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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.

Brighton were on a six-game winless run in the Premier League from 7January until they overcame Brentford on 21 February.

At the time, the likes of Clinton Morrison spoke of "huge pressure" on Fabian Hurzeler given boos greeted some performances. Journalist Luke Edwards told the BBC things were "drifting" for the club.

In all, Hurzeler's side had only won one league game in 13 from 3 December to 14 February. The Seagulls have won five of their last six however.

So we want to know, has he won fans over? How do you feel about his position and the direction of things now?

Get in touch with your views here

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Brighton defender Olivier Boscagli, speaking to BBC Radio Sussex about what the Seagulls need to do in the closing weeks of the season if they are to qualify for Europe:

"Just keep going and doing what we've been doing in the past six or seven games. We have shown we are a strong team and it's difficult to win against us.

"You see how important every point is, the table is really close. Everybody can lose now so it's quite exciting, but you have to keep focused and make sure you are working in the right way.

"[The win at Burnley] was a great game but we still have to improve some things, because we know the European places will be really tight.

"If we want to be part of it, we have to put every ingredient on the pitch and keep going like this."

On the Seagulls coming up against former Brighton boss Roberto de Zerbi, now in charge of Tottenham, on Saturday:

"It's a nice game for him because he knows the club really well and he has a really good image at this club. I can see he did a lot of good things here, but now he is at another club.

"Of course he will be happy to see some faces and some of the players will be happy to see him, but at the first whistle there will be no friends on the pitch.

"The only thing we want is to win the game and it doesn't matter with who or against who."

Listen to a full interview with Boscagli in the latest Albion Unlimited podcast on BBC Sounds

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Two Premier League heavyweights are set to face each other this weekend at Etihad Stadium, as Manchester City host Arsenal.

Both teams go into the fixture with different targets. For Mikel Arteta's side, it is about extending their lead at the top of the table. For Pep Guardiola's side, it is about closing the gap and keeping themselves in the title race.

It is a fixture being labelled a title decider by some, so we want to know who you want to win this Sunday's match.

Will you be cheering on the Citizens or getting behind the Gunners?

Make your selection

On the latest episode of Albion Unlimited from BBC Radio Sussex, defender Olivier Boscagli reflects on Brighton's win against Burnley and there is a look ahead to Saturday's game at Tottenham - now managed by former Seagulls boss Roberto de Zerbi.

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