{"id":14723,"date":"2019-08-27T17:29:29","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T17:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=14723"},"modified":"2019-08-27T17:29:29","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T17:29:29","slug":"super-eagles-defender-admits-to-presently-going-through-angry-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/super-eagles-defender-admits-to-presently-going-through-angry-times","title":{"rendered":"Super Eagles defender admits to presently going through \u2018angry\u2019 times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After having not featured at all for his English Premier League club this season, Brighton and Hove Albion defender Leon Balogun has confessed his frustration and anger.<\/p>\n<p>Super Eagles centre-back Balogun has revealed how he is dealing with the annoyance and frustrations that come with not playing regularly for his club, nevertheless admitting that he has to respect the decision of the manager.<\/p>\n<p>Maintaining that football is a collective game, the 2019 AFCON bronze medal winner says he\u2019s however willing to sacrifice his game time for the good of the team.<\/p>\n<p>Brighton suffered a 2-0 loss to Southampton over the weekend, but Leon Balogun was not involved despite the club\u2019s manager Graham Potter preferring a three-man backline.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with Brila FM in a chat monitored by Soccernet.ng, Leon confessed that it gets tough sometimes but he is determined to stay unbroken by the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not happy about not playing as a regular, but then again, it\u2019s about the collective thing and you have to respect the decision of the manager always\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not always easy, am not going to lie. 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