Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has confirmed that his players will mark the beginning of their clash against Tottenham Hotspur with a special gesture as a mark of respect for the Lilywhites after they secured the Europa League trophy on Wednesday.
The last few days have been surreal for everyone associated with Tottenham Hotspur, with the supporters not exactly being used to the feeling of winning trophies over the last couple of decades.
There were wild scenes at the trophy parade in North London on Friday and celebrations will continue following Tottenham’s final game of the season on Sunday.
It has been announced that the Europa League trophy will be paraded around the stadium while the Spurs players will get a guard of honour from the club’s former greats.
Brighton will give Tottenham a guard of honour
It will not just be the former Spurs players who will give the current Tottenham squad a guard of honour, but also their opponents.
Hurzeler has confirmed that the Segulls will give Tottenham the same mark of respect that they paid to Liverpool at the Amex Stadium in their previous encounter.
When asked if Spurs will get a guard of honour from his team, the German coach said (via Football.London): “Like we did against Liverpool, if great clubs achieve great things then it’s always a positive thing and also if English clubs achieve great things in the international cups. I’m very happy for them. Of course, they deserve it, so we will do it.”
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Fabian Hurzeler says Ange Postecoglou is a role model for him
The Brighton boss also lavished praise on his opposite number for making history in Bilbao, admitting that he looks to the Australian as a role model.
The 32-year-old remarked that he is especially pleased that Postecoglou had the confidence to promise everyone last year about delivering silverware and was then able to fulfil that promise.
Hurzeler said about the Tottenham head coach: “I’m happy for (Postecoglou) because he’s a very good guy. He deserves it. He has a lot of pressure and how he deals with it, I think he’s a role model for young coaches as well, like me.
“I’m very happy for him. I know that he worked hard for this and what I really like is that he said already in September after a game against Arsenal (that he wins things in his second season). He’s a man who can look into the future and that’s something very impressive.”