Graham Potter Brighton
Posted in2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Graham Potter says Steven Alzate will battle for Brighton place and admires Billy Gilmour #BHAFC

September 3, 2022
Steven Alzate has been backed to shrug off the disappointment of seeing a potential loan deal timed out. The midfielder was expected to sign for West Brom but the deal, which only emerged late on, did not beat Thursday night’s transfer deadline. Alzate has struggled for playing time and midfield competition has now been increased with Billy Gilmour on board. The Colombia international seized his opportunity to impress in the Carabao Cup, scoring at Forest Green and generally performing well. Albion head coach Graham Potter said: “It’s part of football. Unfortunately sometimes these things happen on a deadline day. “There was an option for him but we weren’t kicking him out the door either. It could have gone either way. “He’s a player we know, a player we like so he will be on the squad and he will be part of our group and then he will be competing for a place.” Alzate could still have options to move to Europe. Asked whether he had been keen to join the Baggies, Potter said: “I think he was quite keen to do either, to be honest. “The opportunity to play regular football was something to be considered as well. “That’s why he made the consideration and the decision. “But if it doesn’t happen, it doesn’t happen. That’s life.”
Steven Alzate
Posted in2021-2022-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Brighton midfielder Steven Alzate reveals dressing room high spirits despite recent losses #BHAFC

March 10, 2022
ALBION midfielder Steven Alzate is confident the team can beat their record points tally in the Premier League this season. The most amount of points Albion have collected in the Premier League is 41, which was achieved in Graham Potter's first two seasons in charge of the club. So far this season Albion have collected 33 points and have 11 games remaining in the campaign in order to beat their record. This should be achieved as the club has averaged 1.23 points per match in the Premier League with Potter in charge, so they should end the season with 47 points. Alzate is confident that the club can achieve this aim. Brighton midfielder Steven Alzate was the club's best player against Newcastle according to Graham Potter The 23-told the club website: "When it's not going your way in football, it feels like nothing will fall for you. "We've got a good group and despite a few losses we've still got high spirits in the dressing room. "Every team will have a tough period and we're going through ours now, so we need to stay strong and keep believing. "We will start getting points again soon. "Every season you want to demonstrate progress and we showed some of our best form at the start of the season – we need to rediscover that. "Before the season people outside the club said we should be happy with staying in the league, then after five games they thought we'd be challenging for Europe. READ MORE: Ex Brighton and Liverpool star spots 'major problem' but praises improvement "In the dressing room we've always been realistic. We're confident we can beat that points tally of 41 with 11 games still to play." The midfielder was hailed by Potter for his performance against Newcastle and now Alzate is keen for more action. He said: "I feel like whenever I get an opportunity I take it but I can only do my bit and perform. "It's the manager's call whether or not I'm in the team but I was happy to hear those words on Saturday."