Sami Hyypia
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PUBLISHED
10:00 30th November 2014
by James Hilsum
We need everyone to put 100% effort in to do the right things and step up mentally as well. "
Sami Hyypia
Sami Hyypia
Brighton & Hove Albion boss Sami Hyypia says it is up to him and his squad to turn their fortunes around, after a 2-1 defeat to Fulham saw the side drop into the bottom three.
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Hyypia is counting on his players to show character and to be positive despite their position in the table.
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He told seagulls.co.uk, "It's not a nice situation and we need to turn it around very quickly. This league is very tight and if we win a few games then we are out of the bottom three and in mid table.
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"We can't affect what the opposition or referees do, but we can affect what we do on the training field and will continue to work hard and correct what is going wrong.
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"If we feel sorry for ourselves and become miserable, then we will and continue to do the wrong things. We need everyone to put 100% effort in to do the right things and step up mentally as well.
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"It is important now to regroup, encourage each other and hopefully we will have players in the squad that show the level of character needed to get out of trouble."
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One of the positives from the game was Darren Bent's goalscoring debut and Hyypia praised the England international for his immediate impact.
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"It is not that easy to come to a strange team and make an impact straightway.
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"Darren had only two sessions with us and I thought that he did well today. I don't know when he last played 90 minutes and looked a bit tired, but he took his goal well and had a few other chances.
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