Graham Potter Brighton
Posted in2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Graham Potter praises Moises Caicedo and talks Neal Maupay exit after narrow win #BHAFC

August 30, 2022
Graham Potter has laughed off talk of a £42 million bid for Moises Caicedo and said: That might get his boots. Albion are “calm and confident” about keeping the Ecuador midfielder on board. Caicedo is likely to be linked with other Premier League clubs going into the final hours of the transfer window. But it appears near certain he will be staying with the Seagulls. His focus will be on helping chase a win at Fulham this evening which would take them top of the Premier League. Potter said: “It doesn’t surprise me that people are looking at him because he is playing at a fantastic level. “As soon as you do research on him you realise he is a top kid, great person, young, playing in the Premier League, has all the attributes to play at the very, very highest level.” “But we know the position he is in and we know the position the club are in, which is why we don’t want to lose him. “We don’t think we will, but in football you never know. That is how it is, but we are quite calm and confident.” Asked about speculation of a £42 million Liverpool offer, Potter said with a laugh: “I think you’d probably get his boots for that, maybe, knowing the chairman! “It’s not for me to talk about. It is what it is.”
Neal Maupay
Posted in2021-2022-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Neal Maupay reveals reason for subdued reaction to Brighton’s 2-0 win over Brentford #BHAFC

December 27, 2021
Neal Maupay has revealed why did not celebrate his superb goal against Brentford. The striker found the top corner against his old club to secure a 2-0 success at the Amex. Maupay told Sky Sports: "They are the club who gave me my chance four years ago. Nobody wanted to sign me in France. “They called me and asked me to come over to England. “I didn’t know anything about England. “I respect them so much. Everything they have done for me, everything they have done for a lot of players.” Victory ended a run of 11 without a win, most of which have been drawn. He added: “We haven’t won in a long time. Everyone was talking about it. “It was a good performance overall from the team and we are really happy to get that win finally. “I think it’s crucial for us. When you don’t win in a while people start talking. “All of a sudden you’ve got a bit more pressure, even though we just tried to stay focussed on our goals. “I think that will give us some rest. BRIGHTON 2 BRENTFORD 0 - HOW IT HAPPENED “It’s a busy period, a crazy time. “It’s a good night for us but we need to recover quick and get back to work.
Graham Potter Brighton
Posted in2021-2022-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Graham Potter reveals Danny Welbeck among Brighton stars set to return to playing squad #BHAFC

December 23, 2021
Albion have received a major boost ahead of their Boxing Day clash with Brentford. Danny Welbeck, Neal Maupay and Pascal Gross will all be available to face the Bees. Welbeck has been missing since the draw at Crystal Palace in September. Maupay and Gross were absent when the Seagulls lost to Wolves last week. Adam Webster could also return from injury depending on how he trains for the rest of the week. Head coach Graham Potter said: “There are a couple still Covid-related issues. “Joel Veltman is not too bad, he is more fatigue. GRAHAM POTTER'S BRIGHTON V BRENTFORD PRESS CONFERENCE “We need to just monitor him. We will probably make a decision with him later in the week. “We have got a lot of people returning.” Webster has trained so far this week so is currently on course for the Brentford game.
Neal Maupay
Posted in2021-2022-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Brighton striker Neal Maupay gives his verdict on Southampton draw #BHAFC

December 6, 2021
STRIKER Neal Maupay has delivered his verdict on Albion's draw against Southampton. The Frenchman, who scored the equalising goal late on was happy to see that the team did not give in a stayed in the game until the very end. Maupay said, “My performance wasn’t top and we struggled in the game but we never give up, that’s one of our big strengths. "Everyone fought to the end, even the lads who came on. Albion striker Neal Maupay battles for the ball, credit Liz Finlayson “In the first half we couldn’t match their intensity, they were winning all the 50-50 battles. But if you don’t fight in this league you’re not going to win and we were better in the second half. “I was very happy with the finish. It’s good to score last minute but I should have scored earlier when the keeper saved." Maupay has also suggested that Albion need to not worry about injured players, although he hopes they are back soon. READ MORE: Neal Maupay feeling 'Deja Vu' after Southampton goal He said: “In two games we have lost five or six players, but we can’t feel sorry for ourselves. “We’ll rest now and hopefully the injured players will come back quickly.”
Graham Potter Brighton
Posted in2021-2022-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Graham Potter will weigh up Neal Maupay return to face Leeds #BHAFC #LUFC

