Brighton can be better known as a club that sells for tens of millions instead of spending so extravagantly, but in Georginio Rutter, their purchase of records of £ 40 million, they saw a risk that was worth running.
For a good reason, too, since Saturday's evening in Southampton saw its summer firm of the Leeds championship scored their sixth goal in eight games to boost a European position that few considered feasible when Nottingham Forest defeated them in early February.
Rutter broke his most expensive purchase for £ 10 million: Joao Pedro and Yankuba Minteh cost £ 30 million, and St Mary's Stadium saw the best of the 22 -year -old French here, since his energy was contagious for those around him. Well, those who carry Brighton's yellow, anyway.
Rutter scored the second of the four goals of the visitors when he intimidated Joe Aribo to deliver the possession of Southampton's Box.
That high pressing billing allowed Minteh to prepare it 2-0 when Brighton ended the ninth sitting weekend in the Premier League.
Georgininio Rutter scored his sixth goal in eight games when Brighton won 4-0 in Southampton
The seagulls have won three games in a row since they were shaken by 7-0 in Nottingham Forest
Southampton rock background has now lost 11 of its last 13 games in the Premier League
“I needed a little time to adapt to the Premier League, to adapt to intensity,” said Brighton's boss Fabian Hurzeler, about Rutter.
In addition, his body needed a little time. But now it is in an impressive way.
“Understand the game more and more, understand its value, how you can use your body against your opponent and, therefore, I am happy that you are in our team, to build connections and relationships with your teammates.”
From the seagulls to something much more flap, Southampton is in a state so bad that even its manager Ivan Juric described this action as a “disaster.”
You do not need to be Paul the Octopus to predict that they are linked to the championship, and if Chelsea does not defeat them at least three goals tomorrow in Stamford Bridge, maybe the Enzo Maresca team is really in crisis.