Potter’s content for Seagulls to play things safe
progression has to be made if the club are to continue their quest for a maiden European Cup.
“We have two more league games to play and then we have a big game against Madrid,” he said.
“We should definitely improve because the way we played (against Arsenal) won’t be enough to go into the next round of the Champions League.
“We have to improve quite quickly because we don’t have much time — we need to try to do our best.”
Gundogan also admitted Arsenal’s approach to the game suggested the cup-tie meant more to Mikel Arteta’s men than it did to the holders.
“I think the energy we had starting the second half was exactly what we needed at the beginning of the game,” he admitted.
GRAHAM Potter would count Premier League survival as a successful first season at Brighton.
The Seagulls are all-but safe with two games to play but can make mathematical certainty with a point at home to Newcastle this evening.
Manager Potter introduced a new playing style after being appointed last summer and his side have already earned more points than they did last season but Potter is aware the main priority was always top-flight safety.
“We’re one of a lot of clubs where you start the season and your aim is to maintain your status in the Premier League,” he said. “When you come in and you are changing (the style) as we’ve seen historically that’s not so easy to do. You can change too quickly or change the wrong way and it can be destabilising.
“Our job is to try and finish the season off and then if we can stay in the Premier League then I think it’s a success. Then it’s about building, trying to improve year on year, again with the greatest respect to the Premier League because it’s so competitive and no one has got a divine right to be here.”