November 23, 2021
Graham Potter says Albion will look at their attacking work after a blank at Aston Villa. But he has warned the solution is not as simple as just bringing back Neal Maupay. The four-goal top scorer is in contention for a return to the starting line-up for the home game against Leeds. Albion had 63% of possession but struggled to create chances in a 2-0 defeat at Villa Park on Saturday. Maupay has been on the bench for the last three games, including an impressive 2-2 draw at Liverpool in which the side attacked with menace led by Leandro Trossard. There are already calls among some fans for Maupay to be restored as a genuine No.9 after an attractive but relatively toothless display at Villa. WHY BRIGHTON TOOK OFF TARIQ LAMPTEY AT ASTON VILLA Head coach Potter told The Argus: “We have to look at how we attack. “Of course Neal is always in contention. BRIGHTON PLAYER RATINGS IN 2-0 DEFEAT AT ASTON VILLA “He is an important player for us, as are all our players. “We have to be disappointed today (Saturday), be frustrated today. “We have to train this week and push on. “It’s nice to think one person fixes all the problems or provides all the solutions. “But it would be unfair on anybody to put them in that position. “We have to do better as a team.” Albion have played some good football at the Amex this season although their tally of six goals in as many games includes just one from open play. Trossard was again their main striker at Villa but the system was less effective than at Anfield. Potter said: “It wasn’t so effective because we lost. “Whatever you do isn’t so effective if you don’t win.”
Neal Maupay
Posted in2021-2022-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Striker #NealMaupay praises resilient Albion against Palace #BHAFC

September 28, 2021
ALBION star Neal Maupay was "happy" with the team's point against Palace. The French striker scored a last-minute equaliser against the Eagles to give Albion a share of the spoils after Wilfred Zaha had given Palace the lead from the spot in the first half. Albion found it a very hard match to create chances throughout the 90 minutes. However, in the dying seconds following a Palace goal kick, Maupay was played through in on goal. The quick-thinking striker then lobbed the Spanish goalkeeper, sending Albion players, coaches and fans into bedlam as they celebrated the goal. He said: "Sometimes one chance is all it takes to score and take something from the game. "When the ball bounced, I saw the goalkeeper off his line, and it is difficult for them to jump when they are running backwards. "As a striker, I knew he was a few yards off his line this and knew it was my chance to put it above him, so I am happy with this goal." Neal Maupay scores against Crystal Palace The goal is Maupay's fourth of the season despite only playing six games. Maupay was involved in a dispute between players after the whistle and added: “I think football is nothing without fans, and without some involvement between players. It’s a derby. Everyone wanted to win. The atmosphere was really, really good. “I scored, and I saw (Wilfried) Zaha and I smiled at him because I saw him celebrating his penalty in the first half and he gave some to our fans. “I won’t say what he said but you know how it is sometimes between players, you give a bit of banter. That was a good time for us because we scored in the last minute so it was a good time to give him something.” The result leaves Albion 6th in the Premier League, although a win would have sent them top of the table.
Neal Maupay
Posted in2021-2022-Season Daily News

#PLStories- #PatrickVieira praises #NealMaupay and #OdsonneEdouard #CPFC #BHAFC

September 25, 2021
Patrick Vieira has hailed Neal Maupay as a clinical No.9 ahead of Albion's trip to Crystal Palace. Maupay could be set for a shoot-out between former France under-21 strikers with Odsonne Edouard fit to start for Palace on Monday. Eagles boss Vieira, formerly in charge at OGC Nice, is a big fan of Maupay, who grew up and started his professional career in the Mediterranean city. Vieria said today: “Maupay, I believe is a really clinical No.9. He has a lot of energy up front and is a really good finisher but the strength of this team is their collective game. “When they have the ball, they are really close to each other and their passing, movement, it is really good. "We expect obviously a tough, challenging game because they are playing at the moment with a lot of confidence.” Edouard scored twice off the bench against depleted Tottenham after his move south from Celtic. LAMPTEY AND CUCURELLA - AN EXCITING PROSPECT SAYS GRAHAM POTTER But Vieira urged patience with the £15 million forward. He said: “Yes, I think he has been fit and is ready to start a game. “It is just moving to a different country and moving to the Premier League, he needs time to adapt. “We will take our time to make him feel comfortable in the club, in the way we want to play but he is physically and mentally ready to start the game. “I am pleased and happy with him. He came on, scored those two goals and came on against Liverpool and created a couple of situations. “He is a player who needs to adapt himself to the Premier League and to the club but he is working well. "I think he gives me one more option up front about who to select for the game.” Edouard could face his former Celtic colleague Shane Duffy, who looks certain to start for the Seagulls.
Neal Maupay
Posted in2021-2022-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Brighton’s #NealMaupay assesses win over Leicester #BHAFC

