Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler says South Coast followers can dream of creating an look at Wembley within the FA Cup.
The Seagulls overcame Newcastle at St James’ Park to ebook their place within the quarter-finals, courtesy of an extra-time Danny Welbeck strike.
It was a feisty affair, with each Tariq Lamptey and Anthony Gordon being despatched off.
Nevertheless it was Brighton who had the drive to go on and win, which means they’re now one sport away from Wembley.
Talking after the sport, he stated: “It was a really emotional sport. Numerous ups and downs. The important thing was we stayed collectively, we stayed calm, we tried to search out options.
“That they had a giant probability hitting the submit, however then I assumed we had been controlling the sport. The penalty was out of nowhere. We performed with a variety of braveness, we had some small probabilities after which after we conceded we confirmed an excellent response.
“We centered on our options, staying clam. Within the second half we had been very dominant. We suffered somewhat bit after we obtained the crimson card, however general it was a terrific efficiency.
🗣️ “He’s a terrific chief, a terrific function mannequin and a terrific participant.”
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“We will solely win one thing if we keep collectively and that’s what we should give attention to. In soccer there’s not a variety of momentum, however now we have to grasp why it’s like this in the mean time. You will need to keep grounded and hold doing the essential issues.
“They [fans] can dream, and we will work.”
Goalscorer Welbeck received the winner when Brighton beat Newcastle within the Premier League earlier this season.
And his deft chip to win the sport was paying homage to his peak years, however the veteran ahead was merely joyful to get the winner.
He added:”It’s good to come back right here to St James’ Park, such a particular environment. The followers made it a tremendous environment – nice to get the winner, once more.
“I really feel like we performed properly. We all know after we come up towards Newcastle that it’s going to be an intense sport. They’ve some harmful gamers with some nice potential, and now we have to match that, and we did that right now and are available out on high.
“While you’re on the bench it’s a must to analyse the sport and see the place you can also make a distinction and right now that’s what we did. You see Joao Pedro on the finish struggling to run. He gave a lot and I imagine that’s what gave us the winner.”
