How resilient Albion learned from forest thrashing
Brighton recorded another win against Brentford in Fabian Herzeler’s 50th Premier League game in charge, although the head coach had to watch from the stands due to suspension.
The 32-year-old will be back in the dugout at the City Ground this weekend after a 7-0 defeat last season – the Seagulls’ biggest league defeat since 1958.
It is to Herzeler’s credit that Brighton responded to that defeat by winning their next six matches in all competitions, and ultimately finished the season strongly in eighth place. The German said this week that the defeat to Forest was a “terrible defeat”, but the lessons learned actually helped the club’s long-term development.
Resilience certainly appears to be in Albion’s DNA at the moment, with the club having won 10 points despite losing places this season, the highest figure in the top flight before the latest round of fixtures.
Danny Welbeck was on target as Brighton came back from a goal down last weekend, taking his tally to seven in the Premier League this season. The evergreen 35-year-old scored 10 top-flight goals last term, the first time he reached double figures, but is already on track to surpass that figure.
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