Chris Brunt on how West Brom are coping post Carlos Corberan
West Brom now have a little break before a tough trip to Bournemouth in the FA Cup this weekend.
Interim boss Chris Brunt says his Albion players deserve some much-needed days off to recharge their batteries after a chaotic Christmas schedule.
Carlos Corberan’s departure for Valencia on Christmas Eve was far from ideal preparation for the trials and tribulations of the Championship at the festive time but the players have more than acquitted themselves respectably with a point at Sheffield United and Swansea, and a win against Preston with just the one loss at Derby.
They now have a little break before a tough trip to Bournemouth in the FA Cup this weekend.
Brunt, still in temporary charge until a new manager is announced, said: “Whatever the football club decide to do, I’ll keep preparing as much as I can with Damia (Abella) and the coaching staff, Boaz (Myhill), sports science, medical.
“It’s been a real team effort and the lads deserve a couple of days off, especially at this time of year. They’ll have those, recharge themselves, and we’ve got a really tough cup tie coming up so if we’re still here, we’ll prepare as best we can. But first and foremost, I think the boys need a few days off to go and recharge, then we’ll regroup and see what happens.
“They gave everything we asked of them and have done for the last couple of weeks, so I don’t think we can be too harsh on them. The lads gave us everything after a tough period of games. It was the last one at Swansea and there’s been a lot of travelling.”
