Well, that is a hell of an admission from a manager to say his players have lost motivation. He really should be looking at himself rather than ‘hanging up the washing.’Sounds like he’s hanging the players out to dry here, from Naylor (Athletic)
Brighton have lost motivation - De Zerbi
Brighton & Hove Albion head coach Roberto De Zerbi says his players have lost motivation since going out of the Europa League and seeing another chance of qualifying for Europe via a high league finish disappear.
A 4-1 defeat on aggregate against Roma in the last 16 of the Europa League in March has been followed by a run of four league defeats and two draws including today's 3-0 loss at Bournemouth.
De Zerbi, asked if a tough situation was due to injuries or other factors as well, said: "Injuries, for sure. Motivation as well.
"Motivation in football, I think (that is) 80 per cent of my work and in my time we kept a big challenge, a big target. In this moment, finishing the Europa League, too many points from the Europe position in the table, we are working for not a clear target.
"It can happen. It's normal, but I cannot accept a game without soul, because we are Brighton and we have to keep respect for ourselves, for our club, for our fans, and I am sorry for that.
"I am suffering a lot, but I have worked in football for 30 years and I know it can happen. We have to stop this moment quickly."
Dear oh dear.