Brighton’s coach speaks frankly after knocking Manchester United out of the Carabao Cup.
"Brighton’s coach" confidently declared that his team deserved to eliminate "Man United" from the Carabao Cup, adding it was a shame they didn’t score more.
Fabian Herthauser, manager of the "Seagulls" Brighton, confirmed that his team deserved to come from behind and beat "the Red Devils" Manchester United 3-2 in the third round of the Carabao Cup last night, securing a spot in the last 16. He noted they could have scored even more.
Herthauser said, "I think we started the game very well. Even though we conceded two easy goals, we still stuck to our plan, which is good. Of course, when you are 2-0 down, you might think the game is over and give up on your plan or you choose to trust your teammates and believe in yourself."
"The longer the game went on, the better we played, and in the end, I think we deserved the win."
"I don’t think we started that badly. Of course, conceding those goals shifted momentum, but overall we had the right structure and good shape. What was bad at the start was that we were quite nervous and made many technical mistakes. After that, the players gradually adapted to the game."
"Ultimately, we controlled the game completely and had many chances to score more goals."
Meanwhile, Pascal Gross, Brighton’s midfielder, spoke about conceding two early goals, saying, "It’s frustrating because this isn’t the first time this season. It’s the third time we've started slowly. We’ve played here before last season in a similar game that we won, and that gave us confidence on a pitch where we had previously been victorious. In the end, we managed it."