Dale Stephens says Brighton are moving in the right direction under Graham Potter.

Stephens has enjoyed playing in the Englishman's new midfielder set-up.

He told The Argus: "We have a new management team in place and they have come with their own ideas which involve different roles for different players.

"I've been asked to play in a flat two so I am getting more help defensively.

"You balance off each other rather than being solely a defensive midfielder, which has probably helped me going forward and pressing teams higher up the pitch.

"That's what the management team want from us.

"When you ask your midfielders to press higher up, you leave your centre-backs and full-backs more exposed, which we probably weren't doing last year.

"We have got to be brave and we want to go on and win games."