Albion manager Mark McGhee today revealed the heat is already on front pair Leon Knight and Colin Kazim-Richards.

They are under pressure for their places from Federico Turienzo and Jake Robinson for tomorrow's visit of Crewe.

"We are pretty sure only two of the four will play," McGhee said as he tries to find the right combination to clinch Albion's first win of the season.

Argentinian Turienzo made his English debut as a 61st minute replacement for Jason Dodd in Tuesday's 2-0 home defeat by Reading.

Robinson was also introduced in the closing stages at the expense of fellow 18-year-old Kazim-Richards.

Knight, playing deeper, and Kazim-Richards performed well in the Seagulls' opening draw at Derby last Saturday. McGhee was less impressed with them against Reading, although he believes that may have been because their jobs were not so clearly defined as they had been for the trip to Pride Park.

"They weren't half as effective as they were on Saturday," he said. "They didn't work as hard but I also realise sometimes it's not a case of them being lazy or unwilling, it's a case of the circumstances of the game not allowing them to apply themselves as much as it did on Saturday.

"It's up to us to show them how they can work harder and make sure they understand their jobs.

"They did that 100 per cent on Saturday but because they had more of a free role the other night they didn't quite manage to apply themselves as much."

Turienzo continues to make progress after missing the Derby match with a calf injury and receiving a late call-up to the squad against Reading.

"Federico has looked good again in training," McGhee said. "He showed bits of what he is about the other night.

"He has still got to get fitter and more up to the pace and eventually I expect to see him win more in the air.

"We feel very strongly we need the type of player he is, who holds the ball up and allows us to build play and keep the ball up front for us.

"The gamble is whether he is good enough to play and do well in the Championship. We don't know that yet.

"It's a measured gamble, because we have not spent an amount of money on him that is going to cripple us. It was an amount we could afford."

The deal which brought Turienzo, 22, to Albion for an undisclosed six-figure fee from Argentine Primera Liga club La Plata is unusual.

Chairman Dick Knight said: "As often happens with South American players, their contracts are bought out of clubs by agents.

"His contract is actually owned by an agent. We paid the equivalent of a transfer fee to the agent.

"There has been a lot of publicity about agents' fees, which we totally support.

"It should be far more transparent, because agents are taking a huge amount out of the game, but in this instance it is the equivalent of paying a fee for a top flight player to the club.

"Obviously it's a gamble, he hasn't played in Europe before. He's played in the top flight in Argentina and scored goals.

"He's an exciting player and he's an investment compared with some of the figures quoted to me and Mark for English strikers."

Crewe sold one of the best young English strikers around, Dean Ashton, to Norwich last season after his double had destroyed Albion at Withdean in November.

Widely tipped to struggle, Dario Gradi's side are three points better off than Albion following Tuesday's eyecatching 1-1 draw at Norwich.

McGhee said: "They usually start well. It is usually later in the season that they struggle. Dario always seems to have them very well prepared.

"They have a very precise way of playing and he coaches them well at that, which makes them very difficult to play against.

"They will be really bright. They do things quickly and it will be a mental challenge to cope with their enthusiasm.

"It will be a hard game for us, because of the shape they play, but if we play as well as we did at Derby then we can give them problems."

English lessons are under way for Turienzo. Whichever two strikers McGhee selects tomorrow, he will be hoping in playing terms that they are speaking the same language.