Jolly Red Giant
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- Jul 11, 2015
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Being 'adaptive' without it having any real effect on the outcome of games does not show innovation in my book - to me it appears that Potter is trying different things because he does not know how to solve the problem.if you watched all our games you would know that if potter is anything he is adaptive, our style is continuously evolving.
Well I would dispute that - but the reality is that its irrelevant. There has been a 'transformation' in the past 18/20 months - how much of that transformation is down to Potter and his 'adaptability' and how much is down to practically an entirely new first eleven is open to conjecture.and all those players you mention, for on reason or another, would not play for old man hughts
Now Potter deserves credit for changing the style of play - deserves credit for taking advantage of Bloom's willingness to stump up probably in excess of £100m over that period - deserves credit for having the team well prepared after the PL resumed in June (7 points from the first 4 games was massive - at the lockdown Brighton were 2 points above the relegation zone). The problem at the moment is that the team are drawing games they should win and losing games they should draw (or even win) given the balance of play in the game etc. The team appear soft and inconsistent and are far from clinical enough - that, unfortunately, is a recipe for things going belly-up if Potter doesn't pull them out of the rut soon.
I have made the point that if the team can put some daylight between themselves and the relegation spots then I think the confidence will grow and they will pick up more points. The problem is that the team have not been able to create that gap - and instead are falling behind and getting caught in the relegation mire. If Arsenal win tomorrow then there will be a 5 point gap to Newcastle and with Burnley likely beating Sheff Utd, Brighton will be one place and two points above the relegation spots. The team then faces a really tough game against Wolves and, if Fulham manage to pick up a couple of points, by the time they head to Leeds they could be in 18th spot and in a spiral having to face Fulham in a crucial six-pointer that could actually make or break the rest of the season.
This team is too good to be where it is - and Potter is a PL manager who managed to get things sorted last season - but I fear that there could be a second season syndrome going on with Potter, with other coaches figuring out how to play against this team and Brighton ending up losing points as a result. It has happened all too often before with other teams and other managers. Here is hoping he pulls the team out of the funk it is in and starts putting a few points on the board.