We asked for your views on whether Fabian Hurzeler has won fans over given a surge in recent form off the back of a difficult spell early in 2026.
Here are some of your comments:
Chris: I think he has a bright future. However, his naivety and lack of Premier League experience has been exposed at times this season. That said, when it comes to giving a manager time to develop, you couldn’t pick a better club than Brighton. Tony Bloom doesn’t panic and always sees the bigger picture.
Colin: Criticism of our manager at any point since his arrival has been laughable. He’s been consistently excellent and is improving all the time. It was only a minority who dissented during our bad run and anyone with any sense could see that the performances were better than the results. I hope he stays for 10 years.
Tony: I have mostly been a ‘Hurzeler in’ fan but at times this season we seem to have gone backwards and at times the subs and tactics have been baffling. Having said that we now seem to be playing with more composure and a more attacking style. All is good for the future.
Westy: Has Hurzeler won me over? Maybe. In my case, the frustration and annoyance came from him making life hard for himself. I knew we could get results and be better, and now we are. The constant tinkering and playing players out of position was infuriating. The two times this season we’ve had a settled team are the the spells we’ve got results. He must learn from this.
Sam: I’m not sure it was ever a results issue. The frustration from the majority of fans came from a lack of connection with the manager. If those results had happened and Hurzeler had built a connection, the response wouldn’t have been as extreme. Has he won over the fans? There is still work for him to do, but recent appearances from him at full time, rather than disappearing down the tunnel, certainly go a long way to building a connection that had been missing.
Chris: He’s presided over two big dips in form. One each season. There’s got to be big question marks over his confidence and how he passes that into our young players.
