​Brighton manager Potter insists Maupay situation 'resolved'

Football
5 Nov 2020 • 1:09 PM MYT
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Brighton manager Graham Potter insists the recent incident with Neal Maupay is resolved.

The team's star striker was dropped for the 2-1 defeat to Tottenham in the Premier League.

Potter said the move was a tactical one. It was reported Maupay was involved in an altercation with a teammate.

Potter told reporters: "I spoke before the game and spoke about tactical reasons. When I use the word tactical it can be seen as a 4-2-3-1 or a system or a formation, and sometimes you have to make decisions that are right for the group.

"Sometimes mistakes are made and tempers are high and people are frustrated and emotional. You want that to a certain extent, we are in professional sport at the highest level.

"Sometimes the line gets crossed and it is about how you react to that. There is no problem with Neal. It is something we have dealt with as an incident. You move forward from it.

"He accepts it wasn't his finest hour but he's a young man that's going to make mistakes, like we all do and have done. He then takes responsibility for them.

"We move forward as a group and are stronger for it."