Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has paid tribute to Danny Welbeck ahead of today’s clash with Liverpool.
Welbeck missed out on Friday’s 35-man England squad announced by coach Thomas Tuchel.
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Hurzeler said: “Germany head coach Julien Nagelsmann had a press conference talking about Pascal Gross, there’s a phrase in Germany, ‘he’s the longer arm from the coach’, and he makes players around him better.
“That’s a 100 per cent also the phrase I would give to Danny Welbeck. He can be a longer arm for the coach in a different way. What I mean is in a different way than Pascal. Pascal is more in the game regarding tactics. Danny Welbeck is an unbelievably great connector. He can connect different ages, he can connect different cultures and I think that’s something that really helps the coach.
“That really helps, especially when it comes to the World Cup, to bring the different ages together to make sure everyone is aligned, to make sure the team is heading in the right direction. He’s blessed with some unbelievable skills and I like to talk about Danny off the pitch, but I also like to talk about Danny on the pitch. He’s a hard worker, he’s scoring goals.
