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Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler hopes academy graduate Jack Hinshelwood has a big future for his national team, as well as the Seagulls.

The squad for England's upcoming matches against Greece and Republic of Ireland is being announced on Thursday, and Hurzeler was asked by the media of Hinshelwood's future for the Three Lions.

"In understanding the game, recognising the spaces, having a good touch and passing, he is already one of the best," Hurzeler said in a news conference when asked about the England Under-21 international.

"Now it's about finding the consistency, showing these actions over 90 minutes. What he is doing so far is impressive and he is a big part of the future of this club and hopefully for the national team as well. I will call Thomas [Tuchel, incoming England manager] and give him advice on this player."

Hurzeler was also asked about the other young midfielders in his squad and is insistent on not treating them any differently to the more senior figures within his playing group.

"For me it's not about age, it's about being good or not and the players on the pitch deserve to play," he added.

"It's not about treating them like young players because in the end we need to win games. In the midfield, they can change the dynamic of the game and break the dynamic of the opponents.

"Even when they are young, I demand that they ask for the ball and continue playing with courage. This is the way that they improve in these tough moments, to show personality and not being afraid of making mistakes."

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Brighton manager Dario Vidosic believes it's "possible" his side can claim a top three finish in the Women's Super League this season.

The club currently sit third in the WSL, with four wins from their opening six games.

Brighton, who finished ninth last season under interim boss Mikey Harris, trail league leaders Manchester City by just three points.

Asked whether a top-three finish was realistic this season, Vidosic said: "If we continue on the path, I think it is. Until it's impossible, it's possible."

"The results, again, they're never certainties, especially in a league as tough as ours, where the biggest clubs have had troubles every week."

Brighton claimed a 1-0 win against Leicester on Sunday, a performance that was watched on by the club's men's head coach Fabian Hurzeler.

"It's awesome, especially he's just come back from Anfield and I can imagine, mentally very fatigued when you go and play Liverpool," Vidosic said.

"Throughout this week, I've sat down, spoke with him, spoke about the game, asked him if he saw something.

"To top it all off, he's preparing for Manchester City and Pep [Guardiola] this weekend, and he's still willing to sit down with me, give me some time to talk about, our team and how we can progress.

"I've got nothing but the best of words for him. He's a world class coach, but he's an even better person."

Brighton boss Dario Vidosic has been speaking to the media before Friday's Women's Super League game against Arsenal (kick-off 19:00 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• On-loan forward Michelle Agyemang is not available to play against her parent club.

• Pauline Bremer is "a couple of weeks" away from making her return from injury.

• Vidosic said Brighton's first-half display against Leicester last weekend was their "best performance of the season".

• On Nikita Parris scoring three goals in three games, he said: "Her best is still coming".

• Asked if he thinks of his third-placed side as title contenders, Vidosic said: "I think the table only matters on the last day of the season".

• He said Arsenal are "still a fantastic team" despite their difficult start to the season, and they have "a lot of players that can hurt you".

• On playing at the Emirates, Vidosic said it was a "dream" for players to play at big stadiums, adding: "All the eyes around the world will be on this game as well. So it's a pressure, but it's a privilege".

• The Brighton boss said it was "awesome" that Brighton men's head coach Fabian Hurzeler watched their game at Broadfield Stadium last weekend.

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Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Manchester City (kick-off 17:30 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• On players returning from injury: "Some of them will return for sure. Joao Pedro and [Matt] O'Riley have a big chance. For Solly [March], it's too early. Yasin Ayari might be an option for the weekend."

• On improvements he wants to see: "It has something to do with game management and being ruthless. It's important in a wild environment to stay calm and continue playing your style of play. It's about finding the solutions and I think we can improve."

• Hurzeler assessed his first 10 matches as a Premier League manager: "We can be happy with the performances but on the other side, we could have more points. We have to find the balance of a good style of play and getting results."

• On opponents who are on a unusually poor run of form: "We have a lot of respect because they are still the best team in the world with the best manager in the world. We see this as the next opportunity to challenge the establishment."

