Milner: We've had a good start under Hurzeler

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Experienced midfielder talks us through pre-season so far under the German.

2024-07-24T07:00+01:00

James Milner is heading into his second season with Albion.

James Milner has said it’s an exciting time to be at the club as he begins life working under new head coach Fabian Hurzeler.

Much has been made of the German’s appointment and Milner being seven years younger than his new boss, but the midfielder is very much enjoying working with Fabian.

“Our manager has been great since he's been here,” Milner explained. “Clear ideas, getting across how we want to play, how he wants to play and it's been a positive start.

“There's a few new things, but obviously he wants to keep the things that we're good at as well, so he's not coming in and saying this is my way of playing and this is all we're doing.

"He knows the strengths of the team, he knows the weakness of the team, he's obviously watched us a lot. And you can see that in the training sessions he's done, how he wants us to play and some of the sessions we've done.

“The boys have enjoyed the sessions and they've been tough, but it's been a good start to pre-season.”

The 38-year-old had a frustrating second half of the last campaign with Albion, with injury ruling him out since January.

Not only is he pleased to be back playing, James is glad he can have more of an influence over the youngsters in the group.

“It was very frustrating after January picking up an injury, it was a frustrating time. I have worked very hard to get back. It was a testing time, but I worked as hard as I could.

“I am delighted to be here another year and be part of this team and the squad. It’s an exciting time with the new manager coming in. I'm really excited to work with him.

“There’s obviously a lot of young players around the squad, I want to give them as much help as I can give them as well. I'm excited about the project, the club and the team, and the club keep trying to push forward.”