Slaven Bilic has an eye to check Brighton’s progress

The Albion chief believes

Brighton

manager Potter’s rise could come from Hollywood ahead of Monday’s meeting at the Amex.

Potter was Master student at Leeds when Bilic was adminstrating Croatia. At the same time, he also handled Ghana women’s team at the 2007 World Cup and controlled Ostersunds in Sweden before going to Swansea and then Brighton in 2019.

He stated: “It’s from a movie, that shows his quality but also his determination to do it.

 “They played

Arsenal

(Ostersunds winning 2-1 at the Emirates in the

Europa

League in 2018) and England got to recognise him.”

“He deserves it and it’s a great example for people that you can fulfil your dreams.”

“I read a bit about him when he was in

Sweden

and probably there were moments on his journey when he thought ‘why? There’s no chance’ but where there’s a will there’s a way.”

 During 1997 and 2000, Potter made

for West Brom then joined York, Boston and Macclesfield.

He said: “It’s a big question across Europe. Definitely it’s harder for them to get a chance but they can also become more complete because they can invest more in knowledge.

“I’m not saying you have to win the Ballon d’Or but you have to spend a year in one team and feel that competitiveness and importance of when you’re a member of a group when the life of the families are depending on the result.”

“Eventually if they make it, it’s a longer path, but it can be more complete. But nothing can replace the know-how you have from when you were a player.

“They can start from scratch and it’s very difficult for a top player to start low in the academies.