Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler was delighted to see his side get back to winning ways as they triumphed 4-0 at Norwich to reach the fourth round of the FA Cup. The Seagulls were without a win in eight Premier League games going into the tie – albeit with six draws – but tasted an overdue victory at Carrow Road after a dominant display.
Georginio Rutter bagged a first-half brace before Julio Enciso and Solly March struck after the break. “It doesn’t matter whether it is the Premier League or the FA Cup, winning is always a good feeling and it was good to have it again today,” Hurzeler said.
“It is good for confidence and hopefully we can now take this into the Premier League. “I thought we struggled a bit for the first 15 to 20 minutes and Norwich had their one big chance when they hit the post. “But then we got into our stride, played some good football and scored some good goals.
“We have played a lot recently so I put out what I thought was our freshest side and I thought they did a good job.”. Hurzeler was pleased with the contribution of Rutter, whose double late in the first half set up the win. “Scoring those goals will be good for his confidence, I’m sure of that,” he said.
“He worked very hard, getting into a lot of good positions, and he had already gone close on a couple of occasions before he scored his goals.”. Norwich gave a reasonable account of themselves in the early stages, with Amankwah Forson striking an upright from distance, but the game was up once Rutter scored twice in eight minutes just before the break.
