Chris Brunt: I want more West Brom goals
Tuesday 21st December 2010, 11:29AM GMT.
Albion winger Chris Brunt today revealed he needs more goals to make him happy.
The Baggies wideman has been lauded by fans and pundits for his starring role in the Baggies’ impressive first half of the season.
But the Northern Ireland international has admitted he will not be content until he rediscovers his goalscoring form of last season, when he struck 13 times.
He has struck just twice so far this term and he said: “I don’t think I’ve got enough goals this season. Last season my goals return was pretty good. I couldn’t ask for many more goals last season. But this season, that is my area to improve.”
Brunt believes switching positions has made goalscoring more difficult, but he insisted he is enjoying switching between left, right and central midfield roles.
“Changing positions a couple of times has made my role a bit different,” he said.
“I’ve got to adapt to that and, so far, I’ve been able to do it. Lately I’ve played in the centre. We weren’t as fluent in the Aston Villa game as we were in the Newcastle match because they stopped us playing. But I’ve quite enjoyed playing in central midfield in the last two games. I think it’s just about being back in the Premier League. I’m just enjoying the football more this season.”
“No disrespect to the Championship, but it is a long, hard slog.
“We earned our place in the Premier League and I think we deserve to have the points we have.”
Brunt currently stands joint top of the Premier League’s ‘assists’ list – level on 10 with Manchester United winger Nani.
And the former Sheffield Wednesday man admitted that scoring and creating goals will be the ultimate gauge of his top-flight success.
“It depends where you’re playing on the pitch,” said the 26-year-old.
“But that is a big part of a wide player’s role.
“Fortunately, I’ve been involved in quite a lot of goals this season.
“Even from dead balls I’ve been happy with my delivery.
“All the work we’ve been doing on set-pieces in training is paying off and we’ve scored a few goals from them recently.”
UK Sport
Latest Blog — A week is a long time in football
This time last week we were staring down the barrel, third from bottom with a worse record than at the same stage last year, writes Saddlers blogger Mark Jones.
Saddlers Blog
Business Awards
Book a Business Awards table
Join our celebrations of the region's best in business on Thursday March 22 - book your table now
Lifestyle
Interactive Dining Out map
Hundreds of reviews by the Express & Star and Shropshire Star's teams to help you decide where to eat.
entertainment
All the film reviews
Before you plan a trip to the pictures, get our critics' verdicts on all the latest movie releases
OUR NEW APP
Get the new E&S app
Download the Express & Star’s new app to your iPad or iPhone to get one week of access to our digital newspapers absolutely FREE.
expressandstar.com
Popular sections
Useful links
Apparently we have been scouting a striker in France by the name of Kevin Gameiro. Not sure if he is a target but we have him on our radar, little birdy told me last week!!
Had a quick look at his info as i had not heard of him, 23 and one of the top scorers this season in France. Plays for Lorient.
Report abuse
Good work Bomber. I’ve not heard of him either but apparently he’s recently been called up to the senior French squad so he can’t be that bad. That said, the French took a right Carthoss to the World Cup upfront ahead of him. He’s supposedly played on the wing so must have a bit of pace.
As for the article- too right Brunt, get your finger out, you’ve been terrible this season…..
Report abuse
1 Bomber.
Could it be a good omen. After all we signed Laurie from L Orient.
Report abuse
TRBH
Lol you are wasted, and by wasted i mean have you been drinking???
Report abuse
Keep up the good work Chris, Like to see you coming from deep, on the same lines as the great Bomber brown.
BOING~~~~BOING~~~~JtH.
Report abuse
JtH
Too much talk of having wood and coming deep in that post to mention Bomber Brown, he’s a gentleman.
TRBH
Other greats to grace the turf at Brisbane Road and The Hawthorns include Tamika Mkandiwire and Colin West……
Report abuse
Warren.
Have you seen Brunt play this
season, or are you on drugs?
Report abuse
2 – if you’re serious you really are a plonker!!! Brunt’s been immense this season. He has the second most assists in the league (10). Beat that old man!
Report abuse
Warren you plonker. I remind you, irony is like goldy and silvery but not as shiny and is therefore easily lost among the dull things.
Report abuse
Ken/Gazbot
I was joking.
Report abuse
10 Warren- don’t worry about it.It takes less than a minute to tell most of my jokes,then another five minutes to explain them to the many blank expressions usually facing me.You get used to speaking a different language.
Report abuse
10 Warren- On the quiz page,gazbot has called us all mormons-I still can’t remember when I was converted.
Report abuse
Cheers CR78 and TRBH
I did commit a schoolboy error in including sarcasm in written text in the hope that ANY Albion fan would appreciate what a fantastic season Brunt’s having.
CR78- If you can’t remember, ask one of your wives.
Report abuse
(6)
Warren,
Who says Chris Brunt is not a gentleman, or Wood for that matter?. As for coming from deep, Tony scored plenty of goals from Astle Headed knock downs. I did grasp your dry humour at post (2) but that type of humour is a double edged sword, don’t blame anyone, no matter which way they saw it, A bit like our Small Heath, wouldn’t you say.
BOING~~~~BOING~~~~JtH.
Report abuse