At 31, Hurzeler has surprised doubters with the way he has led Brighton in the opening two months of the season.
Veltman told the club's website: "When you have a new coach, you never know what might happen, but I knew what I was capable of and I had a really good preseason where I played almost every game. It’s in those matches where you get a feeling if you're in the starting XI or not, and the feeling was good. I had good chats with Fabian as well, some really good conversations with him.
"(For example) the first proper conversation was after a strength and conditioning session in Japan and he was telling me that he really liked me, that I see the game properly and what the game asks from me as a player.
"He also said I could still talk a lot more to the players around me, given my experience. He wanted me to be more active on the pitch, communication-wise. He was straight to the point and I really liked that.
"When you have a coach with that kind of honesty, you know where you are, where you stand. I prefer people to be open and to put all their cards on the table."