SM
Fulham vs. Brentford: 1 hr 41 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
BL
Premier League | Gameweek 34
Jul 8, 2020 at 8.15pm UK
The American Express Community Stadium
LL

Brighton
1 - 3
Liverpool

Trossard (45')
Lamptey (85')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Salah (6', 76'), Henderson (8')
Williams (41'), Mane (62'), Fabinho (78'), Gomez (89')

Graham Potter challenges Brighton to learn from errors against Liverpool

:Headline: Graham Potter challenges Brighton to learn from errors against Liverpool: ID:405801: from db_amp
Albion made poor defensive errors during their loss to Liverpool.

Graham Potter insists Brighton can learn from their mistakes after being branded "naive in the extreme" by Graeme Souness for attempting to play out of defence during the defeat to Liverpool.

Albion fell two goals behind inside eight minutes against the Premier League champions on Wednesday evening following sloppy individual errors deep inside their own territory.

Sky Sports pundit Souness, who briefly managed Potter when he was a Southampton player in 1996, was baffled by the Seagulls' risky tactics in the early stages of the 3-1 loss.

Brighton boss Potter looks unlikely to compromise his footballing philosophy going into Saturday's clash with second-placed Manchester City but accepts there is definite room for improvement.

"I can understand his points. It's not the first time I've heard that," Potter said in response to Souness' comments.

"The challenge is for us to be better at recognising situations.

"You look at the opposition we are playing against and how ever you play against them they've got a solution. The evidence is with the points they've got this year, the points they got last year.

"Maybe you can kick it long for 20, 30, 40, 50 minutes and eventually start to play but there's no solution there either because I'm sure teams have tried that as well.

"We want to try and improve that aspect of our performance and sometimes how you do that is by making mistakes, by testing yourself against the very best and that's what we did.

"But clearly we have to improve as well."

Brighton midfielder Davy Propper was caught dawdling in possession ahead of Mohamed Salah's opener before defender Adam Webster overran the ball in the build up to Jordan Henderson's second.

Albion grew into the game and deservedly halved the deficit through Leandro Trossard's thumping half-volley but were unable to salvage anything after Salah to put the result beyond doubt with his second.

Belgian winger Trossard, who claimed the decisive goal in last week's 1-0 win at bottom Norwich, was a major positive for Albion, causing the visitors plenty of problems during a lively display.

Potter believes there is more to come from the former Genk captain as he continues to adapt to the top flight.

"I think he is (improving). He's landed from a different country into a new team, into a new environment, so it's normal that he adapts. It's a process," said Potter.

"He's got a stronger understanding of us, we understand him a bit more, there's more to come from him.

"But it's nice that he's affecting the goal, it's nice that he's contributing to the team in terms of assists and goals."

Brighton remain nine points clear of the relegation zone, albeit having played a game more than both 18th-placed Aston Villa and second-bottom Bournemouth.

They have no fresh injury concerns ahead of the meeting with Pep Guardiola's City.

amp_article__405801 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2020-07-09 14:00:09:
html db last update - 2020-07-09 14:00:09 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html

Click here for more stories about Graham Potter

Click here for more stories about Liverpool

Share this article now:
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool108111961325
2Manchester CityMan City1072121111023
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest10541147719
4Chelsea105322012818
5Arsenal105321711618
6Aston Villa105321715218
7Tottenham HotspurSpurs1051422111116
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton104421714316
9Bournemouth104331312115
10Newcastle UnitedNewcastle104331010015
11Brentford94141818013
12Fulham93331212012
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd10334912-312
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham103251319-611
15Leicester CityLeicester102441418-410
16Everton102351017-79
17Crystal Palace10145813-57
18Ipswich TownIpswich100551021-115
19Southampton10118719-124
20Wolverhampton WanderersWolves100371427-133
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .