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Alan Navarro has been praised for the part he is playing in Albion’s promotion push.
The seventh-placed Seagulls have just taken 12 points and suffered no defeats from games against Crystal Palace, Leicester, Leeds, Hull, Millwall and Ipswich.
A run of matches against the same opponents earlier in the season produced no wins and only three points, which dropped Albion from top spot to mid-table.
The improvement has coincided with a return to a regular midfield starting place for Navarro, left, and boss Gus Poyet feels his contribution was overlooked in Saturday’s 3-0 home win over Ipswich.
He said: “There are players that people forget. Navarro was outstanding. They don’t give him the credit he deserves. We changed his position with Liam (Bridcutt), because he was losing (Lee) Martin a little bit, and Navs didn’t lose him once.
“That is why Navs is at the club because he understands the game. The problem is, with all respect to him, you need the other side of the game, power, strength and speed.”
Abdul Razak has added those qualities in the centre of the park since arriving on loan from Manchester City but Poyet regards the benefit as mutual. He expects the Ivory Coast prospect and fellow loan signings Gai Assulin, Gonzalo Jara Reyes, Joe Mattock and Sam Vokes to all gain from their spells with the Seagulls.
He said: “We have got a new doctor, we look after the players in a better way. The way this club has grown up in two years is incredible.
“We even pay attention to the players we have on loan. Chris Wood, when he came here, was one kind of shape. When he went back (to Birmingham) he was a proper footballer.”
Couple of BRILLIANT Gus lines in bold...
Alan Navarro has been praised for the part he is playing in Albion’s promotion push.
The seventh-placed Seagulls have just taken 12 points and suffered no defeats from games against Crystal Palace, Leicester, Leeds, Hull, Millwall and Ipswich.
A run of matches against the same opponents earlier in the season produced no wins and only three points, which dropped Albion from top spot to mid-table.
The improvement has coincided with a return to a regular midfield starting place for Navarro, left, and boss Gus Poyet feels his contribution was overlooked in Saturday’s 3-0 home win over Ipswich.
He said: “There are players that people forget. Navarro was outstanding. They don’t give him the credit he deserves. We changed his position with Liam (Bridcutt), because he was losing (Lee) Martin a little bit, and Navs didn’t lose him once.
“That is why Navs is at the club because he understands the game. The problem is, with all respect to him, you need the other side of the game, power, strength and speed.”
Abdul Razak has added those qualities in the centre of the park since arriving on loan from Manchester City but Poyet regards the benefit as mutual. He expects the Ivory Coast prospect and fellow loan signings Gai Assulin, Gonzalo Jara Reyes, Joe Mattock and Sam Vokes to all gain from their spells with the Seagulls.
He said: “We have got a new doctor, we look after the players in a better way. The way this club has grown up in two years is incredible.
“We even pay attention to the players we have on loan. Chris Wood, when he came here, was one kind of shape. When he went back (to Birmingham) he was a proper footballer.”
