Sawt Falasteen - Brighton boss De Zerbi wary of FA Cup underdogs Grimsby

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Brighton boss De Zerbi wary of FA Cup underdogs Grimsby / Photo: Oli SCARFF - AFP

Brighton boss De Zerbi wary of FA Cup underdogs Grimsby

SPORTS 17.03.2023

Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi says it would be a "big mistake" for the Premier League side to take fourth-tier Grimsby lightly when the teams meet in an FA Cup quarter-final on Sunday.

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League Two Grimsby have defeated five clubs above them in English football's structure -- Plymouth, Cambridge, Burton, Luton and Southampton -- to secure a last-four clash with the high-flying Seagulls.

De Zerbi has warned of the threat Grimsby pose after they beat Premier League club Southampton in the previous round.

"It will be a difficult game," the Italian said on Friday. "But I want (the) players to give 100 percent of possibilities.

"I want our fans to support our players because Sunday is a difficult game. We have to not think, 'We are Brighton from the Premier League and Grimsby are in the fourth division', because we would make a big mistake."

"We have to play seriously, because for us it is a big opportunity to go to Wembley," added De Zerbi, whose side are seventh in the Premier League.

Brighton will be without right-back Tariq Lamptey, who suffered a knee injury against West Ham earlier this month, while Adam Lallana and Jakub Moder remain sidelined.

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Sawt Falasteen - Brighton boss De Zerbi wary of FA Cup underdogs Grimsby

Brighton boss De Zerbi wary of FA Cup underdogs Grimsby

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