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Pascal Struijk Sets Sights on Netherlands Call-Up After Brighton Move Pascal Struijk believes Brighton can turn him into a Netherlands international. The centre-back, signed from Leeds this summer, told The Argus he hopes to catch the eye of Xavi Hernandez, the new Oranje head coach who has succeeded Ronald Koeman. Struijk, who turned 27 on […]
The Brighton Back Three Question: How Hurzeler Sees His New-Look Defence Every centre-half Brighton signed this summer arrived with the same line on his CV. Pascal Struijk, Michael Svoboda and Luka Vuskovic all excelled in a back three last season – Croatia even reshaped their defence to accommodate Vuskovic, a teenager. Add a head coach […]
The Brighton Number Nine Question: Who Leads the Line After Welbeck? The Brighton number nine role has been vacant for barely a fortnight, and already it is causing a rather lovely kind of chaos. There was a moment against Roma when the ball dropped to Georginio Rutter fully 30 yards out, drifting in off the […]
Ibrahim Osman Pushes for Brighton Squad Place After Minteh Blow Ibrahim Osman is pushing hard for a regular Brighton squad place, and Yankuba Minteh’s injury may just have cracked open the door. The Ghana winger caught the eye after replacing the stricken Minteh in Saturday’s 3-0 friendly win over Roma at the Amex, and head […]
Matt O’Riley: Hürzeler Pledges Transparency Over Brighton Future Fabian Hürzeler has promised to be transparent with Matt O’Riley over the midfielder’s Brighton future, after illness disrupted the former Celtic man’s pre-season. O’Riley was again missing as the Seagulls used 21 players in a 3-0 win over Roma at the Amex, having also sat out the […]
Georginio Rutter Looks Set to Lead the Brighton Attack There was a moment against Roma at the Amex when the ball dropped for Georginio Rutter 20-odd yards out, and every Albion supporter in the ground sensed what was coming. The Frenchman shifted it onto his left foot, cutting in from the right, and bent a […]
Yasin Ayari Carries World Cup Form Into the New Brighton Season When Yasin Ayari wheeled away in front of the Amex after his second goal against Roma on Saturday, it was hard not to think back to Monterrey. The Sweden midfielder scored twice in a 3-0 friendly win over the Serie A side, matching the […]
Vuskovic Impresses on Brighton Debut in Roma Win Vuskovic marked his first appearance at the Amex with an assured display as Brighton beat Roma 3-0 in Saturday’s pre-season friendly. The club-record signing started at the back and played the opening 45 minutes as the Seagulls warmed up for the new campaign in front of their […]
Minteh Injury Overshadows Brighton’s Impressive Roma Win A Minteh injury took the gloss off Brighton’s 3-0 pre-season win over Roma at the Amex on Saturday, with Fabian Hürzeler left to await scan results after his winger limped off in clear pain. Yankuba Minteh was hurt in an awkward tangle with Bryan Cristante and, having tried […]
Brighton 3 Roma 0: Ayari Double and Rutter Stunner Light Up the Amex Brighton 3 Roma 0 was the story at the Amex on Saturday as the Seagulls opened their home pre-season with a comfortable win over the Serie A side, Yasin Ayari striking twice and Georginio Rutter adding a stunner. It was a polished […]
Michael Svoboda Ready to Make Brighton His Home From Home There are worse ways to begin life at a new club than being flown back to the city where you grew up. When Brighton took their pre-season preparations to Vienna, Michael Svoboda found himself training on ground he knew better than anyone in the squad […]
Brighton Transfers: Barber Reveals 31 Deals in 56 Days Anyone grumbling that it has been a slow summer at the Amex has been put straight by the man who knows the numbers. Chief executive Paul Barber has revealed that Brighton have completed 31 separate transactions in 56 days, insisting the Brighton transfers window has been […]
