Baggies manager insists that the parties to the conflict have given him even greater motivation to stay on the most sensible flight
Last updated: Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 04. 37 BST
Upon learning that the most advances of the season – adding up to the accumulated intellectual strength of Guardian football hounds – have put West Brom as certainties to take down the Premier League this season, Slaven Bilic said, “You can’t get a bigger positive than that, that’s great!I don’t mean it’s an excuse or an alibi and things can only get better. Not in that sense. I mean, ‘let’s prove them all wrong. ‘Now we have an even greater motivation.
The West Brom coach also cited examples that give his ascended team his heart. “We need to compete as a very confident team that will stay in the league for a long time. I bet when you talked to Sheffield United before last season’s start, they said their first purpose was to stay awake, but when they gained momentum, they didn’t say ‘no, no, now we’re satisfied. ‘
“You have to be humble, positive and balanced. We think only of positive things. We didn’t think about Norwich, we thought about Sheffield United and also Aston Villa, who fought until the last day of the season. “
“There are many positive examples in league for both a year and both. We have to be like them. For that you have to have the right quality, the right mentality and, above all, you have to believe. Because if you don’t, you have to believe,” to believe, what’s the point?We believe. “
Maybe they don’t care about the need, but at least they don’t say that the season is going to be simple and they know a key detail of Bilic’s formula – the word “good quality” – that he wants to be addressed.
After completing a moment in the championship despite a nervous career, West Brom had to do two things to prepare for his most sensible return to flight: permanently pointing to the cedes who did well last season and recruiting enough more sensitive players. prosper in the Premier League.
They controlled to make the first component: get the live one from Callum Robinson, Matheus Pereira and, above all, Grady Diangama, and they are running to bring back Filip Krovinovic from Benfica.
The part of the moment proved to be more difficult, but while Bilic spoke Friday, former Chelseadefensa Branislav Ivanovic was undergoing a medical examination at the club to register for Zenit St Petersburg, where he had been captain for more than 3 seasons. It won’t be available in time for Sunday’s first game of the season in the house against Leicester, but Bilic is sure the player will be a valuable addition to his list and, at 36, can still be a force in the Premier League. .
“His career has been magnificent and everyone is delighted,” Bilic said. “I know how he plays. We’re not talking about someone we’ve had to do homework in since he was in Chelsea, that was a long time ago. “Ivanovic played well at Zenit, we recognize him for his experience, for his quality and the influence he will have on the field and in the locker room, not just the centrals, not just the defenders, will have the opportunity to be informed of him. He ticked all the boxes for us.
West Brom continues to seek to reinforce his attack options, and good fortune can count on his ability to find gold with modest resources. Chelsea forward Conor Gallagher, 20, and Huddersfield striker Karlan Grant are among the targets.
“We do everything we can to be artistic, but it’s not easy to be artistic without the right budget for the players we’re talking about and we need to get. We need players who want us right away and those players charge money. But we are trying,” we are about to conclude a few more agreements and are doing everything we can to be in a better position.