The unpredictability of Roberto De Zerbi’s Brighton is among their most endearing characteristics. Yes, they are very capable of horrid days, where querying their entire approach to football comes easily.
But then they deliver the sort of 90 minutes of mesmerising, efficient beauty that returns viewers to a state of fawning. Brighton’s Sunday in Sheffield was, in part, laid on by the most amenable of hosts. But then, so the cliche goes, facing 10 men for much of the game can be among the most difficult of challenges.
