Due to their efforts throughout the current season, Roberto De Zerbi is adamant that Brighton should be eligible for European football the following year.
The Seagulls will know they need two wins from their final three games to qualify for the Europa League going into Sunday's Premier League match against relegated Southampton at the Amex Stadium. Next Wednesday, they host the champion-elect Manchester City before wrapping up the season with a difficult trip to Aston Villa.
The south coast team would achieve its first qualification for continental football, and De Zerbi wants his players to leave their mark on the history of the organization.
The Italian responded, "Good question, but I prefer to answer you at the end of the season," when asked if he would consider this season a success regardless of what happens over the next week or two. Although we want to create our own club history for our supporters and for ourselves, I am extremely happy of this season.
"I believe that we should be eligible for the Europa League. We defeated Liverpool, defeated Manchester City, defeated Chelsea twice, defeated Manchester United twice, won at Arsenal's home, and I believe we deserve to qualify for Europe.It is quite challenging. The games don't happen every week, but they are close together, so we must adjust and respond with drive and reason.
On Thursday night, they were defeated 4-1 at Newcastle, ending their slim chances of challenging the top four. As a result, Newcastle firmly established themselves in third position.
It was their second loss in three games after being shockingly destroyed 5-1 by Everton at home between wins over Manchester United and Arsenal, but De Zerbi is expecting a response with Levi Colwill expected to return after being rested on Tyneside and Alexis Mac Allister, Julio Enciso, and Evan Ferguson having only been used as substitutes.
"I think it will be another tough game, but the qualities, the characteristics of Newcastle are different," he remarked. We can win since we will play in our stadium in front of our supporters.
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