Manchester United winger Daniel James has credited Graham Potter for saving his footballing career while at Swansea City.
Current Brighton coach Potter gave James his breakthrough in senior football last season, which lead to a Wales call-up and eventual move to Manchester United.
"I think it was the down point in my career. I went to Shrewsbury on loan, I came back within a month and hadn't played a game - injured and feeling sorry for myself really," said James.
"I didn't think I was going to make it as a footballer.
"Obviously you had people behind you saying 'You've got the chance', but within myself - going on loan, not playing and coming back, I really didn't think this was for me.
"I think I had 10 games that season altogether, with injuries as well.
"Coming back the next season was the same. I wanted to go back on loan but the gaffer who was there at the time - he's at Brighton now - said to me 'I feel like you've got a big chance to play here'.
"Coming out of that meeting, obviously I was delighted but was he just saying that to be nice? He really put the confidence back into me to play."
