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  8. Hurzeler on trophy expectations, squad size and Oxford United

    Marissa Thomas
    BBC Sport journalist

    Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Carabao Cup second-round tie at Championship side Oxford United (kick-off 19:45 BST).

    Here are the key lines from his news conference:

    • Hurzeler confirmed "everyone is available, we have the full squad" for the trip.

    • On a chance to give different players opportunities: "There will be opportunities for players who didn't play that much in the first games, a chance for everyone to show themselves - but I can promise we take it very seriously and there is competition in the squad. We go into this game to try to win it and go into the next round."

    • On Oxford United: "We expect an opponent who is very good in their defence and defensive shape. They are very compact and they have a lot of physical players in the last line, so it will not be easy to outplay them. They don't give away a lot of chances. We have to be good regarding the long balls and tough in the personal duels. It will be a challenge and a good opportunity for us to do better than last weekend."

    • On the competition: "It's a cup game, a tournament where you can win a trophy. That is the expectation from the club so we have to take it seriously, we want to give our fans what they deserve. I'm sure there will be a lot of away fans again who spend a lot of time and money, so we have to go there and show our best performance. We have to show how good we are."

    • On what winning the Carabao Cup can do for a club: "It doesn't have the tradition like the FA Cup, but we saw last season with Newcastle that if you win a title, it is still something special, the supporters are still very proud of their team and they enjoyed celebrating a title together."

    • Hurzeler said "there is no new news" regarding the transfer window, adding: "We still have a very big squad so we have to reduce the squad. There are not any things I can comment at the moment. The transfer window closes soon so hopefully we have clarity for our squad and our planning."

    • On new defensive signings Diego Coppola and Olivier Boscagli: "I saw them in the friendly games and they made a good impression, so they will have a chance tomorrow to show how good they are, to show that they are competitive for us. They have both integrated into the group quickly. They are good characters with potential to help us. I'm sure they will show a good performance tomorrow and I'm sure long term they will help our squad."

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  9. 'Woefully short' and 'toothless' up front

    Scott McCarthy
    Fan writer

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    In the three transfer windows for which Fabian Hurzeler has been Brighton head coach, Tony Bloom has not so much loosened the purse strings as cut them off and set them on fire.

    The Albion have spent a quarter of a billion pounds on new players. Yet despite this splurge, Hurzeler was able to name only one centre-forward in his matchday squad for the trip to Everton - Danny Welbeck.

    This led to the comedic scene at Hill Dickinson Stadium of Jan Paul van Hecke being thrown up front in the closing stages. And subsequently strolling offside.

    It seems 51 million of those significant transfer chips have been placed alongside gyros in a basket labelled 'Greek teenage strikers'.

    Stefanos Tzimas and Charalampos Kostoulas barely featured in pre-season because Hurzeler believes they need a period of adjustment to English football.

    If Hurzeler considered them not ready to face Wycombe Wanderers or Stoke City in a friendly, they are unsurprisingly yet to make a Premier League squad.

    Which is fair enough. The jump for Tzimas from Bundesliga 2 and Kostoulas from the Greek league is massive. Once they have adapted and are unleashed, they could end up being the best things since tzatziki.

    But in the here and now, the opening two games have seen the Albion look woefully short up front and toothless in taking opportunities. We have subsequently made our worst start to a season since our Premier League debut in 2017-18.

    By the time the Greek duo have had the weeks (or heaven forbid, months) they need to get ready, there is a very real danger Brighton could be so far off the top seven pace as to make qualifying for Europe difficult.

    And that will disappoint a lot of Seagulls supporters who have heard from Hurzeler, the players and decision-makers at the Albion that Europe is the aim after a 'transitional' 2024-25.

    Find more from Scott McCarthy at We Are Brighton

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