Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca on their FA Cup defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion and he expects a similar tough test but refused to speak about opposition boss Fabian Hurzeler
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00:00And Brighton's centre-backs were really aggressive against Nkunku. They almost followed him right up the pitch and it looked like they had no centre-backs at some point.
00:08But we know Brighton's highline can be exploited, especially tomorrow. Do you think you need to tweak anything massively to beat them away?
00:15Or do you expect a very similar battle that you just had against them in the FA Cup?
00:20No, I expect a similar one. Also because it's not just against us. I think in all the games they try to be quite aggressive.
00:29So I expect a very similar game.
00:37You just played Brighton and you're playing them again. How difficult is that? Or is it easier to play the same opposition twice in the space of a week?
00:46No, probably. Because it's fresh in your mind, the way they attack, the way they defend. It can be easy. But at the end of the day it's a game so it's never easy.
00:59But because you know what they do or what they try to do, probably it's better to face them immediately.
01:05What have you made of Fabian Herseler this season? Because when he came in everything was just about his age and being a young coach rather than what he could do coaching-wise. Do you think he's changed the narrative on him?
01:21I prefer not to say anything about their manager.