Leandro Trossard stole the limelight at pre-match press conference before the Premier League game against Liverpool. After the Belgian´s absence against Everton and not in the squad list against Middlesbrough, questions arose as to what happened with the Brighton attacking player.
"He left the session without saying anything"
Lack of discipline and work and a disappointment for the whole team as Trossard was the leader in attack before the World Cup,
“Leandro isn’t in the list of players for tomorrow. He knows my opinion”.
Roberto De Zerbi has had to clarify the matter by revealing what had happened during the week,
“The last session before the Middlesbrough game, when he understood that he wasn’t playing, he left the session without saying anything. If he wants to play with me, he has to work hard, he has to run and he has to be in the right way”.
"We have to show respect"
After explaining the Trossard incident, De Zerbi went on to speak about their rivals Liverpool, who come from a loss against Brentford.
“Liverpool are a big, big team with one of the best coaches in Europe," he said.
Despite standing one place below in the table than the reds, the Italian coach sees his team as the underdog and showed some respect.
“We have to show respect, but we have to try to win the game if we want to take a step forward”.
A step that would mean overtaking their opponents of the table and getting closer to Fulham, who mark the European spots.
However, the Brighton manager is aware of Liverpool' unforeseen form and will try and take advantage of it.
“Football is nice because in one game, you can win or lose against anyone. There are two or three great teams who have a problem and we are trying to take their place. It´s about mentality”.
"No injuries"
Nevertheless, good news for De Zerbi as he has the full squad ready and healthy to play the game on Saturday. No injuries have been reported and it was mentioned that Colwill would be able to play,
“Colwill can play, Sarmiento, Enciso, Ferguson, Lamptey… every player is good enough.”
The gaffer concluded the press conference by saying that he has been able to see the shift that every player of his has put in the training in order to gain their moment in the pitch.
“Everyone is fighting for their place, it increases intensity in the season and builds the project, I´m very happy. I´m lucky to work with these players at this club. Everything is fantastic at the moment but we haven´t won a lot at home and we are focussed on this."
