More kudos to Vidosic as Brighton end Man United run

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More kudos to Vidosic as Brighton end Man ******* run

*********** coach Dario Vidosic has earned more plaudits in his impressive start to life as a Women’s Super League manager in England with his Brighton & Hove Albion side ending Manchester *******’s perfect opening to the season.

In front of a record crowd of 8369 to watch the women’s side at their Amex Stadium, Vidosic’s charges battled from behind on Saturday to earn a 1-1 draw that scuppered *******’s 100 per cent record in this campaign.

The draw ensured that Brighton remain at the top of the WSL alongside the two Manchester giants, ******* and City, on 10 points, though the south coast side have played one game more and lie second behind ******* on goal difference.

But holding the lavishly-funded ******* to a draw is another feather in the cap of the 37-year-old Vidosic, who’s hardly put a foot wrong since he took over at Brighton as the WSL’s lone *********** manager following a glowing recommendation by Ange Postecoglou.

He’s still lost only one match in charge of the Seagulls – to Manchester City – and it was one of his summer signings Nikita Parris, bought from Manchester *******, who struck in the second half to earn them a point against the Red Devils.

******* had taken an early lead through Grace Clinton and largely dominated but Vidosic has already helped instil plenty of spirit into his new-look side and it was England international striker Parris who struck seven minutes into the second half with a glancing header from Maria Thorisdottir’s strike.

It meant Brighton were the first team to score against ******* this season after they’d gone 322 minutes without conceding.

“That sense of belonging on this stage against a very good opponent and the possibility to go top of the WSL if we want, it’s a good learning curve for us,” said Vidosic.

“Once we settled down, got into our game and did what we wanted to do we matched them and we created a lot of problems. It was a great game. I had a lot of fun as well.

“We know that there’s still lots of improvement in the squad, but we’re taking the right steps.”

Of their second-half improvement, he added: “We needed something a little bit different, to be more aggressive. I thought we were a bit more brave and we played quicker.

“We started to get into the spaces quicker and caused them numerous issues. It’s a good one to learn from.”

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