'Minteh will miss long period' - Hurzeler

[Getty Images] Brighton's new signings need some "time to adapt" to the team but have shown what they are capable of in pre-season, says Albion goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen. The Albion beat Bologna in a pre-season friendly on Saturday and kick off their season on Thursday with a Europa Conference League play-off tie against Tromso. "The club is feeling good, the group is feeling strong," Verbruggen told BBC Radio Sussex. "Obviously with some new players and the players that left you need some time to get to know each other and adapt to each other. "The young players who have been here will get called up a little bit more now than last season and that's very good news for them. I think they showed a good, fresh impression and for the new players, I think they did really well. They're all great characters and great players and the game [against Bologna] showed why they're capable of playing for our team. "Vuskovic has really impressed me. He's only 19-years-old and he plays very mature. He's a great guy, everybody loves him and I think the quality he showed on the pitch is very, very high so, very positive and I look forward to spending more time with him." Head Coach Fabian Hurzeler also spoke to BBC Radio Sussex, and confirmed Yankuba Minteh's injury will keep him out of action for a while. "He will miss for a long period and it's definitely a problem for us because he is a key player but we will find a way to manage this," Hurzeler said. "Beside that we don't have many injury concerns, we had some unlucky injuries you can't avoid happening in a contact sport, but overall we were quite smooth for pre-season. "We seem to be in a good place but now we have to prove it on the pitch and we will see in serious competitions where we are but overall it's positive so let's go." Hear more from Hurzeler below or on BBC Sounds here Listen to Verbruggen's full interview