Carlos Corberan's "complete focus" on West Brom amid Leicester links and "lack of respect" claim
Albion head coach Carlos Corberan insists his "complete focus" is on his job and hopes fans do not feel a "lack of respect" amid Leicester vacancy links.
Corberan led Albion to an eighth draw in nine games and a sixth stalemate of the season at Championship high-flyers Sunderland on a night very much all about rearguard action as the visitors' threadbare backline dug in for a clean sheet.
The Stadium of Light clash came amid a backdrop of Corberan links to the job at the King Power Stadium, where the Premier League Foxes sacked boss Steve Cooper on Sunday.
After the draw against Sunderland, Corberan told the Express & Star his full focus is on his role at The Hawthorns and claimed he did not even know news of Cooper's Sunday axing until later in the week. He hopes Baggies fans do not feel disrespected by his name being mentioned in the media as a favourite for the Foxes hot-seat.
Corberan said: "I can only say how focused I am at West Bromwich, how proud I feel to be the coach of this amazing club.
"I understand that football always has speculation around, but I didn't even know that Leicester's coach was sacked, for example, until last night. There is so much speculation that can appear out of my control.
"I am completely focused in my work, my club, to get better form, to give fans better results and hopefully our fans don't feel any type of lack of respect because there are always things in the media we cannot control."
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