Walsall manager Dean Smith has spoken to the club's official website ahead of this evening's Capital One Cup Round 2 clash with Brighton and Hove Albion and has insisted that the Saddlers are up to the test but will have to play at their peak to get through to the next round.
Speaking to Saddlers.co.uk, Smith said; “It’s a great confidence boost knowing that we’ve already knocked out a Championship side but Brighton are on a good run of form. They are unbeaten and Chris has done a great job at the start of this season. They’ve got some quality players.
“They made a lot of changes against Southend. With us playing Southend, we ended up watching their game against Brighton and did some scouting on them. So if Brighton do change it, some of their names won’t surprise us.
“It’s a special place here when we play evening games and hopefully we can put in a better performance than we did last year. The game was over pretty early with Dwight Gayle scoring a hat-trick.
“Hopefully this year we can put in a performance – we’re certainly in a better place this season and full of confidence.”
“They made a lot of changes against Southend. With us playing Southend, we ended up watching their game against Brighton and did some scouting on them. So if Brighton do change it, some of their names won’t surprise us.
“It’s a special place here when we play evening games and hopefully we can put in a better performance than we did last year. The game was over pretty early with Dwight Gayle scoring a hat-trick.
“Hopefully this year we can put in a performance – we’re certainly in a better place this season and full of confidence.”
SOURCE: WALSALL FOOTBALL CLUB