De Zerbi proud of squad ahead of ‘crucial’ matches

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The next fortnight could prove decisive in Albion's season.

Charlie Hanson

2024-03-02T06:00:00Z

Roberto De Zerbi.

Roberto De Zerbi is proud of his players for ‘putting everything on the pitch’ in every game.

The head coach was speaking ahead of Saturday’s game at Fulham, where he will be looking for a positive reaction following his team’s 1-0 defeat to Wolves in the FA Cup on Wednesday.

“It’s a crucial period, but we’ve already started it,” the head coach said. “The FA Cup is finished for us. In the Premier League we have many games to play, but we have to play at this level to stay up the table.

“If we want to reach a European position in the table we have to win. We have lost too many points up to this point. In the Europa League, we play in one week the games that decide our future.”

The head coach was asked in Friday’s press conference if he felt his team were resilient enough to come through unscathed from the upcoming fixtures.

“I am not confident, I am proud,” the Italian answered. “Before the game in the dressing room, watching my players train [I am proud of them].

“We can lose at Wolves, we can lose in Fulham, in Rome, but I am sure when we play we play putting everything on the pitch and I have no doubt about it [that we will do that].”