Hurzeler on Brighton's 1-1 draw against ten-men Arsenal

Hurzeler on Brighton's 1-1 draw against ten-men Arsenal  31/08/2024  Emirates Stadium, London, UK

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00:00What were your thoughts on the game?

00:09I think a tough start for us, we suffered the first 10-15 minutes but afterwards we

00:16were better in the game, we had good pressing moments, we also controlled the game better

00:21in possession so I think from that point it was a really good game from us and then the

00:26goal from Arsenal happened out of nowhere, it was bad defending from our side, it was

00:31just a long ball, we didn't want the second ball so that was bad and then the second half

00:38changed because of the red card, we dominated the game completely from that moment, we created

00:43chances, we made the 1-1, we had a chance for the second goal but on the other side

00:48we also have to be honest that we could concede the second goal for Arsenal because we were

00:55not consistent in our counter-pressing, not consistent enough in the rest of the defence

00:59so in the end it feels a little bit like disappointment because of course we wanted to win the game

01:07but I think we should be satisfied with the point because it's a fair point, a fair draw.

01:12What do you think about the red card?

01:17For me, a clear red card, he shoots the ball away, it's wasting time so I think they're

01:25no two opinions.

01:26In that case, do you also feel that Joao Pedro should have been booked in the first half

01:35for kicking the ball away?

01:36You can't compare I think these two situations, so the first with Joao is clear like it's

01:44a free kick so it's a static situation and the other is much more like a dynamic situation

01:51and it was not even clear out so he tried to keep the ball in the game so please never

01:57compare these situations because in football two situations are never the same so we can't

02:03compare these two situations.

02:05Why were you booked in the first half?

02:12Because I was complaining about the tackle against Joel, I didn't saw it, I didn't

02:22saw it yet but for me of course we can accept that in the Premier League it's the yellow

02:27card so in the end the referee made the decision with the yellow card but I think no one can

02:31complain if the referee gives the red card.

02:35Not because of the foul, it's more like the way he's going in the tune.