Brighton captain Lewis Dunk on SMGO: “AEK is a strong and good team, I’m 32 and still learning from Milner”

AEK made life difficult for Brighton in both Europa League group games. The absolute Seagulls soldier Lewis Dunk admitted this to Sportish and Show Must Go On.

Team captain Roberto De Gerbi highlighted the pressure and atmosphere at the OPAP Arena, pointing out that Union had prevented the England team from playing the style they wanted to play.

At the same time, Dunk highlighted the good work being done in Brighton with the young footballers and pointed out that, although he is now 32, he continues to learn something from James Milner.

– I would like to know your opinion on the two games against AEK, because after the draw we saw that there were not great expectations for the Greek team, as most people thought they would be last in the group, and in the end we saw , how you played two games Great games against them.

“I didn’t play in the first game because I was injured and watching it. Yes, they are tough and a good team. They made it very difficult for us in both games to achieve the style we want to play. Today was a very tough game with pressure and the noise of the fans, it was a difficult situation for us. We showed overall strength to do what we had to do.”

-We are witnessing something great, yes, it is happening in Brighton. What is your goal for your first European participation? Do you think you can succeed being high?

“In any case! Our next goal is to lead the group because being first is a big deal. Then why not? Why not? We are in a competition that all teams believe they can win, why not us?”

-Many talents, many prodigies. Tell us your secret. How do you mix that and do we see something nice in the Premier League and also in Europe?

“You would have to ask the chairman. The people who get involved and make it happen. We have a good balance between the experienced and the young, who learn from players who have been playing at the top for many years.” five and won everything.

I have been learning from James Milner since I was 32 years old. The big guys pull it off and we have a good system that works in training. We have to keep improving and the new guys are getting better.”