September 21, 2021
Neal Maupay does not want to talk about his goals tally. But he is on to three for the season after thumping a penalty past the formidable figure of Kasper Schmeichel. Maupay set the ball rolling for a momentous win as Albion rode both their lick and the roar going on around them from three sides at the Amex. [embedded content] The striker said: “It was such a tough game, especially the last 25 minutes. “We suffered a lot. We conceded two disallowed goals – we were a bit lucky at times, but that’s what it takes to win a game. “I thought in the first half our plan was clear and we played really well on the ball and off it. “We caused them some problems and I thought we deserved to be 2-0 up. “They made some changes and changed their mentality, pressed us more. “In the end we had to suffer but we were really good as a team.” LISTEN: BRIAN OWEN REVIEWS BRIGHTON'S WIN OVER LEICESTER Maupay had a flyer last season in terms of goals – only to see the supply dry up. So he is happy to focus on his all-round game. He said: “That’s three goals in five games but I don’t want to talk about the goals because you can start the season well and then you can struggle with confidence or you can get injured. “As a striker it’s hard to be consistent throughout the season so I just take it game by game. “I am happy with where we are as a team but there is a lot more to come and we can improve as a team and I can.” Still, there was time for a joke as well. He said with a laugh: “We are playing for the Champions League now! “I am just kidding. It’s a process to build a team. “Two years ago when the manager arrived he brought in a few new players, me included, and it takes time. “The Premier League is the best league in the world, it’s not easy at all to win the games and stay in it. “Most of the players were here already, we added some new ones and now we’re all on the same page. “We’re improving, but we’re only five games into the season, we can’t be too excited or too happy as we’ve got 33 games left. There’s a lot of work to do.” Maupay knows what is next. A trip to a ground where he scored last time he visited in front of fans. Crystal Palace await at Selhurst Park a week tonight. He said: “It’s a big derby. It’s one game we want to do well in. “I have been lucky enough to play in it and score, just before the pandemic. “That is a great memory for me, but we didn’t win. “Hopefully this time we can get a bit more, but they have got good players. “In the Premier League anything can happen and we need to rest and be ready for our cup game on Wednesday and then we look ahead to the Palace game on Monday.” Good words. In reality, it seems inconceivable Maupay will play in that cup game – versus Swansea n the Carabao on Wednesday. But he would love a Palace repeat after that first success over the Foxes.
Graham Potter Brighton
Posted in2020-2021-Season Daily News

#PLStories- #GrahamPotter on #NealMaupay spat with referee #JonathanMoss #BHAFC

May 23, 2021
So now we know what Neal Maupay said to Jon Moss at Molineux. The full extent to which Albion’s striker lost his cool after the recent defeat at Wolves was spelt out in an FA report this week. The Seagulls are working to help their striker control his emotions at all times. But boss Graham Potter has revealed it might take a while to be where they need to be. Albion will be under Moss’s watchful eye for a third successive game when they go the Emirates. He reffed their defeat at Molineux and was VAR for the midweek win over Manchester City. Maupay will not be involved. Not directly because of his red card but rather his subsequent reaction which led to a further one-game ban. JOSE IZQUIERDO SUFFERS ANOTHER SETBACK Asked whether Albion were working to help their striker keep his emotions in check, Potter told The Argus: “We are and it’s an ongoing process. “Unfortunately, it doesn’t happen overnight. “You have got to make changes, you have got to do some work. “You have got to understand there is a possibility that can happen. “But then I think it is about how you manage everything daily. “It’s competition, it’s emotions. Sometimes the blood is rushing and you’ve got adrenaline and things happen. “That is part of football but it’s about managing it and keeping it under control. “In fairness to Neal, he has done that quite well over a period of time. “But, as he said and as we say, that time it wasn’t good and not acceptable and we had to accept the punishment and own up to it and try to improve.” The FA report was published just two days after Potter himself suffered an unprecedented loss of cool in his celebration of Albion’s first goal against Manchester City. Potter has admitted he made a mistake but will at least be able to empathise with Maupay. But then can’t we all if we think back? Potter said: “You sometimes forget they are human beings, they are young guys. “I don’t know what you were like when you were 24. “When I was 24, I was a lesser version of what I am now, that’s for sure. “You will make mistakes and it is just then how you respond to that. That’s the key. “If you can respond and say ‘Yeah, that wasn’t good’, own up and then try to do something about it, it’s an ongoing process.” Potter quickly apologised to Pep Guardiola for his own faux pas and revealed he has followed that up. He said: “We spoke after the game and I have got in touch through their guys to reiterate my apologies to them. “It wasn’t a great action from me. “Emotions got the better of me and caught up with me in the game. “As I have proven, I am a human being, not a robot, who is capable of making mistakes. “Hopefully they can judge me over a 46-year life, not a one-second action.”