Hurzeler hails Gomez's 'big improvement'

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Midfielder scored another spectacular goal in Sunday's 2-0 win against Brentford.

2026-11-11T06:00+00:00

Diego Gomez celebrates his brilliant strike from 25 yards in the win over Brentford. 📷James Boardman

Fabian Hurzeler has praised “hardworking” Diego Gomez after the midfielder added to his own highlight reel with a fabulous left-footed half-volley in Albion’s win over Brentford on Sunday – a victory that took his side to second in the Premier League.

With the game deadlocked 15 minutes in, Gomez – who had scored from near the halfway line in his side’s previous home match against Crystal Palace – conjured a brilliant opener from 25 yards to send the Seagulls into an early ascendancy.

And Hurzeler was quick to heap the praise on his Paraguayan midfielder: “I think that shows Diego Gomez is a player who always puts the team first. He's so reliable. He's such a hardworking player."

He added: “And you have these things, then you get the rewards by scoring these goals."

"I think it's also a prime example if a player has belief and confidence in himself, and therefore, I think it's important that everyone is contributing to our culture and to our environment."

It was the 23-year-old’s second goal of the league campaign.

Asked how Hurzeler reacts when he sees Gomez shape-up for a strike from such distances, the manager replied: “It's a funny story because on Saturday he trained shooting with the left foot and he shot once, twice, the third time, and I couldn't see him scoring with the left foot. The shots weren't great.”

“I asked him after the game where he got this quality from overnight. It's a huge improvement in a very short period!”