Brighton begin their second decade at the Amex with a visit from a Getafe side coached by Michel, a stylish provider of tempting crosses from the right during his distinguished playing days with Real Madrid and Spain. Albion boss Graham Potter is in no doubt as to value of this evening’s fixture.
Graham Potter said: “It’s an important game for us as it’s our last friendly before the new season. We want to try and improve on the Luton performance and the more minutes we can get into the players before Burnley the better, that’s why it’s a game we are looking forward to. Adam Webster, Lewis Dunk and Leandro Trossard are all available having been unavailable for the last two games. They have done a lot of work behind closed doors and in training and we will use Saturday to build things up.”
Clearly Getafe were not the List A choice Albion had in mind as they planned a special event to mark ten years at their stadium. Months of discussions had taken place with their intended guests and contracts were ready. But the club concerned were not prepared to travel to the United Kingdom at this time. Albion are very pleased to have secured Getafe quite late in the day. Added intrigue is added by the fact the Seagulls are currently trying to sign their opponents’ prize asset Marc Cucurella.
