Brighton supervisor Fabian Hurzeler has urged his aspect to “climb new peaks” as they search to maneuver into the Premier League’s prime six.
The hovering Seagulls have been on a powerful run since being hammered 7-0 at Nottingham Forest on February 1.
Brighton’s extra-time FA Cup victory at Newcastle final weekend was a fifth straight win in all competitions for the south coast aspect.
Hurzeler — at 32 the youngest everlasting supervisor in Premier League historical past — has loved a powerful first marketing campaign on the membership, who host Fulham on Saturday.
Marco Silva’s Fulham are ninth within the desk, one place beneath Brighton because the race for European locations hots up.
Hurzeler, two years youthful than Brighton ahead Danny Welbeck, has challenged his crew to purpose excessive.
The membership’s best-ever Premier League end was sixth, within the 2022/23 season, incomes qualification for the Europa League.
“It is rather essential we give attention to our journey and that we actually consider in it,” Hurzeler stated on Friday.
“Yesterday, I obtained an image from a mountain. In a mountain you at all times have new peaks, new peaks you must climb. That’s the purpose for us, we’ve to climb new peaks.”
He added: “Fulham will likely be an enormous, massive problem. They’ve performed an unbelievable season, they play very compact as a crew and have particular person high quality.”
Hurzeler stated Japan winger Kaoru Mitoma can be obtainable, having been compelled off with cramp at Newcastle.
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