Carlos Baleba News: Could only play one half

Baleba was substituted at halftime of Saturday's 2-2 draw against Tottenham due to tiredness, coach Fabian Hurzeler said in a press conference. "He just felt tired. I think that everyone has to understand with Carlos that he's a very young player and he had unbelievable development in the last season and everyone expects him to keep pushing, keep going the same like it was last year, but he's a 20-year-old player. He needs time. His development is not linear and at the moment he seems to be in a small down, but I think it's very important to understand that he's not a machine. He's a very young, talented player. He needs help, he needs support from us. He needs the right environment. He tried everything today. He pushed but he only had 45 minutes in his body. And that's something we have to accept."

Baleba is still a young player and needs to build on his fitness at the beginning of the season as he looks to confirm his breakout campaign from last year with the Seagulls. The midfielder is still not at full fitness and was substituted at halftime against Spurs on Saturday as he needs more time to reach full sharpness and complete a full Premier League match.