Billy Gilmour has opened up on his frustration off the pitch at Brighton as he looks to kick on after an excellent rare outing against Wolves.
The Scotland international was snapped up by Graham Potter from Chelsea but the Seagulls boss made the move to Stamford Bridge almost immediately after signing the former Rangers kid and was replaced by Roberto De Zerbi. The midfielder has not landed as much game-time as hoped from the transfer with the message from his boss very clear: 'Be patient'.
Moisés Caicedo and Alexis Mac Allister have been in stunning form for a Brighton side pushing for European football next season. Both were left out at the weekend for a rest and that handed Gilmour the chance to come in and he has really given his manager food for thought ahead of facing Manchester United and for the remainder of the season after landing massive praise from his club boss for his performance.
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Speaking to The Athletic, Gilmour confessed: “I’ve had to be really, really patient. It’s been frustrating off the pitch, I can’t lie — you want to play. It’s been all about being patient, making sure I can control my emotions, not getting too high or too low.
"Especially after that [Wolves game], it’s the same thing: back into training, work hard and prove to the manager he can still trust me. He [De Zerbi is always saying be patient, be ready. He was happy with me [against Wolves], so it’s a good feeling. I hadn’t played for a while, get chucked in, and I was ready, prepared. I knew what I had to do.”
On Potter leaving for Chelsea almost immediately after his arrival at the Amex, he added: "It was a difficult one. No luck you could say, but this manager [De Zerbi] has come in and the way he wants to play football, the way he sees football, I really enjoy it. When you are not playing many games, it’s hard to say that — but his training sessions, his style of play, the trust he puts in the boys to apply that in the game is unbelievable.
"Every day we are working on how we want to play. He’s focusing on the next game, never on two games or more, it’s always the next game. It’s printed into us how we work. We just need to keep following his ideas.”
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