MX23RW : Wednesday, December 18 07:51:22| >> :120:22587:22587:

Uwe Hunemeier enjoying battle to keep hold of starting spot

Brighton & Hove Albion defender Uwe Hunemeier admits that he is relishing his battle with Gordon Greer and Lewis Dunk for a starting spot in the heart of defence.

Uwe Hunemeier has insisted that he is more than happy to fight for his first-team place at Brighton & Hove Albion.

The summer signing has featured 10 times for the Seagulls so far this season in the heart of defence.

With Lewis dunk and Gordon Greer also battling it out for a centre-back berth, Hunemeier knows that rotation is going to play a big part this season if Brighton are to maintain their promotion push.

"It was a new situation for me not being in the team, but there are a lot of matches this season and nobody will play all 46 games," he told the club's official website. "[Dunk and Greer] did well in the match against Cardiff and that is not a problem for me.

"In the next match, Gordon got injured and it was then my time again and I have to prove myself. If I do my best, then I give myself the best possible chance to stay in the team for as long as possible.

"It is important to have a good mentality in the team, as everybody works for the same aim. That is really important; we have a good, competitive squad and we now need some of the other players, because we have a few injuries in the team."

Albion currently lead the way in the Championship, sitting four points clear at the summit ahead of their trip to Reading at the weekend.

ID:254927: cacheID:254927:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2428:
Written by
Daniel Lewis
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Gaetan Bong of Brighton looks on during the Pre Season Friendly between Brighton & Hove Albion and Seville at Amex Stadium on August 2, 2015
Read Next:
Gaetan Bong ruled out for 12 weeks
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool15113131131836
2Chelsea16104237191834
3Arsenal1686229151430
4Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest168442119228
5Manchester CityMan City168352823527
6Bournemouth167452421325
7Aston Villa167452425-125
8Fulham166642422224
9Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton166642625124
10Tottenham HotspurSpurs1672736191723
11Brentford167273230223
12Newcastle UnitedNewcastle166552321223
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd166462119222
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham165472129-819
15Crystal Palace163761721-416
16Everton153661421-715
17Leicester CityLeicester163582134-1314
18Ipswich TownIpswich162681628-1212
19Wolverhampton WanderersWolves1623112440-169
20Southampton1612131136-255


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!