'Tony Bloom must make huge decision' - Brighton fans question Graham Potter after Arsenal loss

Brighton fans were fuming as their long wait for a home victory continued following a narrow 1-0 loss to Arsenal at the Amex Stadium
Brighton and Hove Albion head coach Graham Potter is feeling the pressureBrighton and Hove Albion head coach Graham Potter is feeling the pressure
Brighton and Hove Albion head coach Graham Potter is feeling the pressure

Substitute Alexandre Lacazette made an instant impact as Arsenal continued their resurgence by scraping a 1-0 win which prolonged Brighton’s miserable home record.

Lacazette, dropped to the bench to accommodate recalled captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, coolly bagged the second-half winner just 21 seconds after replacing Gabriel Martinelli.

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The Frenchman’s decisive 66th-minute strike made it back-to-back wins for the Gunners to move them nine points clear of the relegation zone and further ease mounting pressure on head coach Mikel Arteta.

Beleaguered Brighton remain just two points above the drop zone after failing to end their lengthy wait for a victory at the Amex Stadium.

The Seagulls, who lacked a cutting edge throughout, end 2020 with a solitary home win from 17 top-flight fixtures and with plenty of work to do in the new year.

Here's how Albion fans reacted on social media:

@ALZXTE17: We need 3 forwards two wingers and a striker our attack is actually so dead #BHAFC

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@ogseagull: I’m just about Potter in. I think he’s at a loss as what to do with the strikers. They have well and truly dropped us in it. If they’d performed in earlier games like today we’d be fine. I have no idea what the team was about today but I’m giving him one more chance. #bhafc

@davidle87466927: Ive calmed down already.. thats how sad this is! Its becoming the norm every match! Like someone said earlier! Straight shoot out between us and fulham to take the last relegation place #bhafc

@wearebrighton: Graham Potter throwing three points at Arsenal as he names a Brighton starting XI with no strikers #BHAFC

@PhilipCobby Your playing a team at home that have been fragile all season and you start with no striker and make 6/7 changes when your already without lamptey and lallana. It’s just madness! #BHAFC #BHAARS #POTTEROUT

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@Jaswanarth: One thing I cannot accept is the we are only Brighton and should not have any expectations narrative. #BHAFC

@LEEBHAFC @ me all you want. No one can honestly tell me they see a team that plays for the manager anymore. Players have been below par as well because they have lost confidence. Team spirit is gone, hence out breaks of changing room arguments. He has lost the dressing room. #bhafc

@RaddReynolds: Bloom's got some big decisions to make in January.. Pay overinflated prices in the transfer window and give Potter what he needs or find someone who can get more out of this team. If neither happens I feel it'll be Championship football next season. #bhafc