Verbruggen: You could see Hurzeler's ideas in win over Arsenal

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Goalkeeper full of praise for head coach Fabian Hurzeler after Albion's win over Arsenal.

Nick Szczepanik

2026-09-22T06:00+01:00

Fabian Hurzeler is hugged by Bart Verbruggen after Albion's 3-0 win against Arsenal.

Bart Verbruggen paid tribute to head coach Fabian Hurzeler after Saturday’s 3-0 victory over Arsenal.

The performance, Bart said, bore the stamp of the work the head coach has done since coming to the club.

“He has his own principles and his own style, and I think we’re still building. But we’re getting better every single time,” said Bart.

“On Saturday you could see his ideas really clearly and what makes them so strong.

"The way we win second balls, the way we’re in front of our opponents, the way we win our personal duels, the way we control the ball when we can, how much we can switch between short and long, and how tough it is to play against us when we bring that intensity.

“That is the DNA of this team, and that’s what the gaffer has brought in. We executed it very well for the most part against Arsenal, so that’s big praise for him.

“Every day in training, we just try to continue to improve, try and always be positive but are never satisfied. There's no secret, it's just hard work and dedication and Saturday was a day where we got rewarded.

"But the next game will be tough and we have to understand what makes us good and keep bringing that to the pitch every single week.

“It was a perfect way to finish before the break, but we will come back and look at what we could have done better.”

Bart Verbruggen kept a clean sheet against the champions.

One area where there was little room for improvement against the Gunners was in set plays, where Albion came out on top.

“The gaffer always speaks about the set-piece culture,” Bart added. “A lot of things we work on showed against Arsenal which is very nice. It gives a big gratification to everybody who works so hard.

“If you can win the set-piece game against Arsenal and we score one and don't concede one, then that makes us very happy."

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Pascal Gross, Babis Kostoulas and Chema Andres all found the net in what turned out to be a memorable 3-0 win against Arsenal at the Amex, as Albion marked their 125th anniversary. Club photographers Paul Hazlewood, James Boardman and Simon Roe were on hand to capture all the action and key moments from a momentous afternoon.