It’s outstanding how the Brighton conveyor belt retains churning out top-drawer younger expertise. Having bought Marc Cucurella, Yves Bissouma, Neal Maupay and Leandro Trossard this season, the vultures are already circling Alexis Mac Allister and Moises Caicedo.
Liverpool and Manchester Metropolis have been linked with Mac Allister whereas Arsenal are eager to seize Caicedo. “If we lose some gamers, for positive will arrive new large, large gamers,” Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi stated.
“100 per cent. I consider in my membership, I consider in Tony, I consider within the recruiting workers and I’ve little doubt we are going to construct a stronger squad.”
Then he claims the method of sprucing these diamonds – as De Zerbi likes to explain the method – is remarkably easy. “Younger gamers have to play,” he stated.
“If you wish to enhance younger gamers, you want to put them on the pitch. There may be not one other approach to enhance them and allow them to have the likelihood to progress. You must have persistence and it’s important to wait.”
Nineteen-year-old Julio Enciso’s wonder-goal in opposition to Man Metropolis and a double from Evan Ferguson, 18, in opposition to Southampton on Sunday is testomony to his success – though De Zerbi additionally likes to maintain his younger gamers on their toes.
“Julio is enhancing however he can play higher than he did on Wednesday,” he stated. “He can play higher with the group and I would love him to play with extra power however his potential is large, large, large. He can develop into an excellent participant, not a giant participant.
“Evan Ferguson can and he should enhance. We’re enjoying one sort of soccer and he has to enhance at preserving the ball and retaining possession and to be extra steady throughout the recreation.”
In the meantime, De Zerbi has hailed Lewis Dunk’s call-up to the England squad as simply as large a deal as Brighton qualifying for Europe. Now he needs to assist goalkeeper Jason Steele to hitch him.
“It’s nice information,” the Italian stated. “Possibly the identical large information as qualifying for the Europa League.
“As a result of to assist one in all our gamers to attain one goal that’s so vital and so prestigious for us is a proud second.
“And it’s not simply the coaches who need to be proud, it’s the gamers. We are going to work subsequent season to assist Jason Steele to attain the identical goal as Lewis Dunk as a result of he has the standard to attain such an vital goal.”