Tottenham caretaker boss Cristian Stellini says they know they’re in for a tough contest against Brighton this weekend.
Tottenham’s match against Brighton on Saturday afternoon really could prove assertive in terms of who qualifies for Europe come the end of the campaign.
Brighton are also very much in top-four finish after an extraordinary run of form under Roberto De Zerbi. Win at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and the south coast club will move to within one point of Tottenham in the table, with De Zerbi’s men crucially having two games in hand still to play in the run-in.
Stellini said, “This game is really important for us because it came after two drawn matches. Matches we could win, so it’s very important to play a great game against Brighton; that is a tough team at this moment since Christmas. First in the league for chances created from open play, passes attempted and shots on target. It is a team with a perfect ball, with a great manager arriving here and quickly doing a great job.
“We knew this manager for a long time because he’s an Italian guy, and we respect him and Brighton, but we are Tottenham, and we play in our stadium, and so we have to play stronger, and play in our way and in a way we can hurt them. We know very well which is this way, and we are well prepared to play tomorrow.”
