Above: Brighton coach Dario Vidošić Photo: Brighton and Hove Albion FC
By Aimee-Lou Caldecourt (14/03/25)
Head Coach Dario Vidošić spoke to the media today ahead of Brighton and Hove Albion’s away trip to Tottenham Hotspur this Sunday.
After a fortnight off, the Seagulls are looking to replicate the performance they put in against Chelsea. Vidošić reflected on that game after a controversial equaliser for Chelsea meant Brighton had to settle for a point.
“A little bit frustrating, I think, at the end, the offside goal and potentially a penalty for us.” He sympathised with officials, “but look, these are the decisions that were made, not easy ones mind you… when it’s all happening live, especially the offside… [it is] not the easiest call.” Saying “I think eventually we’ll see [VAR] in the women’s game”
Looking ahead to the Spurs game the squad have worked on all aspects of their game in training this week, Vidošić described the game as “two teams that want to play football” as both Brighton and Tottenham are teams who just want to get on with their game and get stuck in early on. In the reverse fixture back in December it was a stalemate between the two, “when we have those patches of dominance, we can put a few goals away, we didn’t manage to do that last time in the first half.”
Brighton are currently on track for their best finish in the WSL in their history, but Vidošić believes that it does not matter until May. “It is nice that we are in fifth, it only matters on the final whistle after the last game of the season.”
Team news is looking good, Jorelyn Caribali has been cleared of any serious injury after the last international break in the SheBelieves Cup. She still is not back out on the pitch; however, she is waiting for another scan to identify the issue in her knee. Bruna Vilamala is back on the grass and should see her return in a couple of weeks’ time.
Marisa Olislagers was the goal scorer of a stunning half volleyin the reverse fixture and Vidosic has high praise for her. “She’s a highly technical player, very intelligent as well… how she trained how she conducted herself how hard she works and when she came back in and had her chance, I thought she has been terrific, very very good player, young player.”
Brighton are still yet to register a league win in 2025 so far, and will be looking to rectify this against Spurs. The game takes place on Sunday afternoon at Brisbane Road with a 3pm kick off.
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