Brighton continued their impressive upturn in form with a third win in four games at Sunderland, so I made sure that the first person I looked at to assess their reaction was head coach Fabian Hurzeler.
This is a manager who'd been under scrutiny over the last few months. There was talk in the media that Brighton were "drifting" under his leadership and some supporters seemed to be losing patience during a run of two wins in 15 games from early December to mid-February.
Now though, following victories against Brentford, Nottingham Forest and Sunderland over three weeks, the momentum of the end of season run-in has completely changed.
So it was a surprise, as I glanced down at the technical area, to see Hurzeler so calm and composed straight after the final whistle. He thanked the supporters but left the more extravagant celebrations to his players.
Later, in the post-match interview, he praised his team's ability "to overcome difficult phases" and, for me, it was definitely their attitude and personality that stood out on Saturday.
It was far from a vintage performance in the north-east but what impressed me the most about Brighton was how solid they looked in the last 15 to 20 minutes.
Sunderland were trying to build pressure and get the crowd behind them for a final push to try to turn things around but they weren't able to really test the keeper in the closing stages. Hurzeler's side looking organised and fiercely determined to hang on to the three points.
That's a good sign for the Brighton fans and the team will go into their final match before the international break, against Liverpool next weekend, with huge confidence.
This is no longer a team that's "drifting," this is a team that's now in with an outside chance of challenging for that all important seventh place in the table.
