A night that Steven Alzate will never forget. The Colombian scored his first Premier League goal in a legendary stadium like Anfield to give Brighton’s 0-1 victory over Liverpool, something that had not happened since 1984 and that allows the Gaviotas to move away from the relegation zone in the English league.
“Huge result. In the last games we have obtained good results. At the beginning of the season we played very well, but the results weren’t there, so it’s good to add. Coming here is never easy, they are the champions for a reason. We simply followed the strategy of the match and it worked, “the midfielder commented at the end of the engagement for the club’s official website.
Alzate highlighted Brighton’s defensive work to sustain the advantage, after his definition with the forehand put his team ahead at minute 56: “When you are up on the scoreboard it is natural that the club that is down starts to have possession. Defending against Liverpool is never easy, but we stayed strong as a team Y, Fortunately, in the end we took the bow out to zero“.
The Colombian, who debuted with the National Team in 2019 and already had minutes in the Qualifiers heading to Qatar 2022, he was excited for his first goal in 28 Premier League games (He has 2 goals in the FA Cup), but he kept the importance of the victory at Anfield: “That was not the only opportunity we created, we had some that we did not take advantage of, but the most important thing is that I am happy to have won. The Premier is not easy, scoring points is great and even more so against teams like Liverpool. We have to keep working and score as many points as we can. “
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Graham Potter, Brighton’s technical director, highlighted the patience that the Colombian has had, since of the 22 matches played in this edition of the Premier League, He has only been a first baseman 6 times. However, he has worked and used his opportunities in other tournaments such as the FA Cup, in which he scored a couple of weeks ago against Blackpool, to be considered in the local league and won his prize.
“Steven had a good performance. The problem is that you can only put 11 players, so some will have to be patient and he has had to wait for his opportunity. But we have a really good group that is fighting together and we have been rewarded, both tonight and against Tottenham, thanks to their good performance, “said the 45-year-old coach.
What’s coming for Brighton
Las Gaviotas completed five consecutive games without losing between Premier and FA Cup with a balance of four wins and one draw. Those points have moved Brighton away from the relegation zone, from which it is now separated by 10 points. it is in box 15 with 24 units.
This Saturday, February 6, starting at 10:00 am (Colombian time), the team led by Potter will visit Burnley, direct rival in the fight for permanence in the first division, while in the middle of next week they will have the duel against Leicester City for the round of 16 of the FA Cup.
