Chance of title in the FA Cup
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After his transfer of 31.5 million euros in Mainz 05 to Brighton & Hove Albion, Brajan Gruda has not yet reached 100% of the competitive games of the International U21 this season were only 535 minutes on the field (2 assists). A development that coach Fabian Hürzeler is in no way worried. « Each new player needs its adjustment phase. It is not because we have invested a lot of money that everyone would take it immediately, » the former Paui coach on Gruda « Sky » told « .
The Premier League, in which the foreign striker has been used 13 times so far, now has a different intensity from the Bundesliga. There, Gruda caused a sensation last year and contributed four goals and three models to the relegation of the FSV. Meanwhile, it increased its market value from 500,000 to 20 million euros – until Brighton reached. « I am convinced that Brajan is on the right track and that we will support him as best as possible, » explains Hürzeler.
Dream of title in the FA Cup? For Hürzeler not « a long path »
Gruda could possibly play an important role in the lucky title of Brighton. In the quarterfinals of the FA Cup, the Seagulls receive the surprise team from Nottingham Forest on March 29. With the exception of Manchester City and, by cutting Aston Villa, the common favorites were eliminated in the oldest competition of the National (Site notre blog d’information) World Cup. « I think that the greed and hunger of the titles are very, very large. And it is also clearly formulated and the club’s expectation to succeed in the near future. It is simply the big dream of the club, » said Hürzeler.
But now it is not only a question of dreaming or talking about this title, until then, it was « a long way, » said the 32-year-old man, who has so far led his team in the Premier League to seventh place. 47 points after 29 games are available, two behind the Champions Rank Four League, although fifth place is sufficient in England this year. Hürzeler continues: « First of all, we have to take the next obstacle. It was our approach, our approach to the first day. Of course, we will not change that, that we are now in the final phase of the season. For us, we want to win the game for the game, showing the best of us every day and then of course trying to always win the next game and not to talk too much about the future. »