West Brom striker Shane Long has hailed new manager Steve Clarke’s ‘instant’ impact at the Hawthorns, and is happy with the manager’s style of play.
The Baggies have enjoyed a flying start to their domestic campaign, securing 7 points from a possible 9. The club is yet to lose a match in their campaign, and are favourites to finish in the top half of the league.
West Brom started their Premier League campaign with a 3-0 thrashing of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 at home, and then followed it up with an impressive and deserved draw against Tottenham at the White Hart Lane. They rounded off their Premier League campaign with another
home win, this time in a 2-0 win against an impressive http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c39043 side.
The Baggies also started off their Capital One Cup tournament with a bang, grabbing a 2-4 away victory against Yeovil Town. It looks as if Steve Clarke has made everyone forget about former boss Roy Hodgson, who left the club on his appointment as head
coach of the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 team.
The Baggies stand in third place, behind Swansea City and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 both of whom have 9 points from 3 games. Striker Shane Long has been impressed by the manager’s direct and attacking football philosophy, and has welcomed this new approach in contrast to
the Baggies’ previous more tactical and cautious playing style.
Long hailed the manager and his impact on the club and said that confidence levels are at an all time high. Speaking to the press, Long said:
“Clarke has come in and stamped his own style of football on us. It’s fairly instant what he’s done with us, and long may it continue. It’s there for the world to see how much quality he’s got.”
"He's been at the top clubs in English football as a coach, and the obvious next step was to go into that managers' role. He's coached with the big managers like Mourinho and he's obviously listened, learned and stuck it into his own role as a manager."
Long then spoke about the hard work being put in training by all the players and sees a bright future for the club. The striker added:
"These are good times for West Brom at the moment."
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