Roberto De Zerbi insists Brighton need to qualify for European soccer subsequent season on account of their efforts over the present marketing campaign.
The Seagulls will head into Sunday’s Premier League conflict with relegated Southampton on the Amex Stadium figuring out two wins from their ultimate three video games – they host champions elect Manchester City subsequent Wednesday earlier than bringing the curtain down with a testing final-day journey to Aston Villa – would safe a Europa League berth.
It can be a primary qualification for continental soccer for the south coast outfit and De Zerbi needs his gamers to write down themselves into the membership’s historical past.
Asked if he would regard this season as successful no matter occurs over the following week or so, the Italian mentioned: “Good query, however I desire to reply you on the finish of the season.
“ I’m actually proud for this season, however we wish to write our personal historical past of our membership for our followers, for ourselves.
“I feel we need to qualify for the Europa League. We gained towards Chelsea two instances, we gained towards Manchester United two instances, we gained at Arsenal’s stadium, beat Liverpool and I feel we’re deserving to qualify for Europe.
I feel we need to qualify for the Europa League
Roberto De Zerbi
“It is very difficult. The games are not one per week, they are very close, but we have to adapt, to react with motivation, with energy, with the head.”
Brighton head into the weekend sixth within the desk, some extent away from Tottenham and Aston Villa with a recreation in hand on each.
Their outdoors hopes of threatening the highest 4 have been dealt a blow on Thursday night after they have been crushed 4-1 at Newcastle, who cemented themselves in third place because of this.
It was a second defeat in three video games – they have been surprisingly trounced 5-1 at dwelling by Everton in between victories over Manchester United and Arsenal – however with Levi Colwill anticipated to return to the squad after being rested on Tyneside and Alexis Mac Allister, Julio Enciso and Evan Ferguson having been used solely as substitutes, De Zerbi is anticipating a response.
He mentioned: “I think it will another tough game, but the characteristics, the quality of Newcastle are different. We will play in our stadium with our fans and we are able to win.”
