Fabian Hurzeler calls AFC Bournemouth ‘one of the strongest teams’

BRIGHTON and Hove Albion boss Fabian Hurzeler has called Andoni Iraola’s Cherries them ‘one of the strongest teams’ ahead of their visit to the Vitality Stadium.

The Seagulls head coach arrived in Sussex in the summer and has hit the ground running, with his side sat sixth in the Premier League ahead of their trip to Dean Court.

Previewing the game, Hurzeler said: “Bournemouth deserved to win [against Manchester City in their last home game] and they also deserved to win against Arsenal.

“They are one of the strongest teams because they have the ability to suffer. They also have the ability to hurt the opponent.

“They have great one-against-one players, they have a great striker in Evanilson, they have [Antoine] Semenyo, they have [Justin] Kluivert.

“They have individual quality with their wingers and on top of that they have great players at the back.

“They can open a game with passes from [Ryan] Christie in midfield. So they are a very strong and compact team. It’s no surprise for me that they beat these two big clubs.”

The Cherries host the Seagulls at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday, November 23 at 3pm.