Emotional, but not euphoric.
Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler chose his words carefully after Joao Pedro had given his side a dramatic 2-1 win against Manchester United at Amex Stadium.
Euphoria was certainly a word to encapsulate the noise that greeted the final whistle even though, with five victories in the past six meetings against United, beating them has become routine.
Maybe it was starting the season with successive victories, although Brighton did that last term as well.
Quite possibly it was that, again, they have found a manager who can continue the club’s forward momentum, which has taken them to places their supporters could never have dreamed of two decades ago.
“It was emotional,” said Hurzeler. “It always is when you get a win in the last minute and my team deserved to win.
“It is difficult to describe emotions. That is why I love the job. You can’t buy these emotions and you won’t get them from anywhere else.
“But we have to be honest, if United score it would be very difficult for us. I am realistic, never euphoric, because if you are euphoric it means you lose the focus on the realistic things.”
