Brighton Injury Update: Mitoma, Ferguson and Tzimas Progress
Fabian Hürzeler has delivered an encouraging Brighton injury update on Kaoru Mitoma, Evan Ferguson and Stefanos Tzimas as the Seagulls switch their focus to Saturday’s home friendly against Roma. The head coach confirmed all three are working through rehab programmes, with Mitoma now back on the south coast after returning from international duty in Japan.
The Albion are home from a demanding week in Austria that ended with a 4-3 comeback win over Strasbourg in Vienna, and Hürzeler was buoyed by the sight of his treatment room slowly emptying. He said the camp had allowed the club to integrate new faces while the injured players “came back towards the team”.
The key Brighton injury update from Austria
Mitoma returned from Japan after a hamstring injury and, like Ferguson and Tzimas, is continuing a rehab programme rather than featuring in full training. “They are all in rehab,” Hürzeler told The Argus, stopping short of putting a firm date on any of the trio’s comebacks. With Tzimas and Ferguson both sidelined, the head coach’s forward options remain thin heading into the closing weeks of pre-season.
Hurzeler’s message before Roma
For those who are fit, the instruction is simple. “Keep working. I think that’s the main bit,” Hürzeler said of the week ahead. “I was really pleased with the week, how they worked. Saturday was very, very intense, very warm. They suffered, but they suffered together, and I think that’s very important, that they showed this resilience as a team.”
Next up is a first look at the Amex this summer, with Roma visiting on Saturday, 8 August. “We keep building on this foundation we created and focussing on small details to make things better,” Hürzeler added. “And then we have another great opportunity against Roma to make the next step.”
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