Roberto De Zerbi insists Brighton will '100%' lose to Newcastle United if they do not quickly 'forget' their memorable victory at Arsenal. The Seagulls will arrive at St James' Park on the back of a sensational victory in the capital which all but ended the Gunners' faint title hopes.
De Zerbi's side brushed off a shock heavy home defeat to Everton to dominate proceedings against Arsenal. Goals from Pervis Estupinan, Julio Enciso, Deniz Undav sealed a stunning 3-0 win which keeps Brighton's own European ambitions and unlikely top-four hopes alive.
Newcastle know two victories from their remaining three Premier League fixtures will guarantee a top-four finish, regardless of Liverpool's recent run of seven straight wins. De Zerbi has urged his side to give everything in their last four matches to achieve their own 'impossible target', while re-iterating his post-match message from the Emirates Stadium that is team can not afford to dwell on that success.
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He told the club's website: “We have to forget we won at Arsenal otherwise we will lose 100% to Newcastle. We have 58 points which is not enough to qualify for the Europa League.
"We have another four tough games left and we have to fight to reach our target. We want to become a bigger team in the future than we are now, and my job is to improve the players and to dream, and I always want to reach the impossible target and set a bigger target.”
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