After Brighton & Hove Albion's 3-0 victory over Arsenal, head coach Fabian Hürzeler spoke to Viaplay.

After a 3-0 victory over Arsenal, I imagine you must be feeling better than before. First of all, happy anniversary, and celebrating it this way is truly perfect.

Yes, thank you very much. I think this victory should be dedicated to everyone who has contributed to this club in the past. It is their collective effort that has built such an impressive history for this club. So I hope that everyone, whether they contributed in the past or are still contributing now, can truly enjoy this moment today.

I am very satisfied with the team's performance today, especially the overall display. Of course, we can talk about the result, but for me, the team's performance is more important. The players showed high intensity from the start, winning individual duels and first tackles. They truly demonstrated trust in each other and in themselves. I think this was a very important factor in our ability to win this match today.

From a tactical perspective, you came out with 110% intensity from the beginning. Arsenal then tried to make some adjustments, hoping to regain their footing in the match, but you immediately dealt them another heavy blow. The whole process certainly looked fantastic.

I think the most crucial aspect today was maintaining that intensity. Because we know that when Arsenal moves the ball around, their passing combinations are very fluid, and they have excellent players on the field. If you give them too much space, they can break you down with their combinations.

So it was very important that we constantly maintained that intensity to restrict them. When one player was beaten by an opponent, the next player immediately covered. I think there was such trust between the players that everyone could go all out in individual duels, because even if beaten, they knew the next teammate would be there. This is a very crucial point when facing a team like Arsenal.

We have a guest in our studio today, Jan-Aage Fjørtoft. I imagine he has interviewed you many times before. But today he stated that, at this point in time, only Bayern and Barcelona are stronger than Brighton & Hove Albion globally.

I need to have a chat with him. I think that assessment is a bit exaggerated. Of course, we did play a very good game today, and our performance over the past few weeks has also been excellent, with several outstanding matches. But overall, I think it's very important to remain humble and understand why we have achieved these results. We always need to return to our foundation, to our roots. Our roots are playing high-intensity football and winning individual duels.

If we can do that, if we understand that everyone must work hard to keep a clean sheet, then we know we are a good team. We also know we have the ability to score goals and create chances. But first and foremost, everything must always be built on hard work.

For a club with 125 years of history, this is certainly a very important night. Since you took charge of the team, if we only talk about match performance, where would you rank today's game?

Of course, beating the current reigning champions, and with such a score, is certainly very special. So I am truly proud of my coaching staff and my players, and I hope they can enjoy this moment. For me, as I said at the beginning, I don't focus too much on the result; I truly focus on the team's performance.

So I was asking about the team's performance today.

Yes. So if you ask me about today's performance, overall, it was certainly not a perfect match. I think in some phases of the game, we could have controlled the match better and had more possession.

But overall, what I liked most was how the whole team truly united. And there are some things you don't see on television, which is that the players can really rely on each other and truly trust each other. Everyone knows their role, and everyone knows that when we start pressing, everyone has to go together. So everyone is fully committed. I think the bond that has been built between the players, and their connection with each other, is immeasurable. Sometimes, these things are even more important than any tactical arrangement.

Then one last question. Your defense and midfield showed very flexible positional adjustments during the game. Is this also built on the trust between the players?

I think this is primarily built on our game principles. I don't want the team to always be restricted by a very rigid formation, such as always playing 4-3-3. Because I think in modern football, maintaining sufficient fluidity is very important.

And if you want to achieve that, you need players who are brave enough to play that way. My players have that courage, and they must also trust each other. I think having players with character on the field certainly helps, because if you don't have that character, that courage, and that trust in each other, then this style of play cannot work. So I must commend my players.

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