“If you drop your focus and concentration at any point in this league, whoever you play against, you can be in trouble.” “We need to be smart, we need to be brave, we need to be always alert. They have got experienced professionals that have had really, really good careers.

“Playing against Crystal Palace with the quality they have has problems, but that’s the same in every Premier League game. “At the same time, there is also a process you have to go through because they will make mistakes or their performance level will be a little bit inconsistent. “Young players are, in some ways, really good because they’ve got no fear and they want to go and do exactly what they think they can and there’s a freshness. In theory it (selecting younger players) sounds nice, in theory it’s what people want to do, but there is a lot of work to go in there,” said Potter.

“Age in itself doesn’t solve your problems, doesn’t win you games. Brighton boss Potter acknowledges that inexperienced players are more prone to errors and inconsistent displays but is content to persist with his policy of blooding youngsters.

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