Fabian Hurzeler left Anfield feeling his side deserved more than a 2-0 defeat to Liverpool on Saturday afternoon. He argued Brighton were the only side who tried to win, though he praised Liverpool’s defending from Araujo, Milos Kerkez and the centre-backs.
"I think everyone in the stadium saw that there was one team who really tried to create and try to win this game and therefore I have to praise my players," the Brighton boss said.
"I think everyone in the stadium, and you as well, felt there was a missed opportunity for us, because it's not only after the goal or the goals they scored.
"Also, before they scored, we had one, two big chances and today I think it was just the difference that they scored, we didn't score. They kept a clean sheet because they defended well with their centre-backs, with full-back Araujo and with Kerkez.
"I think they blocked a lot of shots. They really defended the box well. We didn't have that efficiency. We couldn't keep the clean sheet because we made easy mistakes, we lost some important personal duels.
"But overall I saw a team with a lot of good things to take away. I saw a team that really had the belief in our approach, that stuck to the match plan, that always kept going, and that is very frustrating because we all have the feeling that there is a missed opportunity here today."
