{"id":36429,"date":"2019-05-18T09:44:18","date_gmt":"2019-05-18T16:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=36429"},"modified":"2019-05-18T09:44:18","modified_gmt":"2019-05-18T16:44:18","slug":"i-expected-more-from-myself-brighton-winger-jahanbakhsh-on-his-first-season-in-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2019\/05\/18\/i-expected-more-from-myself-brighton-winger-jahanbakhsh-on-his-first-season-in-england\/","title":{"rendered":"I expected more from myself: Brighton winger Jahanbakhsh on his first season in England"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Brighton & Hove Independent – BRIGHTON, Alireza Jahanbakhsh says he hasn’t shown his best form for Brighton & Hove Albion yet and admitted he expected more from himself in his first season in England.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Iranian winger joined the Seagulls for a club record fee, reported to be \u00a317m, last summer but failed to register a goal or assist in a campaign which he said had ‘a lot of ups and downs’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A hamstring injury and the Asian Cup saw Jahanbakhsh miss three months of the season from November to February before he started eight of Albion’s final 11 Premier League matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reflecting on his debut campaign in England, the 25-year-old said: “It was a little bit up and down, to be honest. At the beginning I was trying to get into the team as soon as possible and play games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Obviously, as everyone knows, I played a couple of games and then got an unexpected injury. It took me out for a while and then I had the Asian Cup. There were some things which kept me away from playing games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The last couple of games I played, made progress and got used to the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Premier League is a high quality league and different to what I’m used to. It (the season) wasn’t what I’d planned for and what I was expecting from myself but it’s gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I’ll have a good pre-season hopefully and will have a good season (next year) which I expect from myself and what everyone expects from me.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jahanbakhsh admitted his season left him unsatisfied and he said: “It was tough getting used to a new environment and moving to somewhere with a totally different culture and facing new stuff, which I’ve never been challenged with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“There were a lot of ups and downs but there were a lot of times I enjoyed and played a lot of minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“But it wasn’t something which makes me satisfied, nor the fans and people who expect more from me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I know the reason why I’m here and I was expecting more from myself obviously. I wanted to play more, be important for the team statistically but that was something which didn’t happen this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Next season I’m going to work with double energy and with the mindset of what I have from the Premier League right now. Hopefully I’ll bring more quality to the team and show what I can do.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jahanbakhsh, who played 24 times in all competitions, feels Brighton fans are still to see the best of him: “Definitely. There’s been some games I’ve really enjoyed playing with my team-mates but my best hasn’t happened yet obviously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I expect more of myself and I know I can show more. That’s the reason I’m not really happy with this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It has gone and next season I’m going to do everything to get into the best shape.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brighton finished 17th in the Premier League and also reached the FA Cup semi-finals in Jahanbakhsh’s first season with the club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said: “For the team it wasn’t that bad a season. The last seven, eight, ten games it’s been a little bit difficult with being down there and stressing about relegation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We made it difficult for ourselves because there was a stage of the season where we were 11th, 12th position in the table. We’d been doing a great job and got to the the semi-finals of the FA Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We lost a few points which made it more difficult in the last couple of games but luckily we are staying in the Premier League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We have to plan for next season which we know is going to be even more difficult. We are going to do our best to have good preparation in pre-season and to have a good season.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jahanbakhsh now has a rare summer off with no international commitments and he said: “Now is a good time to have some time off, refresh my mind and come back in good shape for pre-season.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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