A furious Fabian Hurzeler said “only one team tried to play football” in Brighton’s 1-0 loss to Arsenal and accused the Gunners of “making their own rules” as he railed against perceived time-wasting.Hurzeler’s Brighton lost 1-0 to the Premier League leaders thanks to Bukayo Saka’s early strike – which for 87 minutes was Arsenal’s only shot on target of the game.
At a furious Amex Stadium, the home fans booed the officials and the away team over time-wasting, and Hurzeler felt Arsenal went too far.
In his post-match press conference, Hurzeler complained that:Only one team tried to play footballArsenal make their own rules during matchesHe would never tell his team to play like thatArsenal keeper David Raya went down ‘injured’ three times with no punishmentThe league needs to find a way to punish itNobody – apart from Arsenal fans – enjoyed the gameSupporters deserve better In response to Hurzeler’s strong criticisms, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said: “What a surprise!
“You just go back to the previous games and you’ll find a lot of comments like this always.
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Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta reacts to Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler’s comments on his team ‘time-wasting’.
“I love my players. That’s the highlight. I love my players, we love our players and I love the way we compete.
“I think they [critics] love our players. I mean, every time they talk about our players, I think they are the most loved ones in the country.”Asked if he cares about what other managers think, Arteta replied: “Care? Yeah. Depends. On the comments. And the purpose of that.”See below for everything Fabian Hurzeler said in an explosive press conference about Arsenal’s style of play and the way Premier League football is going:
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Highlights from the Premier League as Brighton faced Arsenal
His thoughts on the…
2026-03-04 22:45:00
