Brighton star defends Roberto De Zerbi tactic despite Arsenal and Crystal Palace errors

Despite giving up several goals as a result of Brighton’s playing out from the back strategy,

Jan Paul van Hecke has defended the approach.

Michael Olise then cut out his chipped pass, and a few seconds after Jordan Ayew gave them the lead.

However, Danny Welbeck’s late header pulled the game even.

Last Saturday, when away at Arsenal, Verbruggen’s pass was intercepted by the home team’s intense press,

and Gabriel Jesus scored the first goal from the ensuing corner in the 2-0 victory.

On the other hand, defender Van Hecke believes it’s critical to keep in mind that the club has

seen unparalleled success thanks to this style of play under head coach Roberto De Zerbi.

“Yeah, I think so,” the Dutchman said in response to a question about whether

he still believed in the strategy of creating assaults from deep.

A lot of positive things have also come from us,

such as our ability to attack and play out of the press frequently.

“That’s our way; these things do happen,

and the goal against Crystal Palace was undoubtedly scored at the wrong time.

We didn’t play well in the first half and we gave up too many goals,

but that’s football. In the second half, we managed to turn things around, but it wasn’t enough.

We could have won this game with certainty if we had started playing better early, but we didn’t.”

Legendary Newcastle United player Alan Shearer stated after Brighton’s defeat by the Gunners that

he “doesn’t see any harm” in Albion playing long sometimes while under defensive pressure.

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