cuyper claimed the decisive goal of a game that Hurzeler felt his men deserved to win.
“We started the game really well. We conceded two easy goals and then we kept and stuck to our plan.
“That was a positive thing. Of course, you’re 2-0 down, you can go in one direction and say the game is done and not stick to the plan anymore, or you can believe. You have to believe in your teammates.
“You have to believe in yourself.
“The longer the game went, the better we were and, in the end, I think we won in a deserved way.
“I didn’t think we started that bad. We conceded goals and goals changed the momentum but overall, we had the right structure. We had good patterns. I think the bad thing at the beginning was we were quite nervous. We made a lot of technical mistakes and then after the players grew into the game.
“In the end, we completely controlled the game and we had plenty of chances to score another goal.”
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