Miller’s a man on a mission
Saturday 27th March 2010, 12:44PM GMT.
Albion striker Ishmael Miller has admitted he has unfinished business with the Premier League.
Miller’s first shot at Premier League success was halted by a serious knee injury that kept him sidelined for more than a year.
But the big striker believes he was getting to grips with the Premier League before his injury and is determined to prove himself in the top division.
He said: “I felt I was there. I felt like every time I went into a game I was creating chances and getting chances.
“In every game I played I think I had a chance and for me as a striker that’s the main thing.
“Sometimes you go into games and you are thinking ‘where is my chance going to come from’.
“You might go three or four games without a chance and that’s when you need to be worried.
“If you get chances and miss them you are still going to be disappointed but at least you are getting the chance and you go into the next game knowing you’re going to get one.
“Then you just have to get your head right and calm yourself down and just take the chance.
“Every single game last season I had a chance and I think that’s how every single striker thinks.
“If I’m getting chances that’s all I can ask for and it’s down to my ability as a striker to take them.”
And Miller believes the time he spent reflecting while on the sidelines has also equipped him to deal better with any setbacks in front of goal.
“I had a few chances and missed them but you just have to block them out of your head,” he said.
“If you keep them in your head, that’s when you start to put pressure on yourself.
“If you look at the best strikers in the world, they miss one and then just clean it straight out of their head.”
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