Tottenham vs Brighton in the Premier League from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - Saturday, 5.30pm
Fabian Hurzeler believes Premier League football is far more physical now than when Roberto De Zerbi was in charge at Brighton.
Hurzeler will go up against De Zerbi for the first time in his managerial career as European chasing Brighton take on relegation-threatened Tottenham - De Zerbi's first home match in charge of Spurs.
De Zerbi is fondly remembered by most fans at Brighton for his attractive style of football and for steering Albion to to highest ever Premier League finish of sixth.
Hurzeler is perhaps known for his more pragmatic approach but the young German insists that football has changed dramatically in two or three years.
“The teams and individual players get much more physical," said Hurzeler in his pre-Tottenham press conference. "Set-pieces get much more important.
“You see a new trend in football, so you can't say that the football that was successful two, three, four years ago will be successful today.
“It's an ongoing process where also you as coaches have to overthink your idea without losing your foundation, without losing your key principles.”
“There are always new trends. Two, three years ago was a completely different football to now.
“There are different demands in the Premier League. They are much more physical games.
“You never should forget that football continues."
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