Hurzeler blasted Arteta's tactics, accusing Arsenal of deliberately wasting time throughout games.
Speaking ahead of Brighton's trip to Sunderland on Saturday, Hurzeler insisted: “I really admire what Arsenal have achieved so far this season and how Arteta and his team work. I will be the first to congratulate then if they win the Premier League.
“I didn’t want to upset anyone, but on the other hand, I stick to my word that I wasn’t happy about some things that day and all of numbers give me conformation. What I was saying about time wasting, we need to find clear rules about that.”
He added: “I said to Mikel afterwards, and during the week, that I admire his work. I didn’t want to create that noise, I just wanted to make my point about how I was feeling. Nothing to do with what they have achieved, it’s incredible.
“Arteta is one of the best managers in the world for me, he is a role model – but it is important to say your opinion and not hide your opinion. Even when you are a smaller club.
“That evening, we tried hard to win that game, and faced an Arsenal (team) who did different things. We have to find a way to beat them next time. It will be a different challenge. I texted him saying that ‘I have huge respect for everyone at Arsenal’.
“If they win the Premier League, they definitely deserve it, but it’s just things that made me emotional, and I’m a person who sticks to his principles and opinions.
“It created a lot of noise, but it’s important to stand to your opinion – but I did tell Mikel that I have huge respect (for him). Nothing should stand between us, and the work continues.”