Brighton head coach Roberto De Dzerby, known in Ukraine for his work with Shakhtar Donetsk, has commented on the devastating defeat of his team against Everton (1-5) in yesterday's match on Matchday 35 of the English championship.
"It's very difficult to explain this game. It was an amazing game. Starting with the fact that we conceded the first goal in the 30th second of the match.
You didn't see the real Brighton today. A bad day for us.
The main reason behind it was not the tactical setup, but the fact that we were not prepared for this game in terms of motivation and mentality. Probably, it was affected by the fact that we played a lot of games in a short period. It is difficult for us, we are not used to play on such a schedule.
But I am proud of my players. And the coach is primarily responsible for the result. So today's result is my responsibility.
It is important to remember this match and this lesson. But we should not forget that we showed fantastic football and had the same results. So I think in spite of today, we have reason to be proud of our performance," said De Dzerby in his commentary to the BBC.