Paul Merson ya yi imani cewa Brighton suna gefen zama ainihin masu fafatawa na taken Premier League — amma kawai idan bangaren Fabian Hurzeler ya samu nasara a wasannin su guda biyu masu zuwa da Liverpool da Manchester City.

Seagulls a halin yanzu suna matsayi na uku a teburin Premier League, a bayan Man City da Arsenal kawai, bayan nasarori hudu a jere a gasar. Abun da ya biyo baya shi ne yawon bude ido zuwa Anfield a Super Sunday, kai tsaye a Sky Sports Premier League, farawa da karfe 2 na rana.

"Wannan shi ne ainihin abin da ya kamata a faɗa: za mu ga inda suke bayan wasanni biyu masu zuwa," in ji Merson. "Idan suka tafi suka lashe wasanninsu biyu masu zuwa, ba ni da damuwa da nawa lokaci ya wuce a kakar, suna masu fafatawa da taken a ɗari bisa ɗari miliyan. Sa'an nan wasan daban yake. Sa'an nan za su je ko'ina suna sa ran ci."

Kalubalen da ke tafe

Brighton ba su taɓa cin nasara a Anfield ba a ziyarartunsu ta ƙarshe shida a duk gasar, amma sun fuskanci ɓangaren Liverpool wanda bai yi nasarar gida ba har yanzu a kakar a gasar. Idan sun wuce wannan gwajin, za su tafi Etihad Stadium a ranar 31 ga Oktoba — kwanaki uku kawai bayan da ɓangarorin biyu suka kuma ci karo a zagaye na huɗu na Carabao Cup.

Merson ya kasance bayyananne kan haɗarin da ke tattare da haka. "Liverpool ba su buga ƙwallon ƙafa sosai. Ba su haskaka duniya a halin yanzu. Amma za ta zama manyan labarai idan Brighton ya doke su," in ji shi. "Brighton, a halin yanzu, da yiwuwa za a ce sun fi Liverpool ƙarfi a matsayin ƙungiya. Amma shine tunanin ƙungiyoyin manya. Matsalolin sun bambanta."

Ya ƙara da cewa sakamakon shan kashi zai kasance ƙarami ga Brighton idan aka kwatanta da ladan nasara. "Dole ne a ci nasara a wasannin ƙwallon ƙafa," in ji shi. "A halin yanzu, kana kallon kuma kana tunanin ba za su sha kashi ba a waɗancan wasannin biyu, yadda suke buga."

Merson ya kuma yabi dabarun Hurzeler bayan ya kalli aikin Brighton a kan Arsenal. "Suna rufe maka hanya, suna buga da saurin gaske, suna cije ka. Ba ruwana da yadda mai ƙwallon ƙafa yake da ƙwarewa, idan ka sanya mutane su dube ƙasa, ba za su iya yin komai ba. Haka sauƙi yake."

Ra'ayin Carragher: ya yi tunawa da Liverpool na Klopp

Jamie Carragher ma ya yi yabo iri ɗaya ga Brighton, yana zana kwatancen ban sha'awa da mulkin Liverpool na Jurgen Klopp. "A yanzu, su ne labarin kakar. Ina son yadda suke buga," in ji shi a Sky Sports News. "Suna tunatar da ni ɗan Liverpool ƙungiyar Jurgen Klopp; mai tsaurin gaske, mai sauri gaske, mai kai tsaye gaske."

Carragher ya ci gaba a Monday Night Football, yana jayayya cewa salon Brighton na yanzu ya wuce ma abin da Roberto De Zerbi ya samar wa ƙungiyar. "Mafi kyawun sifar wannan ƙwallon ƙafa shi ne: mai tsauri, gaba, tsaye, da ƙarfi," in ji shi. "Yana tunatar da ni muhawara da muke yi game da Klopp da Pep Guardiola. Manaja biyu masu nasara ƙwarai, ƙungiyoyi mafi kyau, amma ina ganin yawancin mutane a wannan ƙasa za su fi son salon ƙwallon ƙafa na Jurgen Klopp, kuma wannan ne na yi imani muna kallo a nan."

Duk da haka, Carragher bai yarda da hukunce-hukuncen Merson game da masu fafatawa da taken ba. "Ban tabbata game da masu fafatawa da taken ba, amma ina kallon su kuma ina ganin suna inda ya kamata su kasance," in ji shi. "Yana da wuri sosai a kakar, amma ina duba yadda suke buga a wannan farkon, ina ganin za su kasance cikin takaici idan ba su shiga Champions League ba."

Ya nuna tambayoyin da ke kewaye da ƙungiyoyi masu takara da yawa a matsayin dama ga Brighton ta shiga cikin manyan biyar. "Akwai tambayoyi da yawa game da Liverpool, Aston Villa, Manchester United, Tottenham — ƙungiyoyi da za ka haɗa da matsayi na Champions League ba su kasance a mafi kyawun su ba, don haka ina tsammanin akwai dama mai kyau ga Brighton su sami ƙwallon ƙafa na Champions League," in ji Carragher a ƙarshe.