Brighton & Hove Albion manager Fabian Huerzeler will hope to use some of his insider knowledge when his team face Tottenham Hotspur. LONDON – Ange Postecoglou joked on Oct 4 that he had been forced to “palm off” enthusiastic Fabian Huerzeler when the now Brighton & Hove Albion boss spent a day with him at Tottenham Hotspur in 2023. The 31-year-old German, who was appointed in June, is the youngest-ever permanent manager of an English Premier League team – nearly half the age of the 59-year-old Postecoglou.
Huerzeler, who has impressed so far, will be hoping to put some of his insider knowledge to use on Oct 6 when his Brighton team host Spurs in their league clash. “He spent a day with us last year,” Tottenham boss Postecoglou said. “He asked a lot of questions, I gave him too many answers, for sure.
I actually palmed him off at one stage because he was asking too many (questions), so I passed him to the other coaches. “He was inquisitive about everything. He was already a senior manager (in Germany), doing a good job, and the fact that he still wanted to ask questions.
.. he made a real impression on everyone.
” Postecoglou was asked whether he would have extended the invitation to Tottenham’s training ground had he known that Huerzeler would be a rival this season. “Yes, mate, I would’ve done,” he said. “There’s nothing wrong with being a nice person.
“If somebody comes and knocks on your door and wants a cup of tea as a kindred spirit you let .