Graham Potter Relishing Facing ‘one of the Best Players of All Time’ in Cristiano Ronaldo

Posted on the 14 February 2022 by Maxiel
  • Brighton journey to Outdated Trafford to face Manchester United on Tuesday night
  • It will likely be Graham Potter's a hundredth sport as a supervisor within the Premier League
  • Potter says he has no doubts concerning the high quality of 'world-class' Cristiano Ronaldo
  • The Manchester United ahead has not scored in his earlier six matches

Brighton boss Graham Potter has no doubts concerning the enduring high quality of Cristiano Ronaldo and is relishing the problem of a primary assembly with 'among the finest gamers of all time'.

Potter will attain 100 video games in Premier League administration on Tuesday night when in-form Albion tackle Manchester United at Outdated Trafford.

United star Ronaldo has are available in for criticism in current weeks, having failed to attain in six successive video games in all competitions - his longest barren run in 12 years.

Potter has by no means beforehand confronted the prolific 37-year-old Portugal ahead and feels the soccer world generally focuses an excessive amount of on people.

'You run out of superlatives by way of what he is achieved in his profession and the participant that he's,' Potter stated of Ronaldo.

'He is had a fully superb profession, world-class, it is out-of-this-world class. There's nothing else to say with that.

'Too usually we zoom into people and neglect it is a workforce sport. Typically when the workforce is not scoring, the particular person on the entrance of the pitch will get the zooming in, we have had it ourselves with Neal (Maupay), for instance.

'From what I've seen, you continue to see the standard he has and the standard he brings to the group and the workforce.

'I've by no means performed towards him, we're trying ahead to going there and pitting our wits towards among the finest gamers of all time.'

Albion have gone seven league video games with out defeat and are flying excessive in ninth place following Saturday's 2-0 success at Watford.

United, in the meantime, have dropped 9 factors from six top-flight video games and exited the FA Cup since Ronaldo final hit the online.

Though the 20-time English champions have struggled to persuade underneath interim supervisor Ralf Rangnick, Potter is braced for a troublesome task because the Seagulls search a maiden win at Outdated Trafford.

'No matter what the narrative round Manchester United is, you solely have to take a look at the gamers that they've,' stated Potter.

'And going to Outdated Trafford in itself is a big problem as a result of the group are so highly effective there; the best way they play, in a second the sport can fully change as a result of they have world-class gamers.

'We now have to keep up that humility and preserve that respect for our opponent after which attempt our greatest to play the soccer that we wish to play and see how the sport goes.

'The sport is one other take a look at for us to see how our sport has developed in as powerful an away surroundings as you will get.'

Former Ostersunds and Swansea boss Potter started his Brighton tenure with a 3-0 win at Watford in August 2019 after changing the sacked Chris Hughton.

He has handled the demise of each of his mother and father and the coronavirus pandemic throughout his time on the Amex Stadium to succeed in a century of Premier League video games within the dugout.

'It is a proud landmark - it is not simple to get,' he stated.

'After the primary sport, I in all probability thought I may get 600 video games as a result of we gained 3-0 and I assumed, "this is easy" - how unsuitable I used to be.

'The primary 12 months right here was the hardest 12 months of my life by way of the challenges on and off the pitch.

'To come back via that and nonetheless be right here and nonetheless be progressing the workforce and a part of this nice soccer membership is one thing I am very pleased about and grateful for.'