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Brighton boss Huerzeler delighted with thumping win against Villarreal

Paul Vegas
Brighton boss Huerzeler delighted with thumping win against Villarreal
Brighton boss Huerzeler delighted with thumping win against VillarrealAction Plus
Brighton boss Fabian Huerzeler was delighted with their 4-0 preseason friendly win against Villarreal.

Joao Pedro, Yankuba Minteh and a Danny Welbeck brace (one from the spot), saw Brighton to victory.

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Huerzeler later said: "Of course, with the result we are happy. But we have to be honest, there was a big chance for Villarreal in the first minute and (if they score) then the game might be different, but after this chance I think we were good.

"It was a bit too wild early on but after 20-25 minutes the goal helped us control the game. After the (first minute) chance they didn't create chances at all, so I was happy with the defensive performance. Offensively, in the second half it was much more dominant from us with more ball control and 4-0 is fine as a result with goals and a clean sheet, but we know that we still have a lot of work to do.

"I always like to play at home. It should be our fortress, like a castle. But we have to make sure that we give performances on the pitch, so that this energy and this intensity transfers to the supporters. I hope we can do it game to game at home, and I know that the away fans are amazing, we saw it at Queens Park Rangers, last week."

On Pedro, he added: "Joao Pedro can do special things, and I think it was a really good performance from him and the team. It was his first game for us, but football is a team sport so to make him shine the team has to work well, and that's always the priority."