• However, the Albion boss says he does not encourage his Brighton players to "dream": "It's not about dreaming - it's about having a clear vision with individual goals and team goals. The process is always going step by step and it won't always be linear. We should make the next step and grow as a team."

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Brighton commentator Jonny Cantor believes Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler feels the Seagulls "should be higher" than where they currently sit in the Premier League table.

Hurzeler's side are currently eighth and were perhaps unfortunate to lose against Liverpool at the weekend after being ahead for 55 minutes.

Speaking about Hurzeler's start as Brighton boss, Cantor said: "When people ask me what's it like under the new manager, I try and find the right words... he uses the word intensity a lot and there's no two ways about it.

"It's an intense watch, it is at times a little bit chaotic and we see that not only getting forward because they do get more people in the box and create more chances.

"But, they also seem more chaotic at the back. It's so difficult, the way that he plays to get it spot on for the whole 90 minutes. They've led nine times this season and been equalised against five times - the improvement could be maybe holding onto the lead and making the right decisions."

"I think Hurzeler feels we should be higher than we are, that's a disappointment to him. They have a top quality squad and there's been massive investment - but maybe those results haven't been reflected in the performances."

Former Brighton striker Warren Aspinall also spoke about what he felt the Seagulls needed to improve after their first 10 league games: "They're going to have to do game management a little bit better, when the subs come on, they're going to have to do a bit better.

"If you go back to the Wolves game, 2-1 up and cruising, we break clear and yes we want that third goal but in the 92nd minute. [Mats] Wieffer was not at the pace of the game yet and he's an experienced player, he needs to run the ball to the corner or wait for the defender - it's little things like that.

"[Brajan] Gruda on Saturday comes on and he's dancing around the ball and he goes inside and slips, you can't do it all yourself - it's a team game. Gruda from what I've seen so far he wants to do it himself.

"He needs to get to grips, I know he's only young and played a handful of games but he has to learn quickly - this is a top league and we want to finish sixth if we can. We need to get into Europe."

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The latest episode of BBC Radio Sussex's Albion Unlimited has landed.

Brighton's summer signing Ferdi Kadioglu discusses the weekend's defeat to Liverpool, his goal and his start to life with the club.

Phil McNulty, the BBC's chief football writer, is also on to assess the Seagulls' first 10 Premier League games of the season and there is a full preview of this weekend's home fixture against Manchester City.

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Before the start of this season, not many football fans outside of Brighton, Blackburn and Swansea will have heard of Yasin Ayari. And neither Rovers nor Swans fans will have been particularly impressed, one imagines.

The Swedish midfielder did not pull up any trees on his two loan spells in the Championship last season.

This makes Ayari similar to compatriot Viktor Gyokeres, who did so little in temporary switches to Swansea and Coventry City that the Albion were happy to sell him to the latter for £1m.

Three and a half years later and Gyokeres is one of the hottest properties in European football whose £85m release clause in his Sporting contract could be activated by any of the multiple Premier League clubs rumoured to be interested in his services.

Gyokeres is the one who got away from Brighton. In contrast, Ayari has seized an unexpected opportunity to prove himself at the Albion, in spite of those two disappointing loans.

A combination of selling Pascal Gross and Billy Gilmour, Jack Hinshelwood starting the campaign at full-back and injuries to James Milner, Matt O'Riley, Brajan Gruda and Ferdi Kadioglu has meant Ayari was thrust into Premier League action almost by default.

Even as those players return, Ayari has maintained his place - and deservedly so.

He gets better with each game, culminating in a man-of-the-match display against Liverpool in which he and Hinshelwood were central to Brighton dominating the first half at Anfield.

The highlight was a pass which left a defender as good as Virgil van Dijk looking like a rabbit caught in the headlights. If Georginio Rutter had converted the chance it created, Ayari would have the best assist of the season so far to his name.

It is a name the rest of English football will soon know if Ayari continues his rocketing rate of improvement.

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