Roberto's thoughts on our first Europa League win...

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Head coach delighted with first Europa League win, but sets his sights on Fulham on Sunday.

James Francis

2023-10-26T22:11:00Z

Roberto De Zerbi gives instructions to goalscorer Joao Pedro.

His main takeaway from the game...

"The most important news is that we kept a clean sheet, but on Sunday we have another big game (against Fulham) and we need to be ready."

On the tactical battle...

"We didn’t expect Ajax to set up tactically how they did. They defended with two centre-backs and we didn’t have much time to understand the space. In the first half we didn’t play badly with Pascal Gross, Simon Adingra and Joel Veltman combining well. In the second half, we understood better the space and we played through central areas."

On pride with room for improvement...

"We scored the first goal after a lot of passes. We have to improve to move the ball faster, to play with fewer touches for every player, we have to work on this. However, it’s our first victory in Europe for Brighton. It’s a great day for our fans, for our club, for our owner, and we’re very proud to give them this experience."

On the Europa League standings...

"The group is open and it’s very tough. We have to win in Amsterdam first of all and then we will try to reach first place in the table."

On Ansu Fati...

"We love Ansu Fati. He thinks he can play better and he’s working to find the best physical condition because last year he didn’t play so many games. We’re here to help him, but he has to help us."