Graham Potter speaks out on Brighton signing a striker in January
Graham Potter speaks out on Brighton signing a striker in January
Graham Potter has addressed calls for Brighton to sign a striker in January.
West Ham vs Brighton
Brighton are set to face off with West Ham on Wednesday the 1st of December.
The Seagulls head into the game on a poor run of form, which has slowly seen them descend down the Premier League table.
Brighton did look to be one of the surprise packages of the 2021/22 campaign following a bright start. However, they have since failed to win any of their last five league matches.
West Ham, Brighton’s opponents on Wednesday, are also experiencing a slight decline having lost their last two outings, though a Hammers win does seem quite likely on Wednesday.
Graham Potter on Brighton signing a striker
One of the main reasons for this is due to Brighton’s inability to score enough goals.
Throughout much of last season, Brighton underperformed their xG. And, in their 0-0 draw with Leeds over the weekend, this was the case again:
Brighton (1.90) 0-0 (0.88) Leeds
— The xG Philosophy (@xGPhilosophy) November 27, 2021
So, an obvious solution to this would be to sign a new striker as soon as possible.
But, when asked about the possibility of bringing in a centre-forward in January on Monday, Graham Potter didn’t seem that keen:
“It’s too easy to look for an external situation, but I understand when we’re not scoring that’s what people look at.”
Potter would also provide an update on Aaron Connolly:
“He’s suffered from a bit of injury, lack of form, confidence.”
Aaron Connolly is in contention for the squad. “He’s suffered from a bit of injury, lack of form, confidence.”
— Andy Naylor (@AndyNaylorBHAFC) November 29, 2021
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