{"id":1322486,"date":"2023-09-04T15:30:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T14:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1322486"},"modified":"2023-09-08T14:03:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T13:03:16","slug":"pascal-gross-brighton-germany-international-debut","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/pascal-gross-brighton-germany-international-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Pascal Gro\u00df: Brighton&#8217;s unsung hero may be set to finally make his international debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Brighton &amp; Hove Albion utility man Pascal Gro\u00df could make his debut for Germany after being selected for their upcoming matches against Japan and France.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old had previously represented his nation at U18, U19 and U20 level.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/preview\/germany-vs-japan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Germany vs Japan predictions, tips, odds &amp; team news<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gro\u00df, who came through at 1899 Hoffenheim, turned out for Karlsruher SC and FC Ingolstadt 04 before joining Brighton in 2017, where he&#8217;s since established a cult-like status.<\/p>\n<!-- Shortcode [sky-bet-england-boost] does not exist -->\n<p>An ever-present (and set-piece taker) under Chris Hughton, Graham Potter and now Roberto De Zerbi, the native of Mannheim has created more chances than any other player during the 2023\/24 season. His 16 goalscoring opportunities produced is also more than any player in Europe&#8217;s &#8216;big five&#8217; leagues.<\/p>\n<p>Hansi Flick, the under-pressure German national team head coach who&#8217;s picked up just 12 wins across 24 games in charge, subsequently rewarded Gro\u00df with a call-up.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s well-deserved as only Kevin De Bruyne has created more chances than Gro\u00df since he joined Brighton at the start of the 2017\/18 season &#8211; an even more impressive feat when you consider the number of different positions he&#8217;s played.<\/p>\n<p>The consistency, versatility and technical ability saw him become Brighton&#8217;s all-time top scorer in the Premier League with a consolation goal against West Ham.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The 2023\/24 Premier League Stat Leaders after GW4. ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9OzWEosows\">pic.twitter.com\/9OzWEosows<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1698632627161379022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;He defines the football club for me, ever since I first joined I\u2019ve admired him as a player and how professional he is and how he works day in day out,&#8221; teammate Adam Lallana told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/p0g5y40b\">BBC Radio Sussex&#8217;s Albion Unlimited podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s great to see him break that record, I\u2019m sure he would have preferred the three points [against West Ham] but this is football.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think one of Pascal\u2019s massive strengths is that he&#8217;s so versatile, he can play full back, lateral back, in the middle and a bit higher up, he\u2019s just a manager&#8217;s dream.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He understands the game, he understands space and time and he\u2019s a huge asset to the football club.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gro\u00df only needs 11 more to break the Seagull&#8217;s all-time top-flight league record, currently held by Michael Robinson.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/preview\/man-utd-vs-brighton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Brighton play Manchester United<\/strong><\/a> when the 2023\/24 Premier League season resumes on Saturday 16 September.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/\"><strong>Latest football news<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football betting tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best betting sites<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/best-free-bet-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best free bet offers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/accumulator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football accumulator tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brighton &amp; Hove Albion utility man Pascal Gro\u00df could make his debut for Germany after being selected for their upcoming matches against Japan and France. 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