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\u201cWe are sitting eighth in the Premier League but maybe I need a history lesson on this club,\u201d an exasperated Graham Potter said in an interview<\/a> after Brighton earnt a goalless draw with Leeds United. The sound of booing from the home support at the Amex Stadium might have still be ringing in the 46-year-old\u2019s ears.<\/p>\n

Potter\u2019s bemusement was understandable. After all, Brighton are a club that found itself languishing around the English lower leagues not so long ago. They were only promoted to the Premier League<\/a> for the first time in their history as recently as 2017 with Potter not only keeping them there last season but lifting them into the top eight this.<\/p>\n

The victory over Leicester City<\/a> in mid-September had the Seagulls soaring in third place. Their form has dipped rather dramatically since then, but Potter\u2019s side are still on course for a successful season. Brighton will be one of the success stories of the 2021\/22 campaign if Graham Potter<\/a> can make their place in the top half stick.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not just that Brighton are competing in the top half of the Premier League<\/a>, it\u2019s that they are playing an attractive brand of football too. Potter, who was linked with the Manchester United<\/a> and Tottenham Hotspur vacancies, is widely considered one of the best English coaches in the game at this moment in time with Pep Guardiola recently speaking in glowing terms about the Seagulls boss.<\/p>\n

All this suggests that Graham Potter could become a victim of his own success at Brighton. Expectations have clearly been raised at the Amex Stadium to such an extent that a goalless draw against Leeds United<\/a> is no longer considered acceptable. If Brighton\u2019s winless run<\/a> doesn\u2019t end any time soon, Potter could be judged by the standards he raised himself.<\/p>\n

Brendan Rodgers is currently experiencing what it\u2019s like to be a victim of your own success with the Northern Irishman under pressure following a below par start to the season at Leicester<\/a> City. However, this is only because the Foxes have enjoyed such success under Rodgers, coming close to finishing in the top four in each of the last two seasons.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t to say that Brighton and their supporters shouldn\u2019t be ambitious. The south coast club have the potential to follow the precedent set by Leicester City<\/a> and if Graham Potter can\u2019t achieve progress it\u2019s entirely reasonable that his position at Brighton might be at risk. However, Brighton\u2019s progress this season<\/a> is there for all to see.<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing has really changed from my perspective,\u201d Potter said after the draw against Leeds United<\/a>. \u201cThere are emotions after games, people when they reflect back they might think that they got caught up in stuff. The reaction was a bit confusing from my perspective, but it wasn\u2019t all of our supporters, it was just a few of them. As disappointing as it, you have to accept it because that\u2019s the world we live in and people are entitled to their opinions.\u201d<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s certainly true that Brighton could do with scoring more goals, Graham Potter has put in place a structure that should keep them consistent at Premier League<\/a> level. The Seagulls might not have a top-tier number nine, but there is still scope for them to find one in the January transfer window<\/a> or next summer. They are close to taking another step<\/a> forward, and it could be a big step.<\/p>\n

Premier League history is full of cases of clubs<\/a> that didn\u2019t realise what they had until it was gone. Brighton are on an upward trajectory with Potter in charge and it will take more than a few underwhelming results for that to change. The boos heard at the Amex Stadium aren\u2019t reflective of the progress the Seagulls are making.<\/p>\